2019-20 University news

Keep in the know with news and feature stories from academic year 2019-20.

Abigail Newkirk works with a student.

First class of SLPA graduates

Bluffton is celebrating its first class of speech-language pathology and audiology program graduates. The SLPA program was added in 2016 to meet the growing need for professionals in this area.


Gerald Mast and J. Denny Weaver

Scholarly Research

For a quarter century, Bluffton professors J. Denny Weaver and Gerald Mast have been writing, researching and collaborating on projects exploring the Anabaptist peace church tradition.


Classes to resume in fall 2020

Classes to resume in fall 2020

Fall semester will begin Aug. 17, 2020. Students will finish fall semester classes by Thanksgiving break and not return to campus until January to minimize the risk of virus spread.


Study Buddies continue

Study Buddies continue

The education department will continue offering free online educational enrichment, Bluffton Study Buddies, in response to K-12 school closures each Tuesday and Thursday through the month of May.


Chapel continued during its weekly Thursday morning time through Zoom videoconferencing instead of in-person at Yoder Recital Hall.

Virtual campus ministries

Chapel continued during its weekly Thursday morning time through Zoom videoconferencing instead of in-person at Yoder Recital Hall.


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