Bluffton University will host the following events in June 2025. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
June 2
Admissions event: First-year Orientation, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Marbeck Center
June 13
Admissions event: First-year Orientation, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Marbeck Center
June 20
Anabaptism at 500 Event: Choir performance, “One Hundred Years of Mennonite Women through Story and Song,” 7-8:30 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio
MAY 20 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University will welcome the Central District Conference (CDC) from June 19–21, offering a vibrant mix of worship, workshops, community storytelling, and engaging seminars through the theme “Listen! Wisdom is Calling.” While the events are designed for registered CDC delegates, the worship services are free and open to the public.
WWW.BLUFFTON.EDU/ART ANNOUNCEMENT__Are you mesmerized watching works of art being formed out of a mound of clay on a spinning wheel? Here’s your chance to get your hands dirty and try it for yourself.
All are welcome to expand their skills during Summer Mud. Participants should be at least 14 years old (in ninth grade.)
MAY 20 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University students Trevor King ’28 of Wauseon, Ohio and Logan Daugherty ’27 of Bradford, Ohio are the 2025 recipients of the Summer Discovery Grant. This grant awards two first year or sophomore students $1,500 each for a 4-6 week unpaid vocational experience. Utilizing the summer months, students explore the relationship between vocation and faith through internships, job shadowing or other career related opportunities.
7:00-8:30 p.m. on June 20 - First Mennonite Church, 101 S Jackson St.
Bluffton University’s spring celebration of Anabaptism at 500 will be concluded on Friday, June 20 with “One Hundred Years of Mennonite Women through Story and Song.” This event will be held at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio from 7-8:30 p.m., conducted by Wendy Chappel-Dick, MBA ’08.
Hayley Burke, an incoming student at Bluffton University, has been awarded the university’s Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship, valued at more than $16,000 over four years.
Burke, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, is the daughter of Jon and Kelly Burke and will graduate from Mount Vernon High School this year. She volunteers and is active in 4H, the National Honors Society, the Mount Vernon High School women’s varsity basketball team and at her church The Church at Chapel Hill.
