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Nick Broyles named Third Team All-Mideast Region by ABCA

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2011 - 8:50am

Bluffton University junior Nick Broyles (Toledo/Whitmer) was recently honored as Third Team All-Mideast Region by the ABCA for his outstanding work on the diamond this season. He is the fourth Beavers to be named All-Region in the past six seasons, but the first since Tim Kay in 2007. Riordan McClain and Tony Moore were both selected to the second team in 2006. Broyles was of the 15 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference players named All-Mideast Region.

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Bluffton students awarded Summer Discovery Grants

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 24, 2011 - 6:13pm

Sandra Vimbiso and Deborah Kadangs, Bluffton University students from Africa, are returning to their home countries this summer to explore connections between vocation and faith with $1,500 Summer Discovery Grants awarded through the university.

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Bluffton University announces 2011-12 Artist Series

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 24, 2011 - 5:53pm

Season tickets are on sale for the 2011-12 Bluffton University Artist Series, featuring The Four Freshmen and The Ohio State University Flute Troupe, as well as the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, the Pridonoff Piano Duo and juggler-comedian Mark Nizer.

All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall, beginning Sept. 29 with The Four Freshmen.

One of the most important vocal groups in jazz history, The Four Freshmen pioneered a revolutionary style of close-harmony vocals that set the stage for bands like the Beach Boys and Manhattan Transfer.

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Two local students in cross-cultural learning experience in Paraguay

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2011 - 6:31pm

Two local students are participating in cross-cultural learning experiences this month through Bluffton University.

Sarah Diller, the daughter of Gordon and Jodi Diller, and Jonathan Luginbill, the son of Doug and Paula Luginbill, are both participating in a cross-cultural experience in Paraguay, May 9-26.

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Seven university baseball honors honored by HCAC

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 17, 2011 - 1:25pm

Seven Bluffton University baseball players were honored by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference coaches for their play on the field this spring. Junior Nick Broyles (Toledo/Whitmer) and sophomore Kyle Niermann (Napoleon) both earned first team acclaim while freshman catcher Tim Webb (Delaware/Worthington Christian) was selected to the second team. Juniors Ryan Leugers (Botkins), Kyle Trainer (Mechanicsburg), Tyler Stephenson (Springfield/Northwestern) and freshman Airic Steagall (Hillsboro) all took home honorable mention All-HCAC recognition following the 2011 season.

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Math workshops at Bluffton target middle, high school teachers

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 13, 2011 - 3:04pm

Bluffton University will offer five summer mathematics workshops for middle and high school math teachers and intervention specialists, beginning June 8.

The 23rd annual workshops, hosted by adjunct faculty member Duane Bollenbacher, are all three-day sessions, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Each workshop may be taken for 22.5 contact hours of Local Professional Development Committee credit, at a cost of $125, or, on a pass/fail basis, for one semester hour of graduate workshop credit, for $275.

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