Dr. Stephen Harnish, a professor and chair of mathematics at Bluffton University, will reflect Friday (Jan. 31) on his spring 2013 efforts to strengthen Bluffton’s partnership with China West Normal University.
Harnish will present “Tones, Trains and Toasts: Forging New Partnerships and Scientific Research in Sichuan Province” at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Bluffton’s Centennial Hall. The colloquium is free and open to the public.
Two alumni and a former sports information director (SID) comprise the Bluffton University Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2013-14.
Becky (Reineke ’98) Boblitt has been selected for her achievements in basketball and soccer, while Bill Lape, a 1962 graduate, is being honored for his Bluffton football career. They will be inducted alongside Ron Geiser, who performed SID duties during parts of four decades, on Jan. 25 in Marbeck Center.
In recognition of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., five Bluffton University faculty and staff members reflected Jan. 21 on the February 2012 death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin; the trial of the accused killer, George Zimmerman; and how race still matters in America.
