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GROB-Rhodes State apprenticeship program celebrates 10 years

Posted by Staff on October 24, 2022 - 8:57am

Rhodes State College and GROB Systems of Bluffton have celebrated their 10th anniversary of being apprenticeship  partners. Students in the apprenticeship program can earn their degrees from Rhodes State  College while getting hands-on training from GROB.

To date, over 200 degrees have been awarded through this program. In addition, 270 apprentices have been hired after completing  their training.

 

 

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Personal story of Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Posted by Staff on October 24, 2022 - 8:46am

A Findlay resident and native of Ukraine will present the Forum “The Road to No Home: From Ukrainian Citizen to Refugee,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall.

During the presentation, Lana Mosser, a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Findlay, will tell the story of her sister’s flight from Ukraine after Russia attacked the country on Feb. 24, 2022.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Forum is Bluffton’s weekly gathering of students, faculty, staff and community for interdisciplinary conversation and discovery.

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Bluffton University
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St. Rita’s participates in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Posted by Staff on October 24, 2022 - 7:49am

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center will participate in the annual Drug Take Back Initiative from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, offering the community an opportunity to safely dispose of unused or expired medication.

Accepted medications include vitamins, pills and pet medications.

The center cannot accept needles, inhalers, liquids, lotions, aerosols, ointments and creams.

Unwanted or expired medications should never be disposed of in the toilet; it is harmful to the environment.

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Health Services
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Raise a cheer for our cheerleaders!

Posted by Paula Scott on October 24, 2022 - 7:33am

Bluffton Pirates football cheerleaders placed 2nd at their first cheerleading invitational. They competed on Saturday, October 22 at Perry High School. The squad is coached by Chase Koontz and Stefanie Koontz.

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Alumni honored during Bluffton University Homecoming

Posted by Staff on October 24, 2022 - 7:30am

Exceptional Bluffton University alumni are honored each year during Homecoming at the Bluffton University President’s Banquet. This year, Alumni Awards were presented to Kathy (Gaines ’78) Carr for Lifetime Service, and Brandon Freytag ’08 for Outstanding Young Alumni. Three alumni, Ed Smoker ’63, Denny Phillips ’79 and Allison (Lange ’05) Bentley, were inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame. 

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Bluffton University
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Ohio Northern Poll ‘22 of likely Ohio voters

Posted by Staff on October 24, 2022 - 7:00am

Spotlights prevailing sentiments on key state and national races, explores political polarization attitudes

The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the Northern Poll, a web-based poll of 668 likely voters in Ohio taken from October 11-15.

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