Sheri Hostetler, pastor of First Mennonite Church in San Francisco, Calif., and a Bluffton University graduate, will discuss "Sexual Ethics Beyond the Rules" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, in Bluffton's Founders Hall. The Women's Studies Forum is free and open to the public.
Hostetler will explore a sexual ethic that goes beyond dos and don'ts, addressing such questions as values and principles that should guide sexual relating and how individuals can become more faithful and discerning moral agents when it comes to sexual expression.
A new competition will highlight the annual Bach Festival at Bluffton University.
The university's music department will host Bach Festival 2010 on Friday and Sunday, March 26 and 28. The weekend includes the traditional Bach's Lunch on Friday and Sunday's Bach Festival Concert, which will open at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall with the Mosiman Young Artist Competition. The events are free and open to the public.
Bluffton University will host the Golden Dragon Acrobats at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 18, in Founders Hall.
The performance is part of the 2009-10 Bluffton University Artist Series. Bluffton will offer a Family Fun Pack of tickets priced at $75 for two adults and up to three children ages 6-18. Children under the age of 5 are free. Single adult general admission tickets are $24 and $18 for seniors.
Contact the box office at [email protected] or 419-358-3239 for further ticket information.
Dr. Christina Gringeri, associate professor of social work at the University of Utah, will present "Social Work in the Twenty-First Century: Riding the Waves of Immigration, or Missing the Boat?" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, in Bluffton University's Founders Hall. Free and open to the public, the forum is part of the Smucker Lecture Series.
Gringeri's address will explore the profession of social work and where it fits in the immigration debate in the United States. She will also speak at an afternoon workshop focusing on health care reform in the U.S.
Bluffton University will present a Graduate Programs Open House from 4:30-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 24 at the Putnam County Educational Service Center, 124 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa.
"This is a convenient opportunity for Putnam County residents to learn about the options available at Bluffton which will enable them to earn a master's degree," said Ted Bible, director of Bluffton's adult and graduate education office.
Bluffton University's annual Bach's Lunch will be held at noon on Friday, March 26, in the Gilliom Room of Mosiman Hall.
Bluffton University Students will perform a variety of musical selections. This program is open to the public. Individuals are welcome to bring their own lunch or purchase a box lunch for $6.50.
Box lunches must be pre-ordered by March 19. Contact the music department at [email protected] or 419-358-3347 to make reservations.
