Dr. Martina Cucchiara, professor of history at Bluffton University, will present the Forum “100 Years: Illuminating Key Moments in the Conflict Between Israel and Palestine,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Yoder Recital Hall.
The Bluffton University art department presents the 56th Juried Student Exhibition through February 9 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. during the week and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
The exhibition will showcase work created this academic year by students in university art classes or supervised independent studies. Bluffton University students were able to enter up to three works in each of the following media: ceramics, glass, two-dimensional design, three-dimensional design, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Up to five works could be submitted for computer generated artwork.
Pastor Steve Terry, New Life Church of God, Fort Wayne, Ind., will present, “The Impact of a Positive Attitude,” at 11 a.m. on Jan. 16 in Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, Terry will draw from Philippians 2:5 and 4:8 to show how a positive attitude like that of Jesus Christ makes a lasting impact in life.
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Forum at Bluffton University is free and open to the public.
The following five events at Bluffton University are free and open to the public:
Jan. 16 Forum: “The Impact of a Positive Attitude,” Martin Luther King Forum presentation by Pastor Steve Terry, New Life Church of God, Fort Wayne, Ind., 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
Rehearsals for Bluffton University’s Masterworks Concert will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays each week starting Jan. 16 in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall on campus. Dress rehearsals will take place on Wednesday, April 10 and Saturday, April 13.
Bluffton University has been awarded a $100,000 Protect the Planet Grant from Cenovus Energy. The grant will fund invasive-species removal and native-plant restoration at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve over a two-year period beginning in March 2024.
