Katie Kuntz Wineland ’13, community minister with The Belonging Table and community outreach coordinator at Bittersweet Farms will speak during Bluffton University’s Forum at 11 a.m. on Nov. 12 in Yoder Recital Hall. The title of her presentation is “Keep Called and Carry On: Building Promise-Led Lives and Communities.”
During the presentation, she’ll share her experience of community building amidst polarization in fulfillment of a spiritual calling.
11:00 a.m., November 5, Musselman Library Reading Room
Colby Schlabach ‘25, an accounting major from Sugarcreek, Ohio, will present the First Tuesday in the Library Forum, “My Actuarial Internship: Spreadsheets, math and miniature donkeys,” on November 5.
During the presentation, Schlabach will share experiences from his internship with Everence, a faith-based financial services agency, along with other experiences from his summer in Goshen, Ind.
Students in Dr. Gerald Mast’s Argumentation and Advocacy class will put the debate skills they have learned in class to the test at Forum on Tuesday, November 5.
Students will debate whether or not public schools in Ohio should be required to permit religious education.
This event is free and open to the public. Forum at Bluffton University provides a public space for interdisciplinary discovery about the personal, local and global challenges faced by students, faculty, staff and the Bluffton community.
On October 5, Bluffton University and University of Findlay announced that following the completion of the proposed merger of the two institutions, Bluffton University will return to its previous name, Bluffton College.
Bluffton University will celebrate 125 years during Homecoming and Alumni Weekend 2024 from Friday, Oct. 4 - Sunday, Oct. 6. This Homecoming is very special as the 125th anniversary of Bluffton University will be celebrated on Homecoming weekend.
Samantha Shrider ’12, director of institutional research and grants, presented “The Not-So-Secret History of Bluffton University” during Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Shrider explored the unexpected stories which emerged from an oral history project with faculty, staff and alumni to celebrate Bluffton University’s 125-year anniversary.
Shrider’s goal for starting this oral history project was to honor and build on Bluffton’s past. Shrider interviewed around 80 faculty, staff and alumni ranging from recent 2023 graduates to a 1948 graduate.
