Dr. Jonathan Andreas, assistant professor of economics at Bluffton University, will present "A History of Global Poverty" at Bluffton's Civic Engagement Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Founders Hall. Free and open to the public, the forum is part of the university's 2010-11 focus on the civic engagement theme of "Living with Enough: Responding to Global Poverty."
Andreas, who earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois-Chicago, holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from Grinnell College in Iowa.
Five Bluffton University students will compete in the university's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event, which also includes a reception, is free and open to the public.
Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern. This year's presenters, and their speech titles, are:
Tickets are on sale for Bluffton University's May Day-weekend production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
The Bluffton University baseball team fell twice to Mount St. Joseph, 6-0 and 14-3, on Saturday, March 26, in Heartland Conference action. The Beavers slipped to 7-10 on the season and 0-3 in the HCAC, while MSJ improved to a perfect 3-0 in the HCAC and 10-7 overall.
The Bluffton University baseball team plated runs in four innings, including a five-run eighth and a four-run inning sixth as the Beavers beat the Polar Bears 13-3 at Ohio Northern on March 23, 2011. Bluffton improved to 7-7, while ONU slipped to 8-4 on the season.
If human trafficking, be it for sex or labor, sounds like something that only happens in other countries, listen more closely.
"This happens every day to millions of people around the world"-including in the United States, Dr. Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah told a Bluffton University audience March 22 at Bluffton's annual Women's Studies Forum.
