BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team fell behind 2-0 less than 15 minutes into the season opener on the way to a 3-0 shutout at the hands of Ohio Christian on a cool Friday, Sept. 1, 2017.
Junior Skylar Liming (St. Marys/Memorial) ripped a team-best four shots while freshman Sienna Sullivan (Columbus/Hilliard Davidson) turned away 12 attempts by the visitors.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Beavers wrapped up day one of the Bluffton Sommer Spiketacular with a 1-1 mark. The Bluffton volleyball team picked up an impressive win over Adrian College in three sets (27-25, 25-20, 25-20). Junior Bethany Martini (Pickerington/North) led the team with 16 kills and she also chipped in 11 digs.
Sometimes it’s the little things we do in life that have the most impact.
“New York Times” bestselling author, Nathan Whitaker, shared this message with Bluffton’s new students during Opening Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
“I think it’s easy for us to devalue what we do or say. That what we do isn’t going to impact anybody,” explained Whitaker, co-author of “Quiet Strength” the memoir of Super-Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy.
Ten students, traveling from as far away as Cambodia, came together on the campus of Bluffton University Aug. 6-11 for the fourth Collaborative MBA residency. While the students began as strangers from vastly different backgrounds, they left with newfound ideas on leadership and lasting bonds.
“The most exciting part has been connecting with others who have had a lot of different experiences to discuss the things that we all care about from our own unique perspectives,” said Annalisa Brenneman, an exchange coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee in Cambodia.
Nathan Whitaker, a six-time “New York Times” bestselling author, will be the featured speaker at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in the Sommer Center for Health and Fitness Education as Bluffton University welcomes the class of 2021 during its annual Opening Convocation.
Whitaker has co-written several books with leading sports figures including “Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life,” the memoir of Super-Bowl-winning NFL coach Tony Dungy. “Quiet Strength” also served as this year’s summer reading for first-year Bluffton students.
A new 1,800 square foot Moyer Nature Center has been funded and is scheduled for completion later this fall within the Bluffton University Nature Preserve, Bluffton’s president, Dr. James M. Harder, announced today.
