BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University football squad hosted Franklin College, the school that has dominated the HCAC during the past decade, on an oppressively hot Saturday, Sept. 23. A quick start by the Grizzlies put Franklin ahead early and the visitors looked back as the Beavers were on the wrong end of a 59-30 final tally, dropping to 1-3 on the season and 1-1 in Heartland Conference play.
BEREA, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team traveled to Baldwin Wallace for the OAC/HCAC Crossover Tournament. The Beavers came out with a 1-1 record on the opening day of play. They took down John Carroll in the first match (25-12, 25-16, 25-23) but fell short to undefeated Baldwin Wallace (16-0), losing in three sets (25-16, 27-25, 25-20).
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team dropped an 8-0 decision to Huntington University on an oppressively hot Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Huntington improved to 4-3-1 overall, while Bluffton fell to 1-6 on the season.
Sarah Oliver ‘19, a biology major from Lexington, Ohio, will present “The Summer I Became a Duck Mom,” during an 11 a.m. Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Bluffton University’s Musselman Library.
During the summer of 2017, Oliver attempted to hatch ducklings outside of their eggshells. The developmental biology project was designed to give her a better understanding of embryonic development. Oliver was awarded a Venture Discovery Grant to pursue the research with Bluffton faculty providing feedback and support for the student-led experience.
A reception for the traveling exhibit “The Mirror of the Martyrs” will be held from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center.
During the reception, which takes place on Homecoming weekend, visitors will have the opportunity to meet with Bluffton art faculty.
“The Mirror of the Martyrs” exhibit runs from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-6 p.m.
Justin Kauffman, a Bluffton sophomore biology major from Smithville, and recipient of a 2017 Summer Discovery Grant, gained vocational experience in the field of dentistry this summer by volunteering at a free community clinic.
Kauffman has been interested in dentistry since the eighth grade.
“For my grant, I job shadowed and assisted the dentists at the Viola Startzman Clinic,” said Kauffman. “I mainly focused on learning and grasping basic dentistry concepts as well as helping with tasks such as sterilizing the rooms and equipment.”
