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Social work celebration part of May Day at Bluffton University May 5-8

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2011 - 5:27pm

Bluffton University will mark its annual May Day weekend May 5-8 with traditional alumni reunions, student activities and graduation events, as well as a celebration of its social work program.

Featured at "Social Work Pathways," beginning at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in Musselman Library, will be social work alumni Dr. Elaine Ragsdale Schott, David Voth and Eva Voth, along with Jennifer Hughes, assistant professor of social work and current program chair.

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University academic awards presented April 26

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2011 - 5:23pm

Bluffton University will host its annual Academic Awards Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Students to be honored include graduating seniors in the Honors Program and Mallori Bontrager, from Wellman, Iowa, who has completed a departmental honors project. She will give a brief presentation on her project in English. Graduating C. Henry Smith Scholars and Pi Delta inductees will also be recognized.

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This 'Bee' has different buzz each night - Bluffton University spring musical

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2011 - 4:35pm

The cast of Bluffton University's May Day-weekend musical may not be complete until minutes before the curtain rises on opening night May 5. And even then, the contestants in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" won't stay the same the next two nights.

But that's just the nature of the "Bee."

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Bluffton picks up split after game two win over Defiance (softball)

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2011 - 4:49am

By Mallory Kemper, sports information intern

The Bluffton University softball team hosted Heartland Conference rival Defiance College on Wednesday, April 13, and split the doubleheader. The Beavers lost 5-3 to the Yellow Jackets, but came back to win the second game, 4-3. Bluffton improved to 6-4 in the HCAC and 14-13 overall. Defiance moved to 3-3 in the conference and 11-17 overall.

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Bluffton improves to 8-4 in the HCAC with sweep of Hanover (softball)

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2011 - 4:02am

By Josh Bruner, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University softball team hosted Hanover College on Sunday, April 17, for a rescheduled HCAC double header that had originally been slated to be played at Hanover. The Beavers put up two runs in the seventh inning to sneak by the Panthers, 11-10. Bluffton proved more dominant in the second game as they took a 16-2 victory in five innings. The Beavers improved to 16-13 overall with an 8-4 mark in the HCAC. Hanover fell to 5-17 on the season and 1-7 in the HCAC.

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Beavers take two of three from HCAC pre-season favorite (baseball)

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2011 - 4:00am

By Mallory Kemper, sports information intern

The Bluffton University baseball team scored an impressive 29 runs in a doubleheader sweep of pre-season Heartland Conference favorite Franklin College on Sunday, April 17, 2011. The Beavers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the first game 9-8 and won 20-13 in game two. Bluffton improved to 4-10 in the Heartland Conference and 12-17 overall. Franklin fell to 18-10 on the season and 8-6 in the HCAC.

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