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 (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.
Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
(Additional events will be added to this page as they are approved throughout the semester)
| Date | Location | Event title | |
| August | 28 | Founders | 10:45 a.m. - Opening Convocation: "Life at the Speed of Change" - Tobias Buckell |
| September | 11 | Founders | President's Forum - James Harder |
| 17 | Yoder | 7:30 p.m. - Constitution Day - "Kossuth's Message" - Drama presentation | |
| 18 | Founders | "Being an Audience in an Age of Distraction" - Panel led by Zachary Walton | |
| 25 | Founders | 11 a.m. - Cross Cultural Experiences | |
| 25 | Founders | 7 p.m. - Cross Cultural Experiences | |
| October | 2 | Founders | "How Technology Impacts the Pieces of Me" - Tiffany Sellers |
| 9 | Fall Break - No Forum | ||
| 16 | Founders |
Spiritual Life Week Forum - Hal Shrader, pastor |
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| 23 | Various Locations |
"Alumni Experiences" 11 a.m. - Business Studies - Stutzman Lecture Hall 11 a.m. - Communication & Fine Arts - Kreider Room 11 a.m. - Education & Sport Science - Yoder Recital Hall 11 a.m. - Humanities - Library Reading Room 11 a.m. - Social & Behavioral Sciences - Ramseyer Auditorium 7:30 p.m. - Natural & Applies Sciences - Stutzman Lecture Hall |
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| 30 | Founders | 2012 Presidential Leadership Lecture - Murli Buluswar **CANCELLED** | |
| November | 6 | Yoder | The Arts at Bluffton - Lucia Unrau |
| 13 | Founders | "Undocumented and Unafraid": Personal Lessons from Community Organizing" - Isabel Castillo | |
| 20 | Yoder | Chuck and Auburn Sandstrom | |
| 27 | Founders | Student Life - Julie DeGraw | |
| December | 4 | Founders | "Solar Stews and Digital Funerals: Stories from East Africa" - Khanjan Mehta |
Expect arts events to last 1.5–2 hours To receive credit, you must attend the entire event.
| Month | Date | Time | Place | Event |
| August | 8/30/12 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Artist series: The Alley Cats |
| October | 10/4/12 | 7:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Artist series: Eisenhower Dance Company |
| 10/14/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Choirs & Concert Band Concert | |
| November | 11/3/12 | 6 p.m. | Yoder Recital Hall | Gospel Choir/Jazz Ensemble Concert |
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11/8,9&10/12 |
7:30 p.m. | Ramseyer Auditorium | Fall Play: The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard | |
| 11/11/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Ramseyer Auditorium | Fall Play: The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard | |
| December | 12/2/12 |
2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. |
Yoder Recital Hall | Christmas Choral Concert |
| 12/9/12 | 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.
4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall, Centennial Hall
| Month | Date | Time | Name/Title |
| September | 9/7/12 | 4 p.m. | Melissa Friesen - "Where Community Happens: Practicing Community-Based Theatre" |
| 9/21/12 | 4 p.m. | Tami Forbes - "The One That Got Away" | |
| October | 10/5/12 | 4 p.m. | Don Hooley - "A Sabbatical to India: The Search for the Vedic Arithmetician" |
| 10/19/12 | 4 p.m. | Jennifer Hughes - "Driving Myself to the Hospital to Give Birth and Other Stories of Multiple Sclerosis Care" | |
| November | 11/2/12 | 4 p.m. | Jeff Gundy - "Salzburg, Defiance and Places Thereabouts: Songs, Stories and Almost an Argument" |
| 11/16/12 | 4 p.m. | Julie DeGraw - "Ways to Encourage Christian Women Students to Political and Social Action" | |
| 11/30/12 | 4 p.m. | George Lehman - "Surveys, Slaw Cutters and Internships: Howard Raid and the Bluffton Business Community" |
This list will be updated regularly with new events
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.
| Month | Date | Time | Event/ Title/ Location |
| September | 9/13/2012 | 4-5 p.m. | Author reception: Dr. Perry Bush - Musselman Library Reading Room |
| 9/30/2012 | 8-10 p.m. | "Life after Graduation" - Six Bluffton Graduates - Houshower House | |
| October | 10/18/2012 | 7-8 p.m. | "Around the World in 60 Minutes" - International Connection - Kreider Room |
| 10/23/12 | 4-6 p.m. | Safe Spaces Ally Week Documentary & Discussion on "For the Bible Tells Me So" - Bob's Place | |
| 10/28/2012 | 6-8 p.m. | "Your First Teaching Job" - 4 Alumni Teachers and 1 Principal - Houshower House | |
| 10/30/2012 | 4-5 p.m. | Reading - Tobias Buckell - Mussleman Library Reading Room | |
| November | 11/1/2012 | 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. | "Outstanding Picture Books of 2012" - Floyd C. Dickman, Kreider Room |
| 11/8/2012 | 4-5 p.m. | Author reception: Dr. Lamar Nisly - Musselman Library Reading Room | |
| 11/14/2012 | 9-10 p.m. | "Native American Culture" - Clint Myers - Stutzman Lecture Lall | |
| 11/19/2012 | 9-10 p.m. | Bluffton Education Organization guest speaker - Gloria Murphy - Centennial Hall 209 | |
| 11/29/2012 | 7-8 p.m. | "Closeted by the Team" - Ramseyer Hall - Safe Spaces | |
| December | 12/5/12 | 4-5 p.m. | Author reception: Rudi Kauffman & Heather Koontz - Mussleman Library Reading Room |
