For several Bluffton University students, fall semester 2012 included exposure to different cultures, internship opportunities and visits to historical sites.
Five of them, all seniors, recounted those experiences off campus during a Bluffton Forum on Jan. 29.
Five members of the Bluffton University Concert Band were part of the honors concert band that performed last month at the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association Honors Festival.
Danielle Smith, executive director of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), will discuss opportunities to use social media positively—and pitfalls to avoid—in the annual Smucker Lecture at Bluffton University.
“Ethics and Integrity in the Age of Social Media” is the title of Smith’s talk, set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Founders Hall. The forum is free and open to the public.
Dr. Mary Ann Sullivan is a prolific photographer as well as a professor emerita of English and art history at Bluffton University, where she taught from 1972-2006.
An exhibit of her photographs of library architecture is joining the permanent collection in Bluffton’s Musselman Library, which will mark the donation with a reception with Sullivan from 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10.
The American Red Cross will hold two blood drives in Bluffton in the month of February. They are:
Thursday, Feb. 7, noon until 6 p.m. at the First Mennonite Church in the Upstairs Room, located at 101 S. Jackson St.
Friday, Feb. 15, from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Bluffton University, 1 University Drive.
While walk-in donors are welcome, donors are encouraged to make appointments. To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to www.redcrossblood.org .
