Dr. James M. Harder, president of Bluffton University, will speak at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in Founders Hall, at the annual President's Forum, which is part of Bluffton's weekly Forum series. Forum is free and open to the public.

As the new school year gets under way, Harder will highlight a number of ways that Bluffton is moving forward, including new academic program development and facilities improvements.

He will also provide a progress report on plans for a new Health and Fitness Education Center, the next facility in the university's master plan.