OCT 10 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University and University of Findlay will once again join together for the treasured holiday tradition of Handel's Messiah. This year's performances will mark the 132nd and 133rd in Bluffton's history.
The oratorio will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, in Yoder Recital Hall, Bluffton University, and at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, in Winebrenner Auditorium at the University of Findlay.
OCT 10 MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Alex Sider, president and professor of religion at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, "Following Jesus When Things Fall Apart," at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Sider will reflect on the role of Christian faith during times of institutional and personal change, drawing from theological perspectives that offer guidance, hope and ethical clarity in the face of disruption.
OCT 13 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University Theatre has announced the cast and production team for its fall play, After the Blast by Zoe Kazan.
After an environmental disaster forces survivors deep underground, nature must be simulated, and fertility is tightly regulated. Anna and Oliver want a baby, but Anna hasn't passed the Mental Health Exam. Will training their new robot helper satisfy Anna's craving for meaning and purpose?
MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Scott Holland, professor emeritus of theology and culture at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., will present "Henry David Thoreau's Personal Solitude and Public Solidarity or How to Befriend All Creation" during Bluffton University's Forum at 11 a.m. on Oct. 21 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Holland will offer insights into Thoreau as a 19th-century American Poet-Naturalist whose spiritual solitude fostered a deep connection with all of creation.
OCT 8 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University is pleased to announce that Dr. Gerald J. Mast has been appointed the Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion.
The appointment provides Mast with annual funds to support scholarly research and writing in areas related to Anabaptist-Mennonite life and thought. As part of the role, he will also serve as editor of the C. Henry Smith Series in Anabaptist Culture and Thought, formerly the C. Henry Smith Series, and deliver one Yoder Scholar Lecture per year on a topic related to biblical, religious or Anabaptist studies.
OCT 8 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has elected three alumni to its board of trustees: Pete Suter, Malissa Takacs and Matt McQuown.
Pete Suter '94, MAOM '02
Suter, of Bluffton and Pandora, Ohio, is a two-time Bluffton graduate. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration in 1994 and a master's degree in organizational management in 2002. He later completed a doctorate in business administration in marketing at Anderson University in 2008 and is pursuing a law degree at the University of Toledo.
