Enduring hardships is made easier when we search for rainbows, Jane Thorley Roeschley suggested as a minister in residence at Bluffton University April 10.
Speaking at a campus chapel service, Roeschley, an associate pastor at the Mennonite Church of Normal, Ill., referenced the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. But another significant part of the story came before the resurrection, the Bluffton alumna said, noting that before Jesus performed the miracle, he gave thanks to God.
Bluffton University recognized many of its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 22.
Introduced as distinguished scholars in their respective academic areas were 33 seniors. Shawn Frost of Edison, Ohio, was named distinguished scholar in two programs—exercise science and strength and conditioning—as was Holly Walter of Carey, Ohio, in English and writing.
Good weather, great facilities and hard work from home paid dividends over the weekend as the men's and women's track and field team competed in the Spring Invitational at Kenyon College on Saturday, April 19. Event winners, numerous best performances and another school record highlighted the day.
A pair of runs in both the eighth and ninth innings propelled the Bluffton University baseball team to its fifth straight Heartland Conference series victory as the Beavers wrapped up a home-and-home sweep of Earlham College on a beautiful Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Bluffton improved to 18-15 overall and more importantly 10-9 in the HCAC, while Earlham slipped to 18-14 and 10-9 in the conference.
Bluffton University will mark its annual May Day weekend May 1-4 with traditional alumni reunions, student activities and graduation events, as well as a “faculty showcase” in Musselman Library.
Featured at the latter event, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, will be:
· Dr. Martina Cucchiara, an assistant professor of history, sharing excerpts from a Jewish German woman’s World War II-era diary that Cucchiara found in a German archive while conducting research last summer with the aid of a Bluffton University Research Center grant;
