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Colloquium focus on travels to Tibet

Phil Sugden, assistant professor of art, will present "Pages from the Manual on Deconstructing God" at Friday Colloquium at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 19, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. Colloquium is free and open to the public.

The inspiration for Sugden's art exhibit came from reading, formal meditation and his many travels to Tibet and the Himalayas. Sugden also drew inspiration from his time spent in Tibetan monasteries.

Graduate programs open house in Lima

Bluffton University hosts Graduate Programs Open House
Bluffton University will host a Graduate Programs Open House from 4:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at The Meeting Place, located at 220 W. Market Street in Lima, Ohio. Call 1.800.488.3257, option 4, for more information.

Ted Bible, director of the adult and graduate education office at Bluffton, says "This is a convenient opportunity for Lima area residents to learn about the options available at Bluffton which will enable them to earn a masters degree."

Two university students hold senior art exhibit

The Bluffton University art department will feature the original artwork of two senior students, Victoria Henkle and Ashley Martin, March 15-26. The exhibit is open to the public in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in the Sauder Visual Arts Center from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

A reception with the artists will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 21 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery.

Sarah Diller university voice recital March 4

Bluffton University students Sarah Diller (Bluffton), soprano, and Brandon Fullenkamp (Wapakoneta), piano, will perform a junior recital at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4, in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the lobby.

University poetry reading in Musselman Library March 16

Writer and poetess Julia Levine who lives and works in Davis, Calif., will read her poems in the Bluffton University Musselman Library Reading Room Tuesday, March 16, at 4 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public.

Levine's poetry collections include Dutch-tender, Ask which received the Tampa Review Prize and Practicing for Heaven which was recognized with a 1998 Anhinga Prize for Poetry. Levine has also received numerous awards including the Pablo Neruda Prize in poetry and five Pushcart Prize nominations.

Bluffton University Student Senate debate March 2

Joel Wildermuth , a junior from Sidney, and Caleb Elsea, a junior from Findlay, will participate in the Bluffton University Student Senate President Debate during Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 2. The debate will be moderated by Dr. Troy Osborne, assistant professor of history. Forum is free and open to the public.

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