What is Bethel Forensics?
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Parli Debate (NPDA) Nationals
David Dickmeyer is named one of seven NPDA All-Americans, an award based on GPA, service and forensics success. David and Willis Krumholz advanced to the first elimination round.
Christian College Nationals
Bethel has a national champion (Kelly Snyder in Novice Poetry) and 4 2nd place finishes (including team individual events in our entry division). Bethel also had 2 of the top 5 in open individual sweepstakes (Nelly Patterson and Allison York). 15 of Bethel's entries made it to elimination rounds. Details on the results page.
Bethel takes 4th at state, wins state parli title
David Dickmeyer and Willis Krumholz win parli debate; Allison York, Matt Anderson, Mikelle Dahlin and Amber Henry make finals in individual events. Details on the results page.
Bethel Forensics team member receives Fulbright
Charity Kroeker, a May 2008 graduate in English, is teaching English in Poland on a Fulbright scholarship. Link to press release.
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
- 2-time team champions at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational (2006, overall; 2007, individual events)
- Home of 2 NPDA All-Americans (David Maus, 2007; David Dickmeyer, 2009)
- Open to any major, and any year in school -- no experience necessary!
- A team that strives for success in forensics and in the classroom
- A place for you!
2009 Bethel Forensics team: (back row) Matthew Anderson, Kirsten Hagge, Kelly Snyder, Ryan Soller, Willis Krumholz, Allison York, David Dickmeyer. Front row: Mikelle Dahlin, Amber Henry, Nelly Patterson
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 we host the NFA and NPDA websites, along with the Novice Nationals and National Christian College Forensics Association websites.
A sitemap for the Bethel Forensics website is available, as is our 2008-2009 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: 1 April 2009