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Top tier of Midwest regional colleges

Bluffton continues with two-decade-long ranking by “U.S. News & World Report”
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 10, 2018 - 3:10pm

Bluffton University has once again been named to the top tier of Midwest “regional colleges” by the “U.S. News & World Report” rankings released today.

The 2019 edition of the magazine’s “Best Colleges” guidebook ranks Bluffton 30 among 79 comparable institutions in 12 Midwest states. Now listed in the “U.S. News” rankings for 21 consecutive years, Bluffton has consistently ranked in the top tier of Midwest colleges.

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University volleyball: Red Wolves stops Bluffton in 4 sets

Posted by LizGH on September 6, 2018 - 2:23pm

The Bluffton University volleyball team fell to Indiana University-East in four sets (25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22) on a hot Tuesday, Sept. 4. A .130 hitting percentage and 10 service errors were too much to overcome on a night when the Beavers (1-3) kicked off their home slate in the Sommer Center.

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And, getting caught up with Beaver sport teams

Football: Bluffton rallies from 30 points down but falls short
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 3, 2018 - 9:40pm

The Bluffton University football team opened up the 2018 season at home against the College of Wooster under new Head Coach Aaron Krepps. It was the third meeting all-time between the schools with Wooster now a perfect 3-0. The Beavers rallied from 30 points down but fell just short in a 44-34 setback to the Fighting Scots.

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Economics within fantasy university Colloquium discussion

Posted by LizGH on September 3, 2018 - 6:00am

Dr. Cynthia Bandish, English and language department chair at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “Coin Tricks: Economic Forces in Neil Gaiman’s Novels,” at 4 p.m. on Sept. 7 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

Gaiman’s fantasy novels draw from fairy tales and mythologies “to create new stories of human interactions with other worldly beings,” said Bandish.

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It's happening at the university in September

Arts and events calendar
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 31, 2018 - 1:55pm

Here's the September arts and events calendar from Bluffton University. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Sept. 7 Colloquium: “Coin Tricks: Economic Forces in Neil Gaiman’s Novel,” Friday Colloquium by Cynthia Bandish, Ph.D., professor of English, 4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall

Sept. 16 Art Reception: Reception for art exhibit “Reconstruction,” by John Sousa, 1-3 p.m., Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center

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Author encourages students to have ‘tough conversations’

"Talk, listen to others and share a meal"
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 30, 2018 - 2:38pm

In an era when many people with opposing viewpoints figuratively retreat to opposite corners of a boxing ring when conflicts arise, author and counselor Jonas Beiler urged first-year students at Bluffton University to instead talk, listen to others and share a meal.

“Be brave enough to have tough conversations,” urged Beiler. “God forgives, and since we are made in the likeness of God we need to forgive as well.”

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