On Friday, Jan. 15, Bluffton University head baseball coach, James Grandey, and student-athlete Cody McPherson, accepted the 2010 Inspiration Award, on behalf of the 2007 baseball team, from Bluffton University president, Dr. James M. Harder at the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 2010 Honors Celebration in Atlanta, Ga.
Bluffton University will introduce Mediation Works! - A Public Awareness and Education Project at the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12. The meeting is held in the third floor of the town hall. To RSVP for the breakfast e-mail: [email protected]
Mediation Works! This is the message of Bluffton University's new project to help educate the regional community about Bluffton's mediation program.
Bluffton University's spring enrollment figures are now official. This spring, 1,086 students are enrolled compared to 1,055 last year. The spring semester enrollment is the best in several years and is due in part to 35 new traditional students starting this spring. In addition, graduate student enrollment sets a new record with 130 students.
"Bluffton is very gratified to experience such a strong spring semester enrollment during this challenging economic time," said Dr. Eric Fulcomer, vice president for enrollment management and student life.
Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music, will present "From Congregational to Urban Crossover: The Faces and Sounds of Gospel Music," 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall as part of Bluffton University's Friday Colloquium Series. The event is free and open to the public.
Sellers' presentation will discuss gospel music and gospel singing from the creation of the style to the present. Many popular gospel composers and singers will be presented.
Bluffton University student travels around the world
Each Bluffton University student must fulfill a cross-cultural requirement before graduation. Most students fulfill this requirement by going on a cross-cultural experience while others complete the requirement by taking foreign language classes. Bluffton offers many three week cross-cultural experiences each spring however some students decide to further stretch themselves by spending a semester abroad.
