May 6 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University graduated its 125th class during the Saturday, May 3, Commencement ceremony. The 125th graduating class consisted of 189 bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Bluffton University will host a choral concert “Five Centuries of Anabaptist Singing- a Musical Odyssey,” directed by Camille Lively, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in Yoder Recital Hall.
This event is part of Anabaptism at 500, a series commemorating the beginning of the Anabaptist faith denomination. A full list of Anabaptism at 500 events can be found at www.bluffton.edu/anabaptism500 All Anabaptism at 500 events are free and open to public. These events made possible with the generous support of Lowell and Marty Hostetler.
Bluffton University will host a Reader’s Theatre, “I Have Not Forsaken the Word of God,” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in College Hall’s Ramseyer Auditorium.
The production is directed by Dr. Melissa Friesen, Mary Nord Ignat and Joseph Ignat professor of theatre and communication at Bluffton University, and is based on testimony of Jacques d’Auchy from “Martyrs Mirror.”
Rev. Dr. Maxwell Kennel, director of Pandora Press and editor of the Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies Series, came to Bluffton University the week of March 24, 2025, for spring semester’s Spiritual Life Week. Kennel provided the Forum and Chapel messages and worked with students as they explored Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and the theme “Faith and Memory.”
“Memory is not merely an individual act,” said Kennel. “But a collective process, shaped by our social and political context.”
Bishop T. Florence ‘25, a math major, will present the First Tuesday in the Library Forum, “Basketball by the Numbers: Understanding the Impact of Stats,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, in Musselman Library Reading Room.
During the presentation, Florence will explain the importance of advanced stats/analytics for sports as investigated on during his independent study project.
