Dr. Randy Keeler, an associate professor of religion at Bluffton University, will present “The State of Youth Ministry in the Ohio Mennonite Conference” during a campus colloquium on Friday, Dec. 4.
Free and open to the public, his talk will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.
Jeff Gundy, a professor of English at Bluffton University, will present a program Thursday, Dec. 3, on his newly published book of poems, “Abandoned Homeland.”
Beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., the event is free and open to the public in Bluffton’s Musselman Library Reading Room. Afterward, Gundy will sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.
Two art exhibitions will open Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Bluffton University. Both are free and open to the pubic.
Hannah Barber, a Bluffton senior from Bowling Green, Ohio, will present her senior show, “Aimless Wandering,” through Dec. 14 in the Marbeck Center Gallery. Her art is a mix of digital, drawing, painting, photography and 3-D work. The exhibit may be seen during building hours, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily; a reception will be held in the gallery from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.
Dr. Doug Siemens, from Bethel College in Kansas, will explore how to reverse the recent decline in educational achievement by boys compared with girls Dec. 1 in a Bluffton University Forum.
Siemens, an associate professor and director of elementary teacher education at Bethel, will present “Boys’ Achievement Gap and the Ethic of Care: Framing a New Discussion about Education and Gender” at 11 a.m. that Tuesday in Bluffton’s Founders Hall. His talk is free and open to the public.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton senior Thayne Recker (Arlington) helped the Beavers go 2-1 to open the season and he has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week. He picked up where he left off last season when Recker was a three-time HCAC Player of the Week en route to being named First Team All-Heartland Conference.
Buffalo, NY - The Bluffton University women outscored host Buffalo State 24-11 in the third quarter en route to a 68-53 victory over the Bengals in Abgott Invitational championship game on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. The Beavers improved to 2-0 with their second victory in as many days thanks to 18 points and 13 rebounds by Tournament MVP Macey Sheerer (Bucyrus).
