Connections Campaign Raises Funds for Scholarships, Teaching/Learning & Capital Projects
[Story originally published in Bridgewater magazine (spring/summer 2024) as: BC Launches Connections: The Campaign for Bridgewater College] Ten years ago, Dr. David Bushman was inaugurated as President of Bridgewater College, taking the reins of a storied institution with a long history of offering a nurturing, supportive, small-campus liberal arts education to undergraduate students. In his […]
Students Teach, Experience Community in Kenya
In May, six Bridgewater College students spent two weeks volunteering at a girls’ boarding school in rural Kenya as part of a May Term travel course. Led by Dr. Tracy Hough, Assistant Professor of Education, the BC teacher education students joined 13 students from James Madison University at Nasaruni Academy, where they were partnered with […]
Liberal Studies Student Studies Adolescent Literacy
Like many others, Rory Cantwell ’25, from Lancaster, Pa., remembers a teacher from her youth who had profoundly impacted her life. That teacher influenced Cantwell’s decision to major in liberal studies and pursue a career in elementary education. Now, as a rising senior, Cantwell is contributing to the field of education through a summer project […]
Bridgewater College Announces 2024 Summer Research Award Winners
Approximately $37,000 in funding for summer research projects were awarded to Bridgewater College students to conduct research under the mentorship of a faculty member throughout the summer. Funding was provided by the Martin Science Research Institute and The Research Experience @ Bridgewater (TREB). Recipients of these awards receive free on-campus housing for the duration of […]
Professional Writing Student Explores Worldbuilding
Professional writing major Elizabeth Burzumato ’25, a rising senior from Harrisonburg, Va., has a love for storytelling that goes far back into her youth. To prepare for a career as a fantasy novelist, Burzumato is using her summer break to explore the creation of new fictional worlds by working with Associate Professor of English Dr. […]
Engineering Student Studies Fluid Movement
Engineering major Isaac Plange ’27 hopes to be an aerospace engineer one day. Specifically, he says, he’d like to design space shuttles. To prepare for this future career, Plange is spending the summer working with Dr. Derli Amaral, Assistant Professor of Engineering, on a research project entitled “Pump Suction Data Measurement and Turbulence.” “One challenge […]
Bridgewater College Offers New Master of Arts & Certificate Programs in Nonprofit Management
New graduate programs in nonprofit management at Bridgewater College will help current and future leaders develop the skills necessary to lead sustainable nonprofit organizations. Beginning in May 2025, BC’s Rev. Wilfred E. and Dr. Joyce A. Nolen School of Business and Professional Studies will offer a master of arts in nonprofit management and a graduate […]
Bridgewater College Announces New Criminology and Game Design Majors
Two new undergraduate programs in criminology and game design will be available to current and prospective Bridgewater College students beginning fall 2024. Both programs will be offered in the Bonnie Forrer and John Harvey Rhodes School of Arts and Humanities. CriminologyBuilding off the College’s existing crime and justice minor in the Department of Sociology, the […]
Alumni Spotlight: Alex Kettering ’06, “There’s More to Every Story”
As a history and political science major at Bridgewater College, Alexander Kettering ’06 studied important events and political movements in the history of the United States. Little did he know that someday he would receive recognition from the U.S. Congress for his role in a history-making event in the nation’s capital. On April 24, Kettering […]
Harris May Sway Youth Vote, Professor Says
Bridgewater College political science professor Bobbi Gentry, who specializes in youth voting behavior, said that Kamala Harris being nominated as Biden’s replacement is likely to sway some young voters in the Shenandoah Valley. […]
