Dr. Kathryn Spike, an assistant professor of English at Bluffton University, will discuss the concurrent use of two languages—English and Setswana—in Botswana during a campus colloquium on Friday, Jan. 25.
Free and open to the public, her presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.
Like many African nations, Botswana uses one language—English—for high-status functions such as education and government, and another—Setswana—for everyday practices such as religion and personal interactions.
Five Bluffton University students who studied off campus last fall semester will relate their experiences during a Bluffton Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Founders Hall.
Edith M. Daft, 81, of Bluffton, formerly of Ada, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 10:05 p.m. at Bridge Hospice Care Center at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.
Edith was born on October 10, 1931 in Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio to the Leonard and Flossie (Hartman) Henry, who preceded her in death.
She married J. Robert Daft in 1951. He survives at Maple Crest Retirement Center in Bluffton.
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