Bluffton University
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| Motto | The Truth Makes Free |
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| Type | Private, Mennonite University |
| Established | 1899 |
| Affiliation | Mennonite Church USA |
| Endowment | $23,521,163 |
| President | Dr. James Harder |
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Academic staff
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55 (45 Part time) |
| Students | 1,094 |
| Undergraduates | 895 |
| Postgraduates | 0 |
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| Location |
Bluffton, Ohio, United States 40°53′46″N 83°53′53″W / 40.896°N 83.898°WCoordinates: 40°53′46″N 83°53′53″W / 40.896°N 83.898°W |
| Campus | 234 acres (Rural) |
| Colors | Bluffton purple and white |
| Nickname | Beavers |
| Mascot | J. Denny and Jenny Beaver |
| Website | www |
Bluffton University is a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA located in Bluffton, Ohio. It was founded in 1899 as Central Mennonite College and became Bluffton College in 1913. The name Bluffton University was adopted in 2004. Bluffton "seeks to prepare students of all backgrounds for life as well as vocation, for responsible citizenship, for service to all peoples and ultimately for the purposes of God’s universal kingdom."
Bluffton offers academic study in 85 majors, minors and interdisciplinary programs; adult bachelor's degree-completion program in organizational management, health care management and social work; and master's degrees in organizational management, business administration with available concentrations in health care management, sport management, accounting and financial management, production and operations management, and leadership. An Online MBA is also offered in collaboration with Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College. Graduate courses in education are offered leading to licensure and endorsements.
Bluffton University holds a certificate of authorization from the Ohio Board of Regents to confer the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, master of arts in education, master of arts in organizational management, and master of business administration. Bluffton University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association, and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
Students at Bluffton are not proctored during exams. Instead, students are on their honor not to cheat and to report any students who do to the instructor. Students are expected to write the honor pledge (“I am unaware of any inappropriate aid having been given or received during this exam") on their exams and sign their names.
The honor system was created in 1918 by chemistry professor H.W. Berky, who borrowed the idea from his undergraduate education at Princeton University.
The spirit of the honor system is supposed to pervade every area of campus life.
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