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NYT Bestselling author joins Bluffton English faculty

Posted by admin on July 13, 2021 - 6:00am

New York Times Bestselling author and World Fantasy Award winner Tobias Buckell is joining the Bluffton University English department this fall. Buckell will serve as an instructor of English.

A 2000 Bluffton graduate, Buckell's 13 novels and more than 80 stories have been translated into 20 different languages. His work has been nominated for several awards including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and the Astounding Award for Best New Science Fiction Author.

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Local students named to Bluffton's undergraduate dean's list

Posted by admin on July 8, 2021 - 6:00am

Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for undergraduate students for the Spring 2021 term.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean’s list are:  

Gabe Denecker, Bluffton, Ohio
Hachemy Gabriel, Bluffton, Ohio
Nathan Heinze, Bluffton, Ohio
Jessica Pratt, Bluffton, Ohio
Sydney Staton, Bluffton, Ohio
Jeff Strayer, Bluffton, Ohio
Leah Tabler, Bluffton, Ohio

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Dr. Jane Wood reappointed to 5-year term

Bluffton University trustees meet; fall groundbreaking for science center discussed
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 29, 2021 - 12:15pm

The Bluffton University Board of Trustees reappointed Dr. Jane Wood as president of the university for a five-year term during its spring board meeting held earlier this month.

She became president of the university in the summer of 2018 and is the university's 10th president.

Also reviewed were plans for the Austin E. Knowlton Science Center and President Wood discussed a fall groundbreaking.

The new building will be home to the teaching labs for nutrition and dietetics, chemistry and biology. It’s expected to be open in time for the 2023 academic year.  

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Greeley, Archer Beaver All-Americans

D3football.com inaugural first team honorees
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2021 - 2:20pm

The awards are still rolling in for a pair of Bluffton University football players who became the inaugural First Team All-America honorees in Bluffton football history when D3football.com announced its award winners on June 21.

Racking up the highest honors possible following a unique season that saw the Beavers play seven of their eight games during the spring, senior Darian Greeley (Belleville, Mich./Chippewa Valley) and freshman Montez Archer Jr. (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) were two of three Heartland Conference football players to earn First Team All-America honors.

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For small colleges a mixed year for admissions

But, not for Bluffton University, according to story published in "Inside Higher Ed"
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2021 - 2:45pm

Bluffton University’s recent enrollment success was featured in “Inside Higher Edu,” a major international higher education publication.

The story titled “For small private colleges, a mixed year in admissions,” focused a major portion of the article on Bluffton.

Robin Bowlus,  vice president of advancement and enrollment management, attributed some of the college's success to its being open for the entire year that just completed. "Students and parents had expectations," she said.

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Beavers' Archer 2020-21 HCAC male athlete of the year

Second male from Bluffton to receive this recognition
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2021 - 2:24pm

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) recognized Montez Archer Jr. (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) as the 2020-21 Male Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, following a vote of league officials.

Archer Jr. joins All-American Ryan Aelker (2016) as the second Bluffton male to be named the Heartland Conference Athlete of the Year. 

Terrill Webb was the top HCAC female athlete in 2016.

The newcomer from Bluffton University had an outstanding first year campaign on the gridiron for the Beavers.

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