Stu Cleek, associate dean for residence life, Westmont College, will present “Campus Racial Climate and Sense of Belonging at Bluffton University and Beyond” for Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
As a doctoral student at the Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, Cleek is completing a multi-institutional study that examines the perceptions of campus racial climate and sense of belonging by race/ethnicity, sex, religiosity and faith fit.
Bluffton University’s Concert Band will present the 2017 Winter Instrumental Concert at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Tickets are available for the Artist Series performance by Sonic Escape at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Shawn Wyckoff and Maria Millar of Sonic Escape will share their Celtic-inspired sounds at Bluffton University. With a flute and violin, the duo’s goal is to use hyper-instrumentals to fill hearts with indescribable joy. The Julliard graduates will be joined by guest cellist Rachel Pinkney.
Bluffton University seniors (TOP PHOTO) Brianna Lugibihl and Mackenzie Butler speak with Dr. Yousif Rojeab, associate professor of pharmaceutics at Ohio Northern University, after a question and answer presentation in Marbeck Center on Jan. 26.
About 75 Bluffton students, faculty and staff attended the event called, “Being Muslim in a world fearful of terrorism: Understanding the teachings of Islam and hearing what it’s like living as a Muslim in America today.”
BLUFFTON, Ohio - On the banks of the Riley, Bluffton welcomed visiting Franklin College for a rare Monday night clash in the Sommer Center. Bluffton improved to 4-8 in the HCAC (11-8 overall) while the Grizzlies fell to 3-9 in the HCAC (6-13 overall) following the 77-64 Beaver victory.
Bluffton University mascots J. Denny Beaver and Jenny Beaver were very busy this year as all of the students inside the suits are involved in multiple student clubs and athletic teams on campus.
The students’ identities were revealed at halftime of the men’s basketball game on Jan. 28, during a ceremony that traditionally marks the only time that college mascots remove their costume heads in public.
Introduced as this year’s J. Dennys were:
• junior English and public relations double major Micayla Hanover from Sidney,
