Bluffton University

Bluffton University names Dr. Jane Wood as its next president

Will succeed Dr. James Harder on July 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2018 - 2:52pm

For just the 10th time in its 119-year history, Bluffton University’s Board of Trustees has named a new president, announcing that Dr. Jane Wood has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton’s next president beginning July 1, 2018.

“Dr. Wood has demonstrated success in achieving enrollment growth at several institutions," said Kent Yoder, chairperson of the Bluffton University Board of Trustees.

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A close shave

University baseball team's annual Vs. Cancer fundraiser next week

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2018 - 4:31pm

The Bluffton University baseball team will once again go bald for a cause during a fundraiser for the non-profit Vs. Cancer.

A head-shaving event, featuring several baseball players and their supporters, will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27 in the Commons at Marbeck Center. This is the seventh year the baseball team has raised money for the charity, and it is the team’s largest community service project.

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Cross-cultural

Bluffton students share cross-cultural experience highlights

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2018 - 4:30pm

Expect the unexpected. That was the overarching message from Bluffton University students who shared stories of life-altering experiences from Guatemala, Washington, D.C., Ecuador, Jordan and Spain during several Cross-Cultural Forums held Feb. 6 and Feb. 13.

Expect the unexpected. That was the overarching message from Bluffton University students who shared stories of life-altering experiences from Guatemala, Washington, D.C., Ecuador, Jordan and Spain during several Cross-Cultural Forums held Feb. 6 and Feb. 13.

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Bluffton names Kevin Gregory Women's Soccer Head Coach

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 21, 2018 - 2:53pm

Bluffton University has named Kevin Gregory as its head women’s soccer coach.

Gregory has four years of experience coaching in the NCAA, plus an additional four years of Division III playing experience. For the past four years, he has served as the assistant men’s soccer coach for Hendrix College, a Division III school in Conway, Ark. For two of those years, Gregory also served as an assistant coach for the Hendrix women’s soccer team.

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