Senior forensic psychology major Ariel Van Cleave recently completed a fall internship at @everychildlane, a local non-profit organization that supports children and families in foster care!   Throughout her internship, Ariel’s responsibilities ranged from assisting with community outreach programs to supporting foster parents and children in need by helping families currently navigating the foster care system access resources and services. One particularly memorable experience for Ariel was seeing the positive impact Every Child Lane County’s events made through her coordinating activities for their Foster Parent Night Out event, giving children time to enjoy themselves and foster parents time to recharge.   In addition to her hands-on learning, Ariel also experienced the emotional complexity of the non-profit work and gained a deeper understanding of the emotional and psychological challenges that families face. “Through this internship, I learned how to navigate the emotional side of working with children in crisis while also managing the logistical aspects of nonprofit work,” she stated. “It’s helped me understand what it takes to thrive in this field.”   Great work, Ariel! 👏   Read the full article on our website! Watch the full Q&A video on our YouTube!

Students are preparing the way for their upcoming mission trips! Before Christmas Break, several of our Beacons planning to embark on a mission trip this summer offered homemade and collected goods to fundraise their journey during our Missions Craft Fair.

Get your year started right by filling out your free 2025-2026 FAFSA application! 💵 Not only will completing your FAFSA early help you secure financial aid for the upcoming school year, but early completion of the FAFSA ensures meeting all federal, state, and Bushnell grant or scholarship deadlines, and you could also walk away with a prize as an added bonus! If you submit your FAFSA for the 2025-2026 academic year by January 31, 2025, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win one of these prizes: 🟡 $50 Amazon Gift Card 🟡 Choice of One Merch Item (up to $60) from The Beacon Beanery How to enter: 🔷 Complete your FAFSA at studentaid.gov by January 31st and make sure Bushnell (school code 003208) is listed in the school section. 🔷 Watch for the email confirmation from Federal Student Aid that the FAFSA has been processed successfully. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 72 hours or receive a request for more information to process your submission, log back into studentaid.gov and check on the status of your FAFSA. If you have any questions or need assistance with the FAFSA, our financial aid team is eager to help. Send an email to finaid@bushnell.edu or give them a call at 541-684-7201. We’re here to help!

Looking back to 2024 as we head into 2025! 🎉 We love looking back on the memories we have made with our new and returning Beacons. We are so grateful to have you as part of our community and looking forward to the year to come! #WeAreBushnell Don't forget that you can find and download photos from numerous Bushnell University events from 2024 on our Bushnell University Pixieset (through the link in our bio) and Bushnell Student Life Pixieset (through Bushnell Student Life's IG bio)!

Thinking back to some of the foggier days so far on campus this winter 🌥️

Wishing our Beacons and Bushnell community a merry Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Christ with our family and friends! 🌟

As our students got ready for finals and heading home for Christmas Break, we asked around for what was their favorite fall semester highlight. Wishing our Beacons a great Christmas Break!

Catch a glimpse of what our staff and faculty have been up to now that Bushnell is on Christmas Break! ⛳ We had a merry time challenging each other at mini-golf and laser-tag, with some Angel Tree gift wrapping in between at Putters Family Entertainment Center in Eugene!