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Arthur Woodruff has been appointed as СÓÅ´«Ã½'s vice president for fiscal affairs. Woodruff, who is originally from the Lima area, started his role at Bluffton on Jan. 2.

VP for fiscal affairs

Arthur Woodruff has been appointed as СÓÅ´«Ã½'s vice president for fiscal affairs. Woodruff, who is originally from the Lima area, started his role at Bluffton on Jan. 2.


Hall of Fame

Three exceptional Bluffton alumni will be honored during the 2020 Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Sarah (Betts '06) vonSeggern, Jerry Burrey '65 and Ed Diller '69.


Alpha small group discussions

Alpha

Video and discussion groups provide a fresh way for students to come together for no-pressure conversations about faith, life and God.


Callings, vision, future

Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, spoke to students about finding their calling and shared his vision for the future of Mennonite Church USA.


Benjamin Bunsold, Hanna Lee, Robert Kerr and Ryu-Kyung Kim (L to R)

"Messiah" soloists

СÓÅ´«Ã½'s music department has announced the soloists for its 124th performance of Handel's "Messiah," at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in Yoder Recital Hall.


James Grandey, head baseball coach at СÓÅ´«Ã½

Vs. Cancer Ambassador

Baseball Coach James Grandey is a member of the inaugural class of Vs. Cancer Ambassadors. His teams have raised more than $50,000 to support childhood brain tumor research.


Melissa Florer-Bixler

Colossians explored

Pastor Melissa Florer-Bixler served as a guide for the СÓÅ´«Ã½ community as they explored the theme "Jesus: More than a Feeling" during СÓÅ´«Ã½'s semiannual Spiritual Life Week.


Jenna Liechty Martin '07

Joy of 'entanglement'

For 2007 graduate Jenna Liechty Martin, living a life of wholeness and joy is only possible in community, a community not just comprised of people.


Dr. Alex Sider, professor of religion

Friday Colloquium

Dr. Alex Sider will present "The Myth of Redemptive Violence" during Colloquium, Friday, Dec. 6, in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall.


Christmas Festival

Christmas Festival

The СÓÅ´«Ã½ music department will present the annual Christmas Festival Forum on Dec. 3 in Yoder Recital Hall.


Pumpkin Bread

Shop Small Saturday

The Bluffton Bread Company will sell a limited quantity of freshly-baked loaves Saturday, Nov. 30, at Roots by Strattons, 111 S. Main Street, Bluffton.


124th performance

124th performance

СÓÅ´«Ã½ will present its 124th performance of Handel's "Messiah" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in Yoder Recital Hall. While tickets are free, seats must be reserved at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or at Marbeck Center.


СÓÅ´«Ã½ is hosting a pottery competition on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Competing with pottery

The СÓÅ´«Ã½ ceramics class is hosting a pottery competition for interested high school students on Saturday, Nov. 23. The event is for students both advanced and novice.


Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA

Navigating today's culture

Glen Guyton, executive director, Mennonite Church USA, will provide the Forum presentation, "Living Well. Living My IDEAL Life," on Tuesday, Nov. 26 in Yoder Recital Hall.


СÓÅ´«Ã½â€™s Campus Welcome Center

Houshower Christmas

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to gather at СÓÅ´«Ã½'s Campus Welcome Center for the second annual "Christmas at the Houshower House."


Join us on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019

#GivingTuesday

Join us on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, and take a journey of discovery alongside our students by supporting the Bluffton Blueprint. Help us meet our goal to support the education of Bluffton's students.


СÓÅ´«Ã½ holiday concert

Collage Concert

СÓÅ´«Ã½ will host the Holiday Collage Concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 in Yoder Recital Hall including a Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, and University Chorale and Camerata Singers.


Dr. Cynthia Bandish, professor of English

Finding the Empire

Dr. Cynthia Bandish will present the Colloquium "Finding the Empire at Yale" at 4 p.m., Nov. 22 in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall.


Alaina Shearer, digital strategist and entrepreneur

Entrepreneur to speak

Alaina Shearer, a seasoned speaker and professional change maker, will share her personal and professional journey toward positive social change at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Yoder Recital Hall.


Athletes host Youth Night

Athletes host Youth Night

СÓÅ´«Ã½'s Student Athletic Advisory Committee is hosting Youth Night from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17. Elementary-aged children and their families are invited to Sommer Center to interact with СÓÅ´«Ã½ athletes.


BUNA to host dinner

BUNA to host dinner

The СÓÅ´«Ã½ Nutrition Association (BUNA) will host its annual Harvest Dinner on Friday, Nov. 15. It will also be the initial sale location for the Bluffton Bread Company.


Jenna Liechty Martin '07

Camp Friedenswald

2007 Bluffton graduate Jenna Liechty Martin will share "Why Living My Best Life Depends on You: Camp as a Place of Interconnection and Joy."


Panel celebrates

Panel celebrates

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the major on campus, СÓÅ´«Ã½ faculty, students and alumni are coming together for a series of events to highlight the career field


Mac mini computers, keyboards and various programs will be used to create anything from written scores to electronic dance music.

Digital Music Lab

Students had the opportunity to learn from Grammy nominated musician Kendall Nesbitt in the new Digital Music Lab. "They're introducing students to skills they absolutely can use professionally."


Gospel Choir

Toe-tapping concert

СÓÅ´«Ã½ will host a concert featuring its Gospel Choir and Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, Nov. 9.


Keith Faber, Ohio's Auditor of State

The importance of transparency

Keith Faber, Ohio's Auditor of State, spoke on the importance of transparency, both in business and in government, during his Forum presentation, "Business is Better in the Sunlight."


Poet Eloisa Amezcua

English Festival Forum

Eloisa Amezcua, poet, will be speaking at Forum on Nov. 12. Her presentation will examine the ways a poem can be a container for the truths it aims to convey.


Chamber ensemble concert

Chamber ensemble concert

The Low Brass Ensemble and Woodwind Chamber Ensemble will perform a fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 14.


Trick-or-treat will be held at to Mosiman Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.

Trick-or-treat

СÓÅ´«Ã½ is inviting community members and trick-or-treaters to Mosiman Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31.


Journalism competition

СÓÅ´«Ã½'s student-driven media organization "The Witmarsum" is hosting a journalism competition for high school students. To compete, submissions must be uploaded at www.bluffton.edu/journalism-competition by Dec. 11.


Food drive for Bluffton

Food drive for Bluffton

The СÓÅ´«Ã½ Social Work Club is sponsoring a canned food drive during the village of Bluffton's trick-or-treat time on Thursday, Oct. 31.


Ted & Company

Ted & Company

СÓÅ´«Ã½'s upcoming Spiritual Life Week will feature a Ted & Company performance of "We Own This Now" at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Yoder Recital Hall.


Jeanna Haggard, assistant professor of food and nutrition

Apprentice at Chef

Jeanna Haggard, assistant professor of food and nutrition, will present the Colloquium, "Apprentice at Chef and the Farmer," at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8 in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall. This event is free and open to the public.


Pastor to share

Melissa Florer-Bixler, pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church, will share "Becoming Atheists: Worship Among the Gods," during СÓÅ´«Ã½'s Spiritual Life Week Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 5.


April Horton ’20, a physics major from Findlay, Ohio

Research in Hawaii

April Horton '20, a physics major from Findlay, Ohio, will share about her summer research experience in in Honolulu on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Musselman Library's Reading Room.


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