The Bluffton University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the last meet of the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional cross country championships held on the campus of Andersen University.
A total of 37 teams from across the region and over 250 athletes per gender were competing for the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Cross Country Championships next Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Horn player Justin McCall will perform his Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.
McCall, from Forest, Ohio, will perform eight numbers, including three as part of quartets. Pianist Allison Ringold will accompany him during the recital, which is presented in partial fulfillment of his requirements for graduation with a major in music education. He is a student of Marilyn Edwards, an adjunct instructor at Bluffton.
Dr. Julie DeGraw, vice president for student life and dean of students at Bluffton University, will outline “Ways to Encourage Christian Women Students to Political and Social Action” during a campus colloquium on Friday, Nov. 16.
Free and open to the public, her presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall.
In July 2009, Dr. Chuck Sandstrom was the victim of a random, violent assault that left the former Findlay, Ohio, pastor with a severe, traumatic brain injury. But he and his wife, Auburn, chose to deal with their pain by reaching out to the attacker and his young family.
Now traveling to speak about their experience, the Akron couple will be at Bluffton University on Tuesday, Nov. 20, to discuss “Forgiveness as a Way of Life” at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The Bluffton University Nutrition Association’s annual spaghetti dinner to benefit the Lima-based Churches United Food Pantry (C.U.P.) will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton.
Nonperishable food items will be accepted, as will cash and checks made payable to C.U.P. In addition to spaghetti, the menu for the dinner includes bread, salad, dessert and refreshments.
