About 200 people shared an evening of international culture as Bluffton University's annual Global Weekend concluded on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Among the flag-bearing Bluffton students entering The Commons in Marbeck Center were sophomores (left to right) Sandra Vimbiso of Zimbabwe, Cincinsoko Akanya of Nigeria and Ntekesha Mbala, representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Bluffton University distance medley relay team shattered the school record by 22 seconds at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday, Feb. 13 and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track Athletes of the Week.
Dr. Gerald Mast, professor of communication at Bluffton University, will present a program Thursday, Feb. 23, on his recently published book, "Go to Church, Change the World: Christian Community as Calling."
Beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., the event is free and open to the public in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the Bluffton campus. Mast will sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase. Its target audience includes Christian education directors, Sunday school classes and book clubs.
A limited number of tickets remain available for the next performance in the 2011-12 Bluffton University Artist Series, by The Ohio State University Flute Troupe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Established in 1985 by Katherine Borst Jones, professor of flute at Ohio State, the troupe consists of both undergraduate and graduate flute majors. Known for its high level of performance using all of the instruments of the flute family, the ensemble is recognized as one of the premiere flute choirs in the nation.
Katherine Borst Jones, founder of The Ohio State University Flute Troupe, will present master class sessions for flute students and instructors as part of Bluffton University's Flute Day, Thursday, Feb. 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Participants should bring their flutes for the hour long sessions, the first of which will open the Flute Day program at 2 p.m. Students will have the chance to perform and receive feedback from Jones, a professor of flute at Ohio State who formed the troupe in 1985.
The Bluffton women's basketball team struggled from the field on Saturday, falling to the Panthers of Hanover (77-47) on Feb. 11, 2012. The Beavers dropped their second straight and fourth in a row on the road. Bluffton slipped to 8-15 overall and 6-10 in the HCAC. Hanover improved to 18-4 and their 14-2 mark in the HCAC keeps them tied with Franklin for the top spot in the conference.
