The Bluffton University Arts and Lecture program provides an opportunity for shared academic and cultural experiences among faculty, staff, and students across departments and disciplines. Lectures present ideas, issues, and problems significant for general education and society at large.
All undergraduate students are expected to earn a total of 2 credits by graduation. Students earn ½ an academic credit for every 15 Arts and Lecture events they attend. At least 1/3 of the Arts and Lecture Credit earned must be from attendance at Tuesday morning Forums.
Students do not register for Arts and Lecture Credit, nor will they be charged for this credit.
SPRING 2010 FORUM EVENTS
Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.
Founders Hall (unless otherwise noted)
(Information will be updated as it is available)
| Month | Date | Event title |
| January | 12 | “Not Merely the Absence of Disease: Creating a Healthy World,” Ross Kauffman |
| January | 19 | “The More I Understand , The More I Accept,” MLK Jr. Day Forum, Lima Arts Magnet |
| January | 19 |
MLK Jr. Day Evening Forum, Addie Banks: Mennonite Church USA. Yoder Recital Hall, 7 p.m. |
| January | 26 | “Finding God’s Best for Your Life…Creating New Possibilities,” Tom Sine (Pathways Scholar) |
| February | 2 | Northern Ireland Experience: Reflections from students |
| February | 9 | Spiritual Life Week: Jonathon Larson and Dorothy Harding |
| February | 16 |
"Entering Whitman's America: A Theopoetics of Public Life," Scott Holland |
| February | 23 | "Mosiman Music Magic," music department - Yoder Hall |
| March | 2 | Presidential Debate - Student Senate |
| March | 9 | No Forum - Spring Break |
| March | 16 | "Sojourners and Borders: Transforming the Immigration Debate," Civic Engagement Presentation: Paul N Weaver |
| March | 23 |
"Social Work in the Twenty-first Century: Riding the Waves of Immigration, or Missing the Boat?" Smucker Lecture, Christina Gringeri |
| March | 30 | Women's Studies |
| April | 6 |
“What Mennonites can Learn from Ethiopia and the Meserete Kristos Church,” C. Henry Smith Forum, Jan Bender Shetler and Dawit Yehualashet Kebede |
| April | 13 | “Inside ‘Out, Out—‘: A Close Look Inside Frost’s Poem,” English Festival Forum, Andrew Hudgins |
| April | 20 | Athletic Awards in Yoder Recital Hall |
| April | 27 | Academic Awards in Yoder Recital Hall |
SPRING
ARTS EVENTS
Expect arts events to last 1.5–2 hours To receive credit, you must attend the entire event.
| Month | Date | Time | Place | Event |
| February | 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Winter Instrumental Concert |
| 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Artist Series: William Chapman Nyaho | |
| 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Winter Choral Concert | |
| March | 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | "On Men, Women and the Rest of Us" |
| 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Founders Hall | Artist Series: Golden Dragon Acrobats | |
| 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Bach Festival Concert | |
| April | 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Founders Hall | Pops Concert |
| May | 6,7,8 | 8:00 p.m. | Founders Hall | May Day Musical: Little Women |
*For Artist Series you must pick up a ticket at the music department office, x3347. Seating is limited. Call ext. 3239 for May Day Musicial tickets.
SPRING
FRIDAY COLLOQUIA
4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
| Month | Date | Name/Title | |
| January | 15 |
George Lehman, "Changing business practices among the Amish of Adams County, Indiana" |
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| 29 | Jonathan Andreas, "The Cardinalist Manifesto: How Measurement Theory Shaped the Ethics of Economics" | ||
| February | 12 | Crystal Sellers, "From Congregational to Urban Crossover: The Faces and Sounds of Gospel Music" | |
| 26 | Zachary Walton, "Enlarging the Vision: The Constitutive Rhetoric of Guy F. Hershberger" | ||
| March | 19 | Phil Sugden, "Pages from the Manual on Deconstructing God" | |
| April | 16 | Will Slater, "Mindfulness: A Promising Approach to Stress and Chronic Pain Management" |
Bluffton University students, faculty, or staff who wish to propose an additional event for arts and lecture credit should contact Gayle Trollinger, Ph.D., associate dean of academic affairs. Include in the proposal a brief rationale as to why the event should count for arts and lecture credit. As they are approved, additional events will appear at this site.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
This list will be updated regularly with new events
| Date | Time | Event/ Title/ Location | |
| February 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Bluffton University's Multicultural Affairs Office will Host the "Extreme Love" Praise and Worship concert for the community with Amante Lacey and The Life Worship Band, Yoder Reciat Hall-Tickets $5 for non-Bluffton University Students and open to the public. | |
| February 10 | 8:30 p.m. | Concert with Jonathan Larson, Dorothy Harding and Family: Sponsored by Spiritual Life Week, Bob's Place | |
| February 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Foreign Film: Lemon Tree, Stutzman Lecture Hall | |
| February 13 | 6:30 p.m. | International Variety & Fashion Show, Marbeck Commons | |
| March 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Kate Bornstein, Performance of On Men, Women and the Rest of Us. Yoder Recital Hall | |
| March 2 | 9:30 p.m. |
Discussion on ‘Teen Suicide and Social Divisions’, led by Heather Koontz, Stutzman Lecture Hall |
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| March 16 | 4 p.m. | Poetry reading by Julia Levine, Library Reading Room | |
| March 19 | 7-9 p.m. | "Establishing a Christian Position on Immigration: Can the Bible Help Us?", Beyond Borders Conference Keynote, Daniel Carroll Rodas. Yoder Recital Hall | |
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March 17 |
7:30 p.m. | Student Senate Issues Month: Sponsored by Bluffton University Student Senate, Yoder Recital Hall, Discussion on Healthcare by Karen Klassen Harder and George Lehman | |
| March 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Saturday evening’s Beyond Borders concert will feather singer, songwriter and troubadour Pablo Peregrina as he celebrates volunteerism and raising awareness with his newly released CD “Traveling Soles.”, Yoder Recital Hall | |
| March 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Sex Signals, sponsored by PALS (Peer Awareness Leaders), Yoder Recital Hall | |
| March 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Student Senate Issues Month: Sponsored by Bluffton University Student Senate, Yoder Recital Hall - Discussion on Poverty/Welfare by Laurel Neufeld Weaver and Heather Koontz | |
| March 24 | 7:30 p.m. | The Visitor, focusing on immigration, This movie is sponsored by The Lion and Lamb, International Connection, Campus Ministries and Pathways | |
| March 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Celebration of Women's Voices, Musselman Library Reading Room | |
| March 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Student Senate Issues Month: Sponsored by Bluffton University Student Senate, Yoder Recital Hall, Discussion on War/Human Rights by Rudi Kauffman and Laura Brenneman | |
| April 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Student Senate Issues Month: Sponsored by Bluffton University Student Senate, Yoder Recital Hall, Discussion on Immigration by Paul Neufeld Weaver and Robert Najmulski | |
| April 12 | 7:30 | Poetry reading by Andrew Hudgins (Location TBD) | |
| April 27 | 4 p.m. | Author program & reception for Susan Streeter Carpenter's novel "Riders on the Storm" (refreshments & conversation at 3:45) Musselman Library Reading Room |
