The Bluffton University music department invites the community to a summer singing event.
Dr. Bo Young Kang, director of choral activities at Bluffton University, will lead an informal singing event from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Mosiman Recital Hall.
“Bring it and Sing it” is open to the community with no advance registration.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own score or borrow one from the music department. The fun event will feature “Mass in G Major” by Schubert and “Gloria” by Vivaldi.
Ryan Oostland, a Bluffton University senior mathematics major and computer science minor from Goshen, Ind., is spending the summer collaborating with Dr. Stephen Harnish, professor of mathematics, on a research project through the XSEDE EMPOWER Program.
The program’s acronym stands for Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment and is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Elizabeth Luersman, a 2019 Bluffton University graduate, followed her big sister to Bluffton and now she’s following her into the professional world of teaching, but along the way, Luersman forged her own path and took advantage of all the opportunities available at Bluffton.
In the fall, she will start her journey as an art teacher at Lima Central Catholic High School.
“I feel prepared to be a teacher,” said Luersman, an art education major from Ottoville, Ohio. “Bluffton is really good at preparing education majors to be in the classroom.”
Bluffton University’s 22nd annual Alumni and Friends Golf Scramble will be held on Saturday, July 27, at Bluffton Golf Club.
Registration for this event is $90 per golfer or $360 for a complete team of four. This cost includes greens fee, cart and lunch. To attend the lunch only is $10. Register atwww.bluffton.edu/golf by July 20.
As a volunteer for World Vision, a humanitarian aid, development and advocacy organization, Holly Metzger, a 2005 Bluffton University graduate, is living out the values instilled during her Bluffton education.
“The discussions we had in classes here, the cross-cultural experience and the whole Bluffton package just really encouraged my passion and drive to be part of something bigger,” said Metzger, now an enrollment counselor at Bluffton University.
