Welcome to 45817
First-year students at Bluffton moved into campus on Friday, Aug. 25 and began classes on Monday, Aug. 28. Here are some pictures from Welcome Week.
Chanhee Hwang and Irena Xhari, two of Bluffton University’s international students, take part in Welcome Week traditions, the Bren-Dell slip-n-slide. The slide runs down the hill next to Bren-Dell Residence Hall and is a way for both new and returning students to meet each other and celebrate before the academic year begins.
The President’s Reception, a new Welcome Week event at Bluffton University, gave students a chance to interact with President Jim Harder and Karen Klassen Harder, professor of business, at their home near campus. The students enjoyed treats from an ice cream sundae table.
Todd Hammond, a first-year student from Columbus, Ohio, represented the purple team at the 2017 Bluffton Olympics. During this Welcome Week tradition, teams of first-year students compete against each other through wacky games such as a three-legged race and an egg-carrying race
Bestselling author, Nathan Whitaker, shared thoughts on integrity as Bluffton University’s Convocation speaker. The event welcomed new students into Bluffton’s academic community and introduced Bluffton’s 2017-18 Civic Engagement Theme – Integrity, Truth, Virtue: Bluffton’s honor code in the world. 2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of the honor code at Bluffton through which students have been taught to uphold the community of respect in all of their campus interactions. Honor covenants signed by the incoming students were presented during the event.
Stories Posted This Week
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Monday, June 30, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 2025
- Community Pool closed June 28
- Weekend Doctor: About Rotator Cuff Repair
- WOAL Swim Champs in Wapakoneta July 11-12
- '60s Survivors Band plays fifth annual free concert
- Bluffton Lions to bring all-abilities playground to new Legacy Park
- July 2025 programs and services at Bluffton Public Library
- Save the date: July 17 Garden Club is all about herbs
- Bluffton Vacation Bible School, July 13-17 at Bluffton Y
Friday, June 27, 2025
- Foundation launches Rooted to Rise initiative
- Eight vehicle injury crash IR 75 in Hancock County
- Bluffton Mayor commends Safety Services on June 26 injury accident response
- What's in your weekend?, June 27-28-29
- Go wolfhound to Bluffton
- Letter: Ask for veto of HB 96 library provision
- ODNR Offering Hunter Education Instructor Classes