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Megan Sycks October's BHS student of the month

Megan Sycks, a junior, is the October Bluffton High School student of the month. She is the daughter of  David and Linda Sycks. Megan is a junior and has a 4.000 GPA.

Megan is active in extra curricular activities including show choir, chamber choir, jazz band, pep band, marching band and drama club.

She is on the all A honor roll, a National Honor Society member, and has received academic awards for English and Spanish.

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David Glick-in-the-hat

Wait, I know you. The Cat-In-The-Hat, right? No, David Glick? I'm confused. Too many Halloweener came to my house last night. Watch the Icon for more photos coming soon!

Nov. 12 event ‘Dissident Art’ to celebrate donation

“Dissident Art: The Etchings of Aleksandr Kalugin,” a Nov. 12 program in Bluffton University’s Musselman Library Reading Room, will celebrate the donation of five Kalugin works to the library. The 4 p.m. event is free and open to the public.

Donors of the etchings—which are exhibited on the library’s second floor—are Dr. James Satterwhite, a professor emeritus of history and political science, and his wife, Olwen Pritchard, who will speak during the program.

Bluffton alumna, trustee to discuss gender inequality in Nov. 10 forum

“Still 77 Cents on the Dollar: Gender, Communication and Work” will be Dr. Kerry Strayer’s topic for a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Founders Hall.

The presentation by the 1984 Bluffton alumna, now a university trustee and an associate professor of communication at Otterbein University, is free and open to the public.

‘Auditions and Curtains’ opens in Albrecht Gallery Nov. 9

Bluffton University’s Grace Albrecht Gallery will host “Auditions and Curtains,” a November exhibition of paintings by artist Chris Hyndman.

Opening Nov. 9, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Nov. 24. Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A reception for the artist will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.

Jazz Ensemble, Gospel Choir to perform in Yoder Nov. 7

Bluffton University’s Jazz Ensemble and Gospel Choir will present a concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public; an offering will be taken during intermission for music scholarships.

Dr. Roy Couch, assistant professor of music, conducts the 19-member Jazz Ensemble, while Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, associate professor of music, conducts the Gospel Choir, which includes 28 voices from the campus and community.

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