Bryce Smith, a recent graduate of North Fayette Valley in Elgin, Iowa, has signed a letter of intent with York College to participate in Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), the competitive student business organization, beginning in the fall of 2018.  Bryce will focus on social media and branding within the York College PBL Chapter.  PBL’s mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.  

"Bryce has performed well in speech and drama and we are excited to have him bring this experience to York College," said Stacie Turnbull, York College PBL Assistant Advisor.

This past spring, seven alumni and friends joined together to offer a $62,000 challenge earmarked for student scholarships. Within days of that gift being announced, two friends of York College stepped forward with an additional $62,000 to turn the challenge into a 2-to-1 match opportunity. The $62K Challenge when complete would become $186,000 for YC students. 

By the end of the challenge on June 30, alumni and friends had responded with $88,386.08 (232 donations) in gifts and pledges, exceeding the goal by more than $26,000 and providing a total of $212,386.08 in much needed scholarship funds.
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​From newspapers to Nebraska Athletics, young graduates from the York College communication department are blazing new trails and finding career success in unexpected places. Here are a few of their stories. 

​How do the financial systems of the European Union and United States differ? Is there a way to merge the two into a better system?

These are a few of the questions tackled by members of the York College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda business club at the PBL National Leadership Conference, held in Baltimore June 23-26. Two teams from York College competed in the Emerging Business Issues event exploring the questions of financial systems.

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Ray and Gail Miller have been the backbone of the science department at York College for three and a half decades. Between his classes in chemistry and hers in biology, the couple has influenced hundreds of students who went on to become doctors, physical therapists, dentists, researchers, chiropractors, and teachers of all levels. They have dedicated their professional lives to making an impact through quality scientific instruction in a Christian setting.

This fall York College will present the first Distinguished Achievement in Academics award to the Millers. The couple will be honored with a luncheon during Homecoming at noon on Saturday, October 20. Tickets for the event are $25 and proceeds will support the science department.

Sojourners Joe and Linda Thomas will be recognized at Homecoming with the Servant Leader Award. This award is presented to York College alumni or friends who have gone above and beyond in acts of Christian service.

The Thomases have been a part of Sojourners for eight years, traveling the country to volunteer their time at Christian schools, camps, and small churches. In that time they have developed a zeal for strengthening churches in Nebraska. In addition to regular Sojourning activities, they have developed and organized a series of workshops designed to encourage churches throughout the Midwest.
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It’s been a year of intense challenges and blessings for Head Softball Coach Roni (Arellano '01) Miller. She began working on a Master’s of Arts in Organizational and Global Leadership degree through York College Online in summer 2017 heading into her fourth season with York College Athletics. Later that year, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. ​

​Not a person who quits easily, Miller chose to continue with the graduate program while aggressively attacking the cancer. The result of that combination was the transformation of her approach to coaching--and life.

It’s said that learning to lead is like learning to play the violin in public. The same could be said of learning to preach--rehearse all you want in front of a mirror, but preaching is not a skill you can hone without an audience. Inevitably, there will be wrong notes, but practice makes perfect. So for York College Bible majors Christian Eggar, Jacob Gibson, and Cameron Merrill, getting out of the classroom and into the pulpit has been terrific preparation for their future careers in ministry.

The trio have been guest preaching and teaching Bible
classes in small congregations around Nebraska throughout the spring semester. While they are paid by the churches for their efforts, they aren’t doing it for the money. “We’re doing it for the experience. The money helps, but the experience is much more valuable and necessary at this point in my life,”said Gibson, a senior from the San Francisco Bay area.