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Calib Alexander named HCAC Co-Freshman of the Year

Standout tailback and kick returner Calib Alexander (Ocala, Fla./St. John Lutheran) was one of 12 Bluffton University football players to be named All-Heartland Conference for the 2012 season. The athletes were selected by the Heartland Conference coaches following the completion of the regular season.

In addition to Alexander, Bluffton placed four players on the first team, four on the second team and three were named honorable mention.

Sider named Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion

Dr. Alex Sider, an associate professor of religion at Bluffton University, has been appointed as the university’s Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion.

The five-year appointment provides Sider with annual funds to support scholarly research and writing in areas related to Anabaptist-Mennonite life and thought.

McCloskey and Janzen lead Beavers at NCAA cross country regionals

The Bluffton University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the last meet of the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional cross country championships held on the campus of Andersen University.

A total of 37 teams from across the region and over 250 athletes per gender were competing for the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Cross Country Championships next Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana.

 

Bluffton University senior to present horn recital Nov. 18

 

Horn player Justin McCall will perform his Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.

McCall, from Forest, Ohio, will perform eight numbers, including three as part of quartets. Pianist Allison Ringold will accompany him during the recital, which is presented in partial fulfillment of his requirements for graduation with a major in music education. He is a student of Marilyn Edwards, an adjunct instructor at Bluffton.

Dean of students to lead Nov. 16 colloquium

 

Dr. Julie DeGraw, vice president for student life and dean of students at Bluffton University, will outline “Ways to Encourage Christian Women Students to Political and Social Action” during a campus colloquium on Friday, Nov. 16.

Free and open to the public, her presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.

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