Bethel Foundation Funds $200,700 in Grant Proposals to Enhance Student Experience - Cherie Suonvieri , Bethel College

“Universities are seeing this dilemma where textbooks cost so much that students aren’t buying them,” says Earleen Warner, reference librarian. Studies have shown that these high-cost resources are also causing students to take fewer courses, drop courses, or not register for courses all together—and Bethel students are no exception. This grant allows Bethel University Library and several dean’s offices in the College of Adult & Professional Studies (CAPS) and Graduate School (GS) to work together to eliminate textbook costs in select programs by replacing standard textbooks with Open Educational Resources (OER) or with eResources already available through the Bethel University Library. These resources could include textbooks, readings, videos, presentation slides, assessments, and other educational material. https://www.bethel.edu/news/articles/2018/june/strategic-growth-summer-recipients