Bethel University Sign Language Interpreting Department

04/17/2026

Every year, the department awards a student who is chosen by the faculty and staff with the Service Award, while students vote for which of their peers fit the titles of ASL Student of the Year and Interpreting Student of the Year. Join us in congratulating the 2025-2026 winners, Alexis Lucero and Melody Seager, for their hard work and dedication to this department. Great job ladies!

04/16/2026

Thank you to all who joined us last Saturday for our first annual Spring Carnival! We had so much fun and hope you all did as well. Here are some pictures to remember the day, as well as a fun video documenting the grand prize, pieing our department chair, Edwin!

04/09/2026

Who's ready for the Spring Carnival this Saturday? We are so excited to see you all! In the meantime, we wanted to take a moment and give you a sneak peek of all the fun you can expect! Our event will be outdoors (weather permitting, although the forecast predicts a sunny day so far! Please dress accordingly to the weather as well) There is a map attached showing where we will be set up in front of the Academic Center. There will be some typical carnival snack foods (popcorn, pretzel) but not a full meal provided. We will have scheduled bigger group games, but if that is not your style, we have other games set up that can be enjoyed in smaller groups also throughout the event. Last but not least, there will be prizes to be won throughout the entirety of the event, so you'll want to stick around! The best part, is all of these games and events are free! However, feel free to bring cash if you would like to donate to our department or buy a 30 year anniversary shirt, which will be for sale during the event! We look forward to seeing you all this weekend!

04/06/2026

We hope everyone enjoyed their Easter weekend! This Monday, we want to continue our streak of celebrating successes by giving a shoutout to Mondesi Kirkland, one of our staff interpreters! She was chosen by Bethel University as their featured staff spotlight earlier this semester. Congratulations on this achievement and thank you for the work you do for our department!

Mondesi (Walters) Kirkland ’18 graduated from Bethel University with a degree in sign language interpreting and came back one year later to serve as a staff interpreter.

03/31/2026

While we are celebrating achievements in our department, we want to congratulate one of our students, Melody Seager, for being a NCCAA Scholar Athlete! Way to go, Melody!

03/31/2026

WAVE HANDS!

We want to give a shoutout to our interpreters for their dedication and all the hard work they put into interpreting Little Women the Musical last Friday! They were ASTONISHING! Good job ladies!

03/27/2026

Today is the day! The ASL interpreted performance of Little Woman The Musical is tonight at 7 pm! Here’s a little sneak peek at the hard work the students have been pouring into the show. Click the link below to secure your tickets for this evening. We hope to see you all there!

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/bethel-university/6882c9f31d60c810324600e8/tickets #/productions-view

03/20/2026

It's about that time again! Our students will be interpreting the Bethel University Department of Theatre spring production of Little Women The Musical next Friday, March 27th at 7 pm! Attached is a graph of the seating chart for the interpreted performance. The usual ASL seating area is not open, as notated by the red X. The area with the best view of our interpreters is circled in red. The yellow line by the stage is where our interpreters will be standing for the performance. Seats are selling quick, so buy your tickets through the link below!

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/bethel-university/6882c9f31d60c810324600e8/tickets #/productions-view

02/19/2026

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our Great Bethel Baking Showdown event on February 27th. But, don't fret! We are pleased to announce our new event happening later this spring! We hope you will be able to join us in April. Keep an eye out for more updates coming soon!

01/29/2026

**EVENT CANCELLED**

February is soon approaching, so you know what that means- it's time for the 4th Annual ASLID Great Bethel Baking Showdown! Come join us for unrivaled fun and get ready to show off your cupcake decorating skills. We hope to see you there!