Bluffton University will hold its annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Students selected to participate will prepare an oration, no more than ten minutes in length, which applies a peace-church perspective to an issue of contemporary concern.
Dora Maendel of Fairholme Hutterite Colony and Dr. Duane Stoltzfus of Goshen College will present “On the Front Line of Conscience: An Account of Four Hutterites Imprisoned at Alcatraz” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
The Bluffton University baseball team tied it in the eighth and took advantage of back-to-back Capital errors in the ninth to win their second game in three days on Tuesday, March 26! Bluffton evened up its record at 9-9, while the Crusaders fell to 4-12 overall.
Here is a list of the arts and event scheduled in April at Bluffton University. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
April 1 Art Exhibit: “52nd annual Juried Student Exhibit,” Sauder Visual Arts Center, Grace Albrecht Gallery, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. weekdays, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May 5.
April 2 Forum: “Using Ancient Wisdom to Stop Destructive Communication in its Tracks: Reining in Gottman’s Horsemen,” Forum by Marathana Prothro, assistant professor of communication, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
A concert featuring Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers and a Masterworks performance by University Chorale and the Bluffton Choral Society will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31, in Yoder Recital Hall.
With Camerata performing first, the concert will include selections ranging from “Requiem Aeternam,” a traditional Latin chant to “Ave Verum Corpus” by Mozart to “Homeward Bound,” words and music by Marta Keen.
Bluffton University spring sports are underway. Here’s a summary of last week’s action, listed by sport.
Track
The Bluffton University track team made the trek to Indiana Wesleyan University to compete in the Polar Bear Invitational on Sat, March 23 and saw many great performances!
