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‘A Line is a Point’ art exhibit opens September 25

Posted by Staff on September 18, 2023 - 6:00am

Bluffton University’s Grace Albrecht Gallery will host the art exhibit “A Line is a Point” by Kathleen Pahl, from September 25-Oct. 22, 2023.

Using color, organic forms and lines, Pahl explores the complex intersections of life and death and our relationship with the unknowable.

The exhibit, featuring oil on canvas paintings, is free and open to the public. Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

A reception for the artist will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 21 with an artist talk scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

Arts at Bluffton events are made possible due to generous support from donors including David Bertsche ’57 and James ’83 and Rhonda (Louis ’84) Fox.

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Coughlin shares thoughts on mental health and marketing during university Forum

Posted by Staff on September 16, 2023 - 6:00am

During her 15-year career in marketing, 2005 Bluffton University graduate Charlene Coughlin has witnessed (and participated in) a shift in the industry toward positive marketing and advertising which can make an impact on a community.

“As marketers, we have the responsibility to do not only what’s right for the client but also for their customers,” explained the president of TWIST Creative. “We can both positively and negatively start a conversation. Our team often talks about how we can change culture through our advertising campaigns, and I think that’s what we’ve seen the last few years.”

Coughlin, who’s worked with companies ranging from Sherwin Williams to the Cleveland Natural History Museum, shared several examples of positive marketing during the Sept. 12 Forum “Marketing and Mental Health–The Industry’s Impact on Individuals and Communities.”

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Bluffton University welcomes students during Opening Convocation

Posted by Staff on September 11, 2023 - 8:16am

Bluffton University welcomed its 124th class of students as official members of the campus community during Opening Convocation on Aug. 29, 2023. A Bluffton tradition, Convocation signifies the formal beginning of the academic year.

During Convocation, 1972 Bluffton graduate Thomas E. “Tucker” Lott provided the address “On Becoming You.”

A businessman, storyteller and mentor from Kansas City, Mo., Lott shared stories from his time in college, encouraged students to make positive choices, and reminded them they can always get back up if they fall “because falling happens.”

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Judge Rodabaugh to speak on Constitutional limits

Posted by Staff on September 9, 2023 - 6:00am
  • 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 19

Judge David A. Rodabaugh, Lima Municipal Court, will present the Forum “Constitutional Limits on State and Federal Governments Regarding the Rights of Private Citizens,” at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

During this Forum, Rodabaugh will examine recent Supreme Court decisions concerning federal and state restrictions of free speech, property rights and religious liberty.

This presentation also serves as Bluffton’s Constitution Day Forum. All educational institutions which receive federal funds are required to offer an instructional program each year on or near Sept. 17, the day the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787.

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Andreas to discuss capitalism at university colloquium

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2023 - 10:37am

Dr. Jonathan Andreas, professor of economics at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “Anarchy, the State and Capitalism: Myths About Coercion and Hierarchy” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

This event is free and open to the public.to discuss capitalism

During the presentation, Andreas will discuss how hierarchies shape interactions. He’ll discuss the fascinating evolution of hierarchies and delve into both the benefits and pathologies they can generate. By appreciating and mastering the principles of hierarchy, Andreas believes people can become more effective leaders and gain insights that resonate with every aspect of human existence.

Andreas is the Howard Raid Professor of Business at Bluffton. The title honors the late Howard Raid, a Bluffton business professor from 1947-79.

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Liquid Illumination 2.0 exhibit, reception at university's Sauder Gallery

Posted by Staff on September 6, 2023 - 6:00am

Bluffton University will host a September 17 reception for artists Sue Hershberger Yoder and John Yoder whose work is currently showcased at the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center.

Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. weekdays and 1:00-5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The event will celebrate their exhibit “Liquid Illumination 2.0” which features projective illuminations and framed prints on silk. According to the artists’ statement, “The liturgical atmosphere of this installation is intended to acknowledge that, like the simultaneously sacred and superficial qualities of rose windows and illuminated manuscripts, artistic and religious ideologies are also always malleable and open to interpretation.”

The reception will take place from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. The artists will share about their work and answer questions at 1:30 p.m.

Arts at Bluffton events are made possible due to generous support from donors including David Bertsche ’57 and James ’83 and Rhonda (Louis ’84) Fox.

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