BLUFFTON, Ohio - After an 0-2 start on the road, the Bluffton University men’s basketball squad tipped off for the first time on their home court against the Ohio Midwestern Rams. The Beavers jumped out to a hot start and never looked back as they marched to a 79-58 win, moving to 1-2 on the season.
Seven university students attend MEDA conference in Canada
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 21, 2017 - 3:47pm
By Jena O’Brien, university
public relations student assistant
Lessons on community, business and leadership merged this year during the annual Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) conference in Vancouver, Canada.
During the conference, seven Bluffton University students, including Wyatt Baer, a senior accounting major from Marshallville, learned how business majors can leverage their strengths to improve society.
The students were also able to network with business professionals and community leaders also in attendance.
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 20, 2017 - 3:38pm
November 20, 2017
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Senior Macey Sheerer (Bucyrus) has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week following a stellar opening weekend in Chicago, Ill.
Sheerer hit 14-of-26 (53.8 percent), including 5-of-11 (45.5 percent) from distance, as the Beavers went 1-1 at the North Park Tip-Off Tournament. She led the Beavers to a 67-66 win over #7 Ohio Northern on Friday night. Sheerer averaged 19 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 3.0 assists per game for the Beavers.
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on November 20, 2017 - 6:00am
Sixty-five students from 17 high schools across the state recently took part in the 15th annual Bluffton University Mathematics Competition. During the one-hour competition, students completed a test consisting of short-answer questions covering a range of math topics through precalculus. Cash prizes were awarded to top finishers.
Top finishers included:
1st place overall: Christopher Harnish, Bluffton High School
2nd place overall: Benjamin Heck, Liberty Benton High School
1st place junior: David Stirn, Shawnee High School
Bluffton sophomore is an OB scrub tech and works at MMH
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 19, 2017 - 3:57pm
By Cara Echols Bluffton University student news writer
Kelsey May is jump-starting her career in the field of nursing with a unique opportunity.
Working with doctors and nurses to assist with childbirth, May, a sophomore from Van Buren, serves as an obstetrician (OB) scrub tech at Blanchard Valley Hospital while also working at a Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. She is gaining exceptional knowledge out of the classroom and getting first-hand experience in her major.
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Bluffton University women’s basketball squad hit the court to face North Park University on Saturday, Nov. 18. After their upset of #7 Ohio Northern on a late Friday night, the Beavers came up just short to the host Vikings, 63-59, in the championship game while dropping to 1-1 on the season.