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 ˝ 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 (if it is fulfilled prior to fulfilling all graduation requirements).
Seniors need to complete this requirement two weeks before graduation in order to receive their diploma at graduation.
FALL 2011 FORUM EVENTS
Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
Forum Location Noted
(Additional events will be added to this page as they are approved throughout the semester)
| Month | Date | Location | Event title |
| August | 30 | Founders Hall |
Opening Convocation- Deogratias Niyizonkiza |
| September | 6 | Yoder Recital Hall | Advising Forum (First Year Students) |
| 13 | Founders Hall | President's Forum- President James M. Harder | |
| 20 | Founders Hall | Elizabeth Pierson- Public Health | |
| 27 | Founders Hall | Cross Cultural Experiences @ 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. (you will receive credit for only 1 attendance) | |
| October | 4 | Founders Hall | Carlin Carpenter, Bluffton University "Sex and Night Baseball" |
| 11 | None | Fall Break- No Forum | |
| 13 | Stutzman Lecture Hall | Bernard F. Bushardt, Speaker, "Substance Abuse and Dependency; Causes, Detection, Cost & Treatment", Thursday 7 p.m. | |
| 18 | Yoder Recital Hall | Venerable Jangchub Chophel "Spiritual Wellness from a Buddhist Perspective" | |
| 25 | Yoder Recital Hall | Keeney Peace Lecturer- Ted Grimsrud, Professor of Theology and Ethics at Eastern Mennonite University "A Theological Response to World War II" |
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| November | 1 | Yoder Recital Hall | Dr. Norman Wirzba- Research Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Rural Life at Duke Divinity School and Research Professor at the Nicholas School for the Environment at Duke University, "Sabbath Keeping: A Matter of Life and Death?" |
| 8 | Yoder Recital Hall | Spiritual Life Week: Raymond Wise,
“Exploring the Significance of African-American Sacred Music”
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| 15 | Yoder Recital Hall | Thomas Streeter- Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology at the University of Vermont, "The Net Effect: Culture & the Internet" | |
| 22 | Yoder Recital Hall | Carol Elchert- "Converging in Sight" | |
| 29 | Founders Hall | Report from the Honor System Task Force - Mark Bourassa and Sally Weaver Sommer | |
| December | 6 | Yoder Recital Hall | John Bracey- Executive Director, MI Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, "The Backstory-Funding, Education and Advocacy in the Arts" |
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 |
| September | 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Artist Series: The Four Freshmen* |
| October | 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Fall Choral Concert |
| 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Fall Instrumental Concert | |
| November | 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall |
Artist Series: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin* |
| 3, 4 & 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Ramseyer Auditorium | Fall Play: "The Castle of Otranto" by John Minigan | |
| 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Ramseyer Auditorium | Fall Play: "The Castle of Otranto" by John Minigan | |
| 12 | 6 p.m. | Founders Hall | Gospel Choir Concert | |
| December | 4 | 2:30 and 7:30 | Yoder Recital Hall | Christmas Choral Concerts (you will receive credit for only 1 attendence) |
| 11 | 4 p.m. | Founders Hall | Handel's Messiah |
*Seating is limited. Tickets are required for Artist Series, Christmas Choral and May Day musical. Reserve/purchase your tickets online.
FRIDAY COLLOQUIA
4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
| Month | Date | Name/Title |
| September | 16 | Zachary Walton, "Proclaiming & Actualizing Christ's Victory Over the Powers: A Rhetorical Analysis of John Howard Yoder's Theory of 'Middle Axioms'" |
| September | 23 | Alex Sider, "On Becoming Human: Jean Vanier, Carl Rogers & James Alison on a Noncompetitive Theological Anthropology" |
| October | 21 | Susan Carpenter, "A Novelist in Yellow Springs: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" |
| November | 4 | Jeff Boehm, "Music on the Ohio" |
| November | 18 | Ross Kauffman, "Open Source Resources for Teaching & Research" |
| December | 2 | Jonathan Andreas, "The Ordinalist Manifesto: A Revolution in Applied Welfare Economics" |
Bluffton University students, faculty, or staff who wish to propose an additional event for arts and lecture credit should contact Dr. Lamar Nisly, 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 |
| September 18 | 7 p.m. | Time/Stress Managment -- Bruce Boguski, sponsored by Student Athlete Advisory Council, Founders Hall |
| September 30 | 4 p.m. | Jonathan Moyer on "What Will Keep Future Presidents Up At Night", sponsored by Business Department, Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| October 5 | 4 p.m. | Poetry reading, Philip Metres, Musselman Library Reading Room, (refreshments at 3:45) |
| October 20 | 4 p.m. | Author program & reception for Alex Sider, Musselman Library Reading Room |
| October 20 | 4:30 p.m. | Film and discussion, "Hidden in Plain Sight", sponsored by Peace Club, Kreider Room |
| October 27 | 4 p.m. | Fiction reading, Kelcey Ervick Parker, Musselman Library Reading Room, (refreshments at 3:45) |
| November 2 | 7 p.m. | Joe Balderas Speaker on the History and Culture of Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) from the Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center, sponsored by Multicultural Affairs, Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| November 8 | 4 p.m. | Poetry reading, Leonard Kress, Musselman Library Reading Room,(refreshments at 3:45) |
| November 10 |
2:30 p.m. |
"Outstanding Picture Books of 2011" Floyd C Dickman - Krieder Room |
| November 10 | 7 p.m. | Israel Bachew, "Sacred Caribbean Steel Pan", sponsored by MCB, Bob's Place |
| November 16 | Noon | Guy Jones - Native American History, sponsored by Multicultural Affairs - Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| November 16 | 7 p.m. | Native American culture presented by Clint Myers, sponsored by Multicultural Affairs, Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| November 17 | 4:30 p.m. | Film and discussion, "Budrus", sponsored by Peace Club, Kreider Room |
| November 21 | 8:15 p.m. | "Take Back the Night", Peace Club, Ramseyer Auditorium |
| December 2 | 5:45 p.m. | "The Benefits of Fair Trade" - Lecture sponsored by Fair Trade CTF Group - Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| December 7 | 8 p.m. | "Advocating for Systemic Change" - Social & Behavioral Sciences Dept, Peace & Conflict Studies, PEACE Club - Stutzman Lecture Hall |
| December 8 | 7 p.m. | Interdenominational Dialog - Sponsored by the Hall Chaplains - Yoder Hall |
