Bluffton University will present a history of student life on campus through words and pictures at a campus forum on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
Employing a talk-show format, “Late Night with Student Life: Live from Founders Hall” is free and open to the public beginning at 11 a.m.
Dr. Julie DeGraw, vice president for student life and dean of students, will lead the look back and end with her office’s current mission and how it hopes to serve students.
Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers, University Chorale and Saxophone Trio will headline “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols,” the university’s annual Christmas choral concert, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in Yoder Recital Hall.
The program is designed around a historical structure of Scripture readings and Christmas carols. The readings, taken from prophetic writings about the Messiah’s coming and from the Christmas story, are interspersed with various Christmas pieces.
Blanchard Valley Health System has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s Platinum Mission Impact Award. BVHS received this award for the East Central Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS), which includes Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The award was given for BVHS’ outstanding cancer connection, collaboration, prevention and research with the American Cancer Society.
Some of the BVHS/ACS collaboration over the past year includes:
The guidance department at Bluffton High School is sponsoring a financial aid meeting for parents of juniors and seniors who are planning to continue their education beyond high school.
The meeting will be held at the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
Lawrence Matthews, Director of Financial Aid at Bluffton University, will be the presenter for the evening. He will discuss financial aid and filing the FAFSA form.
The Creating Healthy Communities project of the Allen County Health Department has a new project initiative for smoke-free housing.
The Allen County Smoke-Free Housing Project is geared towards tenants and landlords who want to make their housing units smoke free, whether it’s a single dwelling, duplex, six-building condominium complex, or multiple apartment complex.
