Coach Dan Hughes describes his time as a student-athlete at Muskingum University as a “very non-descript, average college career.” However, his time at the small, private, liberal arts college in Ohio prepared him for the “life after.”
“It’s not what I did in those four years of college, it was the way those people empowered me to enter life and navigate the world,” said Hughes, who recently retired after a 20-plus-year career coaching in the WNBA. “I’m thankful for so many people who challenged me to step into the next stage of life and have my equipment ready.”
A book release celebration for “Anabaptist Political Theology After Marpeck” will take place at 4 p.m. on April 27, in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the campus of Bluffton University
Co-edited by J. Denny Weaver, Gerald Mast and Trevor Bechtel, the book of essays is published by Cascadia Publishing House and is the latest volume in Bluffton University’s C. Henry Smith series.
Garrett O'Reilly (Galena/Orange) has been named the Heartland Conference Pitcher of the Week after helping Bluffton University to a pair of Good Friday victories at Earlham College over the weekend. O'Reilly follows on the heels of freshman Andrew Collinsworth (Westerville/Westerville South) who was honored a week earlier after a complete game victory over Manchester University.
Evan Burden, a music education major, will present his Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Burden will sing several selections including: “Grow For Me” by Alan Menken, “O di Capellio” by Vincenzo Bellini and “Oh! quand je dors” by Franz Liszt.
Alex Rose, a music major with a concentration in performance studies, will present their Bluffton University senior recital at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the lobby.
Several of Bluffton University’s performance groups will perform a selection of lighter tunes during the Spring Fling concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Brass Ensemble will perform selections originally written for other genres that have been re-imagined as brass music while Concert Band’s performance will include arrangements of a popular folk song, a Broadway show tune and a unique piece which mixes electronic and acoustic sounds. Both groups will be conducted by Dr. Roy Couch.
Bluffton University will recognize its top student-athletes at the annual Athletics Awards Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Two awards will be presented. Bluffton’s top senior male athlete will receive the A.C. Burcky Award, while the top senior female athlete will receive the Kathryn E. Little Award.
