The Bluffton University Track and Field team opened the outdoor campaign with a bang as three athletes were recognized as Athletes of the Week by the Heartland Conference.
Outstanding performances by seniors Andrew Chaffee (Clarkston, Mich.) and Megan Neal (Arlington) and sophomore Kayla Mullenhour (Delphos/Jefferson) punctuated a superb Saturday in Southeast Ohio.
Five Bluffton University seniors will compete in the university's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern. This year's presenters, and their speech titles, are:
Artwork by Bluffton University seniors Todd Trotter, Kevin Williams and Heidi Wiebe will be showcased during their senior exhibition, opening Monday, March 26, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center.
Continuing through April 5, the exhibit is free and open to the public, as is a reception for the artists from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 1.
Bluffton University's Camerata Singers, who recently returned from a spring-break tour of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, will reprise the tour program, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," in a "Home" concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25, in Yoder Recital Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken for music scholarships.
Two Bluffton University musicians, both students of Dr. Adam Schattschneider, professor of music, will present their senior recitals on Saturday, March 24, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Beth McCullough, from Sherwood, Ohio, will give a flute recital at 4:30 p.m., while Kitanya Murray, from Findlay, Ohio, will perform on soprano saxophone and alto saxophone at 7:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public; a reception will follow McCullough's recital in the lobby.
"Balancing Personal Freedom with Public Good: Controversies in Public Health" will be Dr. Ross Kauffman's topic for Bluffton University's annual civic engagement lecture, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Founders Hall.
Free and open to the public, the Bluffton Forum presentation is in keeping with the university's 2011-12 civic engagement theme, "Public Health: Promoting Wellness for Self and Community."
Tony Hall, executive director of the Alliance to End Hunger and a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will discuss issues and efforts in the fight against hunger at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Bluffton University's Founders Hall.
Free and open to the public, Hall's speech, "Changing the Face of Hunger," is the keynote address culminating Bluffton's annual Civic Engagement Day. The day will cap academic year-long exploration of the university's 2011-12 civic engagement theme, "Public Health: Promoting Wellness for Self and Community."
Is there a Schumacher in your family tree? If so, here's an opportunity to obtain some family history.
On Sunday, an illustrated presentation is planned by the Swiss Community Historical Society's Intrepretation Committee about the Christian and Peter Schumacher family histories and their life at the Swiss homestead on Bixel Road.
The presentation is at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 25, in the Patio Room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Augsburger Road.
Our construct worker is high above the court at the Bluffton University health and fitness center under construction this spring. A 300 mm lens helps in this photo exercise.
