Black History Month will conclude at Bluffton University on Wednesday, Feb. 29, with a one-woman portrayal of a runaway slave by historical interpreter Novella Slaughter, from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.
Bluffton's multicultural affairs office is presenting Slaughter's performance, at 5 p.m., and a soul food dinner at 6:30 p.m., both free and open to the public in The Commons in Marbeck Center.
Juniors Nathan Campbell and Kyle Schmidt, candidates for Student Senate president at Bluffton University in 2012-13, will debate at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Founders Hall. The Bluffton Forum is free and open to the public.
Campbell, a history major from Dunkirk, Ohio, and Lawrence, a business administration and economics major from Berne, Ind., will address questions submitted by Student Senate members and take others from the audience.
Bluffton University's Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band will take center stage for the annual winter instrumental concert, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in Yoder Recital Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken during intermission for music scholarships.
Dr. Adam Schattschneider, professor of music, will direct the Jazz Ensemble in seven numbers, including arrangements of "How High the Moon," "Tuxedo Junction" and "Lazy River."
