Arts and Lectures Events Spring 2010

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. 

  • When you go to an event listed on this Web page, you will need to present your student I.D. at the entrance to be scanned.
  • When leaving the event, you will need to scan out with your student I.D. 
  • The registrar's office will add this credit to your transcript as it is earned.  (attendance at 15 events at least 5 of which were forums for each .5 credit)
  • Your I.D. needs to be scanned in and out by you personally.  Please don't ask someone else to scan your I.D.  You need to stay for the entire event in order to receive credit.  
  • If you have questions related to our Arts and Lecture program, please contact the registrar's office at ext. 3321. .

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 26 “Finding God’s Best for Your Life…Creating New Possibilities,” Tom Sine (Pathways Scholar)
February 2 Northern Ireland Trip: Reflections from students
February 9 Spiritual Life Week:  Jonathon Larson
February 16

"Entering Whitman's America: A Theopoetics of Public Life," Scott Holland
February 23 "Mosiman Music Magic," music department - Yoder Recital 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 7 4:30 p.m. Yoder Recital Hall Faculty Recital: Michelle Latour
  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 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

*For Artist Series you must pick up a ticket at the music department office, x3347. Seating is limited. For Winter Choral, Winter Instrumental and Camerata home concerts general admission tickets are required. Call the music department at ext. 3239. ** 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"

  
  29 Jonathan Andreas, "The Cardinalist Manifesto"  
February 12 To be announced  
  26 Zachary Walton, "Enlarging the Vision: The Constitutive Rhetoric of Guy F. Hershberger"  
April 16 To be announced  

   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