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Retiring Bluffton president named 2018 commencement speaker

Joined the faculty in 2001; became president in 2006
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2018 - 3:59pm

Dr. James M. Harder, president of Bluffton University, will serve many roles during the 2018 graduation ceremony, including Commencement speaker.

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And this year's award winners are...

A.C. Burcky, Kathryn Little, Larry Jones awards winners announced
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2018 - 3:36pm

Bluffton University presented its top athletics awards April 17 to standout athletes in baseball and softball and a special award given to President James Harder and Karen Klassen Harder.
 
Ryan Golden of Findlay, Ohio, accepted the A.C. Burcky Award as senior male athlete of the year, while Brittany Huff of Union, Ohio, won the Kathryn E. Little Award as outstanding senior female athlete.

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Small-cast musical explores the creative process

May Day weekend musical tickets now on sale
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2018 - 1:58pm

Bluffton University will present “[title of show]” as the May Day musical on Friday, and Saturday, May 4 and 5, at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Yoder Recital Hall.
 
This playful contemporary show offers audience members a glimpse at the creative process by showcasing a musical about writing a musical. This small-cast production explores themes of creative collaboration, self-doubt and artistic dilemmas that seek to resonate with viewers.
 

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University academic awards to be presented

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 18, 2018 - 3:21pm

Bluffton University will host its annual Academic Awards Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
 
Students to be honored include graduating seniors in the Honors Program, C. Henry Smith Scholars and Pi Delta inductees, as well as departmental award recipients, who are recognized as distinguished senior scholars. In addition, several seniors will present on their departmental honors projects.
 

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Integrity, truth virtue

Bluffton’s campus community explores honor in the world
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 17, 2018 - 3:00pm

Dr. Jonathan Andreas, associate professor of economics, opened the Civic Engagement lecture at Bluffton University with a simple question: “What makes the world go round?”
 
“I’m an economist, and I am here to tell you that it is not money,” joked Andreas. Instead, Andreas believes notions of honor hold societies together. “Without some amount of honor, capitalism would fall apart.”
 

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Past, present and future of conscientious objection

Bluffton University presentations
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2018 - 3:59pm

Standing alone on the stage of Yoder Recital Hall, actor Michael Mears, shaking with fear, began to scribble a letter on an imaginary piece of paper. Reciting the words of James Brightmore, a British World War I conscientious objector, Mears revealed the horrors Brightmore was subjected to for refusing military duty. Punishments included solitary confinement in a muddy pit that echoed the horrors of a foxhole.
 

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