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The following events at Bluffton University are free and open to the public.

March 30-April 1
“Quilters Musical,” based on the book "The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art" by Patricia Cooper Baker and Norma Bradley Allen, 7:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall; tickets are $15 for adults at www.bluffton.edu/tickets

April 2
Brass Ensemble Concert, 2:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall

April 4
“What is Peace When You Feel Like Fighting: Reflections of a Womanist Biblical Scholar,” Forum presentation by Rev. Valerie Bridgman, Ph.D., dean and vice-president of academic affairs, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall

April 5
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, hosted by the Communication Department and the Peace & Conflict Studies Program, 7 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall

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Rev. Valerie Bridgman, Ph.D., dean and vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of homiletics and Hebrew Bible at Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio, will present Bluffton University’s annual Keeney Peace Lecture Forum on April 4.

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Emily Buckell, assistant professor of Spanish at Bluffton University, will share, “Leamos!: Comprehension-Based Novels in the L2 Classroom.”

The Colloquium presentation is free and open to the public at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

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Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2023-24 academic year. Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors. 

President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing. They also are partnered with a faculty/staff mentor and connect with President Jane Wood on a regular basis. 

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Bluffton University’s Office of Student Engagement will host a Donut Run at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 26. The 5k race with donuts at the finish line will start and end at Salzman Stadium. The path will wind through the Bluffton University Nature Preserve and campus. At completion, participants will receive a t-shirt and donut.

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Marathana Prothro, assistant professor of communication at Bluffton University, will present Bluffton’s annual Civic Engagement Day Forum titled, “Echo Chambers and Fun-House Mirrors: Navigating an Age of Alternate Facts, Distorted Reality and Fractured Relationships.” The presentation will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, in Yoder Recital Hall.

As the Civic Engagement lecturer, Prothro draws from communication and media scholarship to sketch our media ecosystem and to suggest practices of engagement that foster connection rather than amplify polarization.

Prothro received her bachelor’s degree from Southwestern College in 2003 and her master’s from Wichita State University in 2010. Along with being an assistant professor, she is the divisional council member of communication and fine arts at Bluffton.

Civic Engagement Day is the culmination of a year-long exploration of the civic engagement theme “Please Don’t ‘Ghost’ Me!: Creating Space for Authentic Conversations.”

Forum is free and open to the public.

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