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Jeff Gundy to discuss his new book on Nov. 21

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2013 - 3:11pm

 

Jeff Gundy, a professor of English at Bluffton University, will present a program Thursday, Nov. 21, on his newly published book, “Songs from an Empty Cage: Poetry, Mystery, Anabaptism, and Peace.”

Beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., the event is free and open to the public in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the Bluffton campus. Afterward, Gundy will sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.

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‘Insult pacifism’ topic of Nov. 19 university forum

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2013 - 3:09pm

William B. Irvine, a professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, will discuss the results of becoming an “insult pacifist” during a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Founders Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public.

Irvine has experimented with insult pacifism—responding to insults with silence or self-deprecating humor—as part of a research project. In addition to reporting the outcome, he will offer an assessment of the role that insults play in American society.

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Babcock and Parker present junior recitals Nov. 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2013 - 3:08pm

Vocalist Bethany Babcock and saxophonist Chelsey Parker will present their Bluffton University junior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Babcock, from Deshler, Ohio, is a mezzo-soprano and a voice student of Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, an assistant professor of music. Parker, a McComb, Ohio, resident who will perform on the alto saxophone, is a student of Dr. Adam Schattschneider, a professor of music.

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University Gospel Choir performs Nov. 16 in Yoder Recital Hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2013 - 3:06pm

The Bluffton University Gospel Choir, fresh off a late October performance in Hesston, Kan., will present its first campus concert of the 2013-14 academic year at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in Yoder Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public; an offering will be taken for music scholarships.

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Bluffton University posts Ohio University poet

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2013 - 3:05pm

Becca J.R. Lachman, a poet and a faculty member at Ohio University, will read from her work at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Musselman Library Reading Room at Bluffton University. The event, beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., is free and open to the public.

A Mennonite from eastern Ohio, Lachman is the author of the 2012 book of poems, “The Apple Speaks,” and editor of the recent anthology, “A Ritual to Read Together: Poems in Conversation with William Stafford.” She also writes the blog, “Confessions of a Tattooed Mennonite.”

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Celebration of Life for Michael Augsburger Nov. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2013 - 2:57pm

A Celebration of Life Service has been scheduled for Michael K. Augsburger to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St., Bluffton. 

The family will receive friends following the service until 4:30 p.m. at the town hall where light refreshments and desserts will be provided. 

Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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