Bluffton University and University of Findlay are actively working towards a Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Change of Control application with anticipated submission in May 2025.
Per federal regulations released in 2023, the higher education merger process is completed in multiple phases. While both institutions originally anticipated merger completion by Fall 2025, these updated regulations extend the timeline.
After the Change of Control application is submitted, both institutions enter an interim period, during which they will continue to plan the alignment that will occur post-merger. During this time, neither Bluffton nor Findlay can make any substantive changes to Bluffton curriculum or programs and Bluffton students continue their current educational pathways.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team hosted McComb for a late afternoon Blanchard Valley Conference game on January 10. P-G flew out to an early lead, and then had to fend off the Panthers for a 48-36 win.
In the opening stanza, the Rockets took control with an 11-4 advantage. McComb (1-10, 0-5 BVC) battled back and tied the game at fourteen midway through the second quarter; as P-G led just 19-16 at halftime.
By Nancy Proctor, BSN, MAE
Patient Experience Educator
Move it or lose it! Anyone who has rehabbed an injury or surgery is undoubtedly familiar with this paradigm in order to regain strength and mobility. I wonder if this thinking applies to other areas of our well-being. While grabbing a coffee one day, I pulled in and saw long lines at the drive-thru. Having little patience, I parked, ran in and got my coffee. As I left, I noticed the line of cars hadn’t moved. It begs the question, why would 95% of people opt to sit in their car in line for an exponential amount of time rather than just go in and get what they want? Are we so used to convenience we completely forget there is an alternative? And, because we aren’t moving as much, are we compromising our physical and mental health? Is convenience crippling us?
Ebenezer Mennonite Church will host a GriefShare support group on Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 p.m., from January 30 through April 24, 2025.
GriefShare is a 13-week support group that meets weekly for those who have lost a loved one.
Organizers explain, "You’ll find it to be a warm, caring environment and will come to see your group as an “oasis” on your long journey through grief."
Carl D. Wagner, 90, passed away January 9, 2025 at Serenity Springs Senior Living in Arlington. Carl was born April 27, 1934 in Orange Township to the late Louis and Helen (Nusbaum) Wagner. On May 18, 1952 he married Mary Gudakunst Wagner who preceded him in death on December 18, 2023 after seventy-one years of marriage.
