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Student Life

Discover your place at Bluffton

Discover Bluffton University.
Discover yourself, what you know—and what you don’t— and how to keep learning as long as you live.

Discover community.
Discover our comfortable community and active residence life. Find new friends within our warm and welcoming atmosphere. Check out the great study spaces and expansive views from the Reading Room in Musselman Library or try your hand at editing video in the Centennial Hall Technology Center. Stroll through our beautiful, wooded campus. Then, meet for study time or snacks in Marbeck Center’s cool hangouts like Bob’s Place or the Loft.

Discover ways to be involved.
Discover activities, clubs and lots of ways to get involved. Choose from more than 40 organizations and groups, ranging from department clubs and WBWH-FM radio to P.E.A.C.E. Club, The Witmarsum student newspaper, International Connection, student government, music groups and Marbeck Center Board (MCB) that plans student activities.

Enjoy arts and culture experiences such as The Toledo Symphony, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Phoenix Piano Quartet, Nordic Voices, Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, New York Symphonic Brass, pianist Adam Golka, visual artists Nelson Rinehart and Howard Zehr, well-known speakers Christine Brennan and Jim Wallis or concerts, recitals and presentations by your fellow students and faculty.

Our Career Development Center provides extensive resources that help you prepare for your future. And, of course, you’ll find a variety of intramural sports, Ultimate Frisbee and our Bluffton Beavers nationally recognized NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletics.

Discover your faith journey.
Discover your spirit. From chapel services and ministry teams to Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC), Daikonia service missions and Spiritual Life Week, Bluffton’s approach welcomes you to take your own faith journey and explore your own path with the guidance of the Mennonite values of peace-making and service.

Discover Bluffton University.
Discover yourself!
Bluffton University Admissions Office
800-488-3257

Zach Riggs '09 Zach Riggs '09 At Bluffton, I'm growing into a deeper understanding of how to live out my faith in practical ways in my daily life as I face the challenges of being a young adult in today's world. Carol Ritz '08 Carol Ritz '08 As students, I believe that being a positive influence on our community is very important. Participating in the 'Go Green Month' was an outlet for students who are passionate about making a difference and being responsible with the resources we have been given. Melanie Lyle '09 Melanie Lyle '09 I like living on campus because of the atmosphere it creates. Bren Dell has become a home in which I have a huge family and support system that helps me on good days and bad.