What is Bethel Forensics?

News

Bethel Forensics team member receives Fulbright

Charity Kroeker, a senior English major, will be teaching English in Poland on a Fulbright scholarship. More details are available.

Christian College Nationals

Bethel has 2 national champions and 2 2nd place team finishes (debate in our division, as well as for the quality award). 12 of Bethel's 18 entries made it to finals. Details on the results page.

South Dakota State (Bunny Bop)

Bethel has 5 out of 7 entries make it to elimination rounds. David Dickmeyer and Esther Soria take 2nd in parliamentary debate, Willis Krumholz makes it to semis of parliamentary debate, Mikelle Dahlin takes 3rd in After Dinner speaking and 5th in Dramatic Interpretation, and David Dickmeyer takes 4th in Extemporaneous speaking.

Minnesota State Tournament

David Dickmeyer and Esther Soria win the state championship in parliamentary debate. David also takes 4th in Extemporaneous speaking, and Bethel takes 2nd in limited entry division team sweepstakes.

TCFL #5

Nelly Patterson takes 6th in Impromptu speaking.

Sun/Sleet Swing

Charity Kroeker breaks two events; David Dickmeyer 9th parli speaker at the Sun tournament.

Team seeks more of our past history

If you have any information on the team, especially pre-1997 history, please contact Dr. Michael Dreher We'd love to share that history on the website!

Intercollegiate speech and debate
A place to get to know new friends
The 2006 National Champions in Overall Sweeps and the 2007 IE National Champions from the National Christian College Forensics Invitational!
Open to any major, and any year in school -- no experience necessary!
A place for you!

(Team picture from Christian College Nationals 2006 - from left: Lisa Stauter, Erica Christenson, Jonathon Svendsen, Kristine Moore, Sarah Frederickson, Scott Wheeler, Alayna Larsen, Charity Kroeker, Kirsten Hagge, Faith Kroeker, David Dickmeyer, David Maus)

Team picture from 2007: Front row: Claire Jeffries, Amber Henry, Erin MacIntyre, Nelly Patterson, Naomi Thorson, Kirsten Hagge, Alayna Larsen. Second Row: Lacy Larson (Assistant Coach), Tammy Schexnaider (judge), Elodie Lee, Charity Kroeker, Christi Paulson, Dr. Michael Dreher (Director of Forensics), Tracy Paschke-Johannes (Assistant Director of Forensics), Kristine Moore (judge/alum). Back Row: Terilyn Johnston-Huntington (Assistant Coach), Scott Wheeler, Jonathon Svendsen, David Maus, Betsy Stevens, Andy Swenson, David Dickmeyer

Bethel Forensics is...

Bethel's Forensics team is a different kind of team. As this website expands, we will tell more of the story of what makes us different -- our commitment to the pedagogical value of forensics (as witnessed by over 50 students competing every year), our commitment to our religious tradition, and our desire that forensics be a positive experience for all who participate. You can find out more about how we feel in our mission statement, as well as in the team history.

If you're looking for information about the field of forensic science and criminology, you're not in the right place! We recommend that you consult Google or another search engine, and use a search term that includes "not speech" or "not debate."

Whether you're one of our alums, someone considering our program, or want to learn more about college forensics, come find out more about us!

Do you want to learn more about the different types of events? We have a list of them available.

We're the tournament directors for the Novice Nationals Individual Events and Parli tournament and the National Christian College Forensics Invitational, and we host the NFA and NPDA websites, along with the Novice Nationals and NCCFA websites.

A sitemap for the Bethel Forensics website is available, as is our 2007-2008 schedule of tournaments.

Bethel Forensics is a part of the Department of Communication Studies at Bethel University.

For more information about the forensics team or this site, contact Dr. Michael Dreher, Director of Forensics, or via phone: 651-638-6052.

This page was last updated: 21 January 2008