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Fulbright award taking Bush to Ukraine

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 16, 2011 - 12:01pm
Dr. Perry Bush

It is not an exaggeration to say that his selection as a Fulbright scholar is a dream come true for Dr. Perry Bush.

"I've been dreaming of doing a Fulbright for 20 years," says the Bluffton University history professor, adding that he thought about it even before that as a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

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Bluffton University's teacher education program reaccredited

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 11, 2011 - 6:08am

Bluffton University's education department has received reaccreditation until 2017 from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

In its report, the NCATE team that visited Bluffton specifically cited the department for modeling best professional practices in teaching and service, and for its leadership and authority, facilities and resources, including technology. Those areas received the council's highest rating, called "target," meaning they exceed standards.

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Bluffton bus crash survivor leads U.S. bike tour for housing

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 8, 2011 - 5:51pm
Allen Slabaugh

Before March 2, 2007, Allen Slabaugh was admittedly focused on baseball. But like others on the Bluffton team bus that crashed that morning in Atlanta, killing seven-including five of his teammates-he was changed by the experience.

"The accident redirected me a lot," says Slabaugh, 24, who calls it "a miracle" that he escaped with only cuts on his back and a few stitches on one knee. No longer feeling invincible, he realized "I was blessed to be able to play baseball, and for each day on Earth I'm given," he explains.

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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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