Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers, back from a spring-break tour in seven Midwestern states, will reprise the tour program, “Sing Ye Praises with understanding,” in the annual Camerata Home Concert on Sunday, March 15. The concert, beginning at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall, is free and open to the public.
A Bluffton University faculty member who has conducted research in the Ferguson, Mo., area will present a March 13 campus colloquium aimed at helping provide better understanding of the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting last August.
Dr. Walter Paquin, assistant professor of social work at Bluffton University, will discuss “Ongoing ‘American Apartheid’: St. Louis County 1990-2010” at 4 p.m. Friday in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.
Here is a list of event open to the public during March at Bluffton University.
March 9 Art exhibit: Opening of senior exhibition by Jill Bornhorst of Fort Loramie; Isaac Schumacher of Bluffton; Gregory Seymour of Orrville; and Luz Varela of Goshen, Ind., Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center. Hours through March 20 are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15. A reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. March 15.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team wrapped up its trip to Florida on a high note, defeating Alvernia College, 7-2, on Friday, March 6. The Beavers head north to the frigid cold of Ohio at 4-4 while Alvernia dropped to 6-3 on the season.
March 5, 2015
By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant
Game 1 Stats I Game 2 Stats
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team fell in both games of a double dip on Thursday, Mar. 5 to the St John’s Johnnies. The Johnnies won game one, 10-0, and they scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win game number two, 14-13. The Beavers dropped to 3-4 on the year, while St John’s improved to 5-3.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - The Bluffton University softball team went to extra innings against the Olivet Comets and lost a heartbreaker. The Beavers slipped to 7-2 when Olivet scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a victory in the Comets season opener.
