MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has announced the launch of a Pre-Occupational Therapy (Pre-OT) major, expanding its offerings in the health sciences to prepare students for careers dedicated to helping individuals live independently and meaningfully.
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Elaine K. Marquart, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 18, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Elaine was born February 2, 1942 in Benton Ridge to the late Kurt and Ruth (Oman) Radabaugh. On June 16, 1990 she married Jay Marquart.
Elaine was a 1960 graduate of Liberty-Benton High School and worked as a computer programmer, a preschool teacher at Bluffton Community Preschool and as a medical records clerk at Dr. Hotmire's office in Bluffton.
UPDATE Interruptions to the Icon websites ended at about 9:00 a.m.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon editor
Both Icons have experience intermittent server problems beginning on the morning of Tuesday, November 18, due to a widespread outage impacting many online services.
MEDIA RELEASE__Laurel Neufeld Weaver, assistant professor of social work and MSW field education co-director at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, "Activating Resilience: Creating the Trauma-Informed Classroom," at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Neufeld Weaver will explore classroom strategies rooted in trauma-informed practices designed to foster resilience, equity and healing-centered learning environments for all students.
