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Health Sciences and STEM Day

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Join us on Campus for Health sciences and STEM Day!

Saturday, Nov. 7 2026

Schedule of events:

  • 9-9:30 a.m. - Arrive and check in, Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
  • 9:30-9:40 a.m. - Welcome, Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
  • 9:40-10 a.m. - Admissions chat, Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
  • 10:05-10:25 a.m. - Parents: Financial Aid Chat
  • 10:05-10:25 a.m. - Students: Station 1, multiple locations
  • 10:30-10:50 a.m. - Students and Parents: Station 2, multiple locations
  • 10:55-11:15 a.m. - Students and Parents: Station 3, multiple locations
  • 11:15 a.m. to noon - Campus tours
  • Noon to 1:15 p.m. - Lunch and time with faculty
  • 1:30-2:30 p.m. - Tour of nature preserve (optional, weather dependent)

Faculty Stations

Inside the Human Body: Anatomy in 3D
Dr. Sarah Lehman, associate professor of biology, Knowlton 110, Knowlton Science Center

How Biologists Detect the Unseen:  Microscopes and the Polymerase Chain Reaction
Dr. Angie Montel, professor of biology, Knowlton 112, Knowlton Science Center

Careers in Chemistry/Using Scientific Instruments
A presentation on careers in chemistry and what our alumni are doing followed by a demonstration of infrared spectroscopy.
 Dr. Charles Daws, professor of chemistry, and Dr. Swathi Mohan, visiting professor of chemistry, Knowlton 205, 206 and 207, Knowlton Science Center

Environmental Science: What Stream Tables and Terrariums Can Teach Us about Soil Science and Plants
Dr. Jacob Buchanan, assistant professor of environmental science and M’della Moon Endowed Chair in Botany and Environmental Science, Founders Hall Lab 1

Food and Nutrition: The Science of Emulsions
Bethany Dario, director and assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics, and Mackenzie Twardzik, assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics, Wannemacher Food Lab, Knowlton Science Center

Nursing 
Dr. Cathy Patton, Director and assistant professor of Nursing, Centennial 113, Centennial Hall

Speak, Listen, Connect - The Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Lab
Tina Juarez, director and assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, Centennial 112, Centennial Hall

Mathematics: Exploring New Challenges and Careers
Dr. Steve Harnish, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Darryl Nester, professor of mathematics, Centennial 109, Centennial Hall

Physics/Pre-Engineering  
Dr. Rolando Valdes Aguilar, visiting professor of physics, Founders Hall Gym

Note that there is no charge for this event; everything (including lunch) is free.
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To request more information, contact the Admissions Office at admissions@bluffton.edu or 419-358-3257.

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