Bluffton University

11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, Musselman Library Reading Room

Kennedy Parker ‘25, a communication and media major from Lima, Ohio, will present “Following My Eyes to Marketing Mastery,” on October 1. This event is free and open to the public. 

Parker will share experiences from her marketing internship with Lima-based advertising agency Follow The Eyes.

Forum at Bluffton University provides a public space for interdisciplinary discovery about the personal, local and global challenges faced by students, faculty, staff and the Bluffton community.

Dr. Perry Bush, emeritus professor of history at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “Is the Kobzar still dancing?” at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 4, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

During the presentation, Bush will expand on his book “Dancing with the Kobzar,” published in 2000 to commemorate Bluffton’s 100-year anniversary. Bush will reflect on Bluffton University’s historic 125 years. This event kicks off Homecoming and Alumni Weekend which will celebrate Bluffton University’s 125 years. 

This event is free and open to the public.

7:30 p.m. on September 26 and 27, Yoder Recital Hall; admission is free

“Bonhoeffer: Cell 92,” a cinematic theatre production created by Jerry Holsopple and Justin Poole from Eastern Mennonite University, comes to Bluffton University at on Thursday, Sept. 26, and Friday, Sept. 27.

11:00 a.m. on September 24, Yoder Recital Hall

Dr. Jane Wood, president of Bluffton University, and Dr. Katherine Fell, president of University of Findlay, will present the State of the University Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

During the presentation, Dr. Wood and Dr. Fell will address the state of the university in the context of the proposed merger of Bluffton University and University of Findlay.

11:00 a.m., September 17 in Yoder Recital Hall

Dr. Robert Postic, professor of political science at University of Findlay, will present the Forum “The Enduring Legacy of the U.S. Constitution,” on September 17.

During this Forum, Postic will describe the persistent resilience of the U.S. Constitution despite past and present challenges to the democratic polity it preserves. 

Free and open to the public, this presentation also serves as Bluffton’s Constitution Day Forum. 

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted

Sept. 3 Forum
Introduction to Gaden Shartse Monks and Performance of Healing Chants
11:00 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall

Sept. 6 Colloquium
Late Style, New Starts and Malamud’s ‘God’s Grace’
Dr. Lamar Nisly, Professor of English
4:00 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall

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