Jenna Eshleman (Landisville, Penn./Hempfield) has been named the Heartland Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 4, 2011. It marks the third time Eshleman has been named HCAC Player of the Week for volleyball.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team outscored Moody Bible College 2-1 in the second half, but the home team's four-goal first stanza proved too much to overcome as the Beavers dropped their 2011 season opener. Moody improved to 2-1 with the victory while Bluffton takes a 0-1 record into its Saturday contest with Benedictine.
The Bluffton University football team rallied in the second half but turnovers proved to be the difference as Kalamazoo scored a 39-14 win over the Beavers on a hot and humid Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. Bluffton starts the season 0-1, while the Hornets head into week two at 1-0.
Two turnovers by the home team in the first four minutes of the game set up a pair of Dimeko Price touchdowns for the Hornets. K-zoo jumped on top 12-0 at the 9:03 mark of the first quarter when Price went in from six yards out.
Bluffton University will host Game Day @ Bluffton Saturday, Sept. 3, when the Beavers meet Kalamazoo College in their football home opener at 2 p.m. at Salzman Stadium.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children; children under 5 are admitted free.
Before the game, a picnic-style lunch will be available in a tent at the stadium from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $6.
Dr. James M. Harder, president of Bluffton University, will present the annual President's Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in Founders Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
As the new academic year gets under way, Harder will highlight a number of ways that Bluffton is moving forward, including new campus initiatives and facilities improvements.
He will also introduce Bluffton's campus-wide civic engagement theme for the year, "Public Health: Promoting Wellness for Self and Community."
Bluffton University's Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center is celebrating its 25th year in 2011-12 with several events, including a conference for children Oct. 21 and 22.
"Celebration of Peace: A Bridge Between Us" is aimed at students in grades 3-7 who want to impact their communities and the world through positive attitudes and actions. They will consider the significance of common ground between people, and learn to build "bridges" of understanding and acceptance, through music, stories, art, cooperative games and multinational interaction.
