Five Bluffton University students are gaining exposure to their planned future careers with the aid of Professional Enrichment Grants from the university's Women's Council.
Ranging up to $300, the grants are helping with expenses related to two upcoming conferences and, for junior Stephanie Patterson, a trip to New York City last week that included a piano performance by her and three other Bluffton students in Steinway Hall.
The Bluffton University women's volleyball team turned out a down-to-the-wire victory at conference rival Defiance College on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Despite dropping the third set, the Beavers were able to pull out the win 25-15, 25-18, 25-27, 26-24. With the win, Bluffton moved to 20-6 overall and 6-2 in conference play, while Defiance fell to 12-17 overall and 3-6 in the HCAC.
For the third consecutive season, the Beavers have now garnered a 20-plus win season, and the victory also handed Head Coach Steve Yarnell his 100th win at Bluffton University.
Bluffton University arts and events: November 2010Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Nov. 1 Visiting Writer's Reading: Crystal Wilkinson, author of Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street, 4 p.m., Musselman Library
Nov. 2 Forum: "From Nowhere to Naturalist: An Interpretive History of Mr. Todd Crail," by Todd Crail, Bluffton graduate and Ph.D. student at the University of Toledo, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
For any musician, making a New York debut is a big deal. To be a college student and make a New York debut, that is huge.
Four Bluffton University students made their New York debut Oct. 21 with a piano recital in historic Steinway Hall. Pianists Brandon Fullenkamp, a senior from Wapakoneta, Stephanie Patterson, a junior from Findlay, and Tim Yoder, a junior from Dalton, performed alongside Dr. Lucia Unrau, professor and chair of music. Fullenkamp debuted a piece composed by fellow student James Brake, a junior from Ohio City.
Floyd C. Dickman, a children's literature specialist, will present "Outstanding Picture Books of 2010" on Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Kreider Room of Bluffton University's Marbeck Center.
Free and open to the public, identical hour-long sessions will begin at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sessions for Bluffton third-grade and home-schooled students will be held in the same room at 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Crystal Wilkinson, author of the short story collections Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street, will give a public reading at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, in Bluffton University's Musselman Library.
Wilkinson, a faculty member in the Master of Fine Arts writing program at Spalding University in Louisville, Ky., is currently a visiting professor and writer in residence at Morehead (Ky.) State University.
