BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University woman’s basketball team took on Rose-Hulman in a crucial battle for the top spot in the HCAC. It was four quarters of hard fought basketball by both teams but the visiting Engineers would come out with the 49-47 victory. The loss dropped the Beavers to 15-4 on the season and 9-3 in the Heartland Conference. Rose-Hulman improved to 16-3 overall and 11-1 in conference play.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men hosted Rose-Hulman on Saturday, Jan. 28, and fell by a score of 78-62. Rose-Hulman took the lead for good late in the opening stanza and never looked back as they rolled to a 78-62 victory. The victorious Engineers improved to 7-5 in the HCAC (9-10 overall), while Bluffton fell to 3-8 in the HCAC (10-8 overall).
Dozens of scholarships will be awarded to incoming Bluffton University students who participate in the Presidential Scholarship Competition at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Two students who participate will receive a full-tuition scholarship, valued at more than $121,000 over four years. The recipients are chosen based on an essay written during the competition, overall grade point average and standardized test score.
All competition participants will receive a $1,000 annual scholarship for attending this prestigious event.
Bluffton University’s Musselman Library will host its fourth annual Celebrate the Library Week, Feb. 6-10. The week is a time for discovery and community for students, faculty, staff and emeriti. The goal of this week is clearly stated in its tag line: “Celebrating Student Research and Creativity.” The week includes a variety of activities such as the First Tuesday Forum, a health and wellness expo and a research fair.
Julie Friesen, director of programs, Community Justice Initiatives in Waterloo, Ontario, will present her speech titled “The Elmira Case Film” at 11 a.m., Feb. 7 in Yoder Recital Hall.
She will reflect on a documentary film about how a drunken rampage in 1974 in Elmira, Ontario, Canada, helped to launch the worldwide restorative justice movement and also began her agencies’ innovative work in restorative justice.
