While observing her students work on basic phonics skills with incarcerated youth at the Allen County Juvenile Detention Center, Dr. Amy Mullins, assistant professor of education, encountered a problem. The teens were embarrassed to use materials designed for young children.
“Our students tried re-covering their books with white paper to hide the titles,” said Mullins. “Then, we started looking online, but we couldn’t find anything appropriate.”
Program allows Bluffton educator preparation majors to obtain student teaching and field experience hours while providing a service to the wider community
Families are encouraged to use this resource for homework help and educational enrichment.
When schools closed their doors in Endwell, New York, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Michelle (Nakoneczny ’99) Arron was concerned about keeping her sons engaged in learning.
Then she logged onto Facebook and saw a post from her alma mater, Bluffton University.
Lydia Lugibihl, a senior food and nutrition major with a concentration in business, utilized her minors in marketing and business administration to enhance her experience at Bluffton University.
The Pandora native spent the spring 2019 semester in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC), and this fall she joined the student leadership team of the Bluffton Bread Company.
Turns out that Bluffton University mascots J. Denny Beaver and Jenny Beaver like to draw.
And, they've shared this interest with Icon viewers - special note, there's no age requirement to participate. All you need is a printer, colored markers and your imagination.
You'll find 10 printer-friendly attachments that include:
• Are you ready for an adventure
• Catching some waves
• Journey into outer space
• Beavers and kits
• We are all Beavers
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) has announced the winter honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC. Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA and are varsity athletes.
Eighteen Bluffton University student athletes were on the list.
In alignment with Governor DeWine’s directives, Bluffton University cancelled all May Day events scheduled for Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2.
In addition, the in-person Commencement ceremonies scheduled for Sunday, May 3, have been postponed until the campus community can safely gather together.
The university has established https://www.bluffton.edu/alert/ to communicate up-to-date information related to the plan and ongoing developments with this fluid situation.
