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Disability awareness program coming to Bluffton

Bluffton University junior Amber Swaney is interested in spreading awareness of the abilities of people with disabilities. So the dietetics major from Harrod, Ohio, is doing her part on the Bluffton campus.

Swaney has led an effort to bring Abilities Plus Potential Leads to Excellence (A.P.P.L.E.), a local disability awareness program, to the university. The presentation, at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 27, in Founders Hall, is free and open to the public.

Bluffton Colloquium to compare gospel, classical singing

Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music at Bluffton University, will look at "Gospel vs. Classical: Vocally Speaking" in a Bluffton Colloquium at 4 p.m. Friday, March 18, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

Human trafficking topic of Bluffton Forum

Dr. Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah, associate professor of social work at Ohio State University, will discuss "Human Trafficking: A Modern-Day Slavery" in a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, in Yoder Recital Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Bluffton to host Bach Festival

Bluffton University's annual Bach Festival will include the traditional Bach's Lunch Friday, March 18, and the Bach Festival Concert on Sunday, March 20. Both events are free and open to the public.

The Sunday concert will open at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall with the second annual Mosiman Young Artist Competition. Ten Bluffton students auditioned for the competition on Feb. 21.

Gerald Mast delivers Smith Peace Lectureship March 15

Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication at Bluffton University, will deliver the 2011 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture, "True Evangelical Faith and the Gospel of Peace," at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Bluffton's Yoder Recital Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public.

Bluffton University sets graduate-program open houses

Bluffton University will host open houses for its graduate programs the next two Wednesdays, March 16 in Lima and March 23 in Ottawa.

Hours are 4:30-7 p.m. both next Wednesday at The Meeting Place on Market, 220 W. Market St., Lima, and on March 23 at the Putnam County Educational Service Center, 124 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa.

Bluffton faculty, admissions representatives and current students will be available both evenings to answer questions about the university's master's degree programs in business administration, organizational management and education.

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