Merry Christmas

The College will be closed until January 5th for the Christmas Holiday. We hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. ~ Luke 2:14

January 31st Deadline

Prospective Freshmen,
Just so you know, the deadline for our First Choice Scholarships is January 31st. You must confirm to Bluefield College by this date to reserve one of these scholarships.

• The Landsdell Scholarship- an extra $3000 for students with a 3.5 GPA and a 1050 SAT score(reading and math combo) or a 24 on the ACT (30 scholarships are given)

• The Harman Scholarship- and extra $2000 for students with a 3.0 GPA and a 950 SAT score (reading and math combo) or a 20 on the ACT (20 scholarships are given)

• The Alumni Referral Scholarship- $1000 for students who are referred by a Bluefield College Alumnus (10 scholarships are given)

• The Church Matching Scholarship- We will match up to $1000 of scholarship money from your home church. (10 scholarships are given)

These scholarships are stacked on top of your academic scholarships. Only one scholarship per eligible student. Confirm ASAP to receive your scholarship!

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact an Admissions Counselor at 1.800.872.0175 ext 231

Good Ol' Fashion Dirt Diggin'

Here are some pictures from the construction for the new Residence Hall. Notice the seasons changing.

Transfer Open House

This Saturday we will be hosting a Transfer Open House for transfer students. (Traditional students are more than welcome to attend!) If you would like to attend please call us at 1.800.872.0175 ext 465

· 9:45- Registration in Shott A&B
· 10:00- Welcome, Academic Overview, Student Q&A
· 10:30/45- Admissions Info Session
· 11:00- Tours
· 11:30- Lunch
· 12:45- Closing and Meet with Your Counselor

For directions please visit us at: http://www.bluefield.edu/templates/System/details.asp?id=30250&PID=231423

FYI: Don’t trust Map Quest and your GPS directions when it comes to traveling to Bluefield College, unless you enjoy the scenic route over the mountain.

Xtreme Winter Blast

Bluefield College is hosting a Ski Weekend for Youth Groups during Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend.

For More information go to www.bluefield.edu/ski

Julie's Ram-blings #1

This is Julie! She is a freshman and workes in our Admission office. Here is her blog:


The past few months at Bluefield have been a blast! I was a little nervous when I first got here; what if people don’t like me? What kind of things do I want to get involved with? I asked myself all of the usual questions that a college freshman would ask themselves.

I am rarely ever bored here at Bluefield. Whether we are going to a sporting event, or just sitting around watching a movie, there is always something to do. All of the people here are so easy to get along with and fun to hang around. I love that SUB (Student Union Board), BCM (Blessings and More), and other student organizations always have something fun planned for us during the week so that we can socialize together. There is also a lot of great music at Bluefield. We had the band Need to Breathe come a few weeks ago and perform for us, which was amazing. There is also our very own Skyline Drive and First Day of Forever who play for us in convocation sometimes. We also have Shawn McDonald coming in November, which I am very excited about!


Last weekend was our homecoming. The theme was Havana Nights and they did a very good job with decorating and fitting it into the dance itself. We were offered Salsa dancing lessons for the last couple of weeks, which I attended. Everyone who went seemed to have a really good time, and it came in handy when they played some Salsa music at the dance. There was a lot of good music played, and you couldn’t help but get up on the dance floor and join in with everybody else. It was a fun dance that left everyone exhausted the next day.

Do You See What I See?

Today we had our first official SNOW sighting! Flurries were falling this morning and more snow is in the forecast for this week!

We have had just two weeks of Fall weather. It went from the 80's to low 40's & 30's in just a few days. Some may call it global warming, we say, "that is Bluefield weather for ya'."

Another thing before I go, BULLDOZERS are out doing their thing to get prepared for the new dorm!

Events

October 24 & 25- Homecoming Weekend

October 30-November 3- BC Theatre Dept presents Peter Pan


November 10- Author of "Flags of our Fathers," James Bradley, will be the key note speaker at a fundraiser dinner.

November 15- Open House. Please call us at 1.800.872.0175 ext 231 to register or register online at our Traditional Undergrad site

Need to Breathe

The Need to Breathe concert was a smash hit with a packed chapel!

Spirit FM was broadcasting from BC and was taking donations for God's Pit Crew who is currently doing hurricane relief work at the Gulf Coast.

To see more photos taken by the Frechs go to: http://bcweb.bluefield.edu/pr/NeedtoBreathe

High Up on the Mountain Top

Bluefield Students headed back into the wild a few weekends ago. They Backpacked along the Appalachian Trail up to the highest point in Virginia, Mount Rogers, in Grayson Highlands State Park. The hike up to Mount Rogers has been a annual tradition for the past 6 years.

Let's Get Ready to Rumble

We had a dodge ball tournament a few weeks ago and these men were probably the most memorable part of the evening.
From the back to the front we have President Dr. Olive, Ewell Vernon the Athletic Director, Toby Zigar the VP of Enrollment Management, Steve Spangler the VP for Advancement, and Dr. Kerr our Bio Professor and interim VP of Academics.
As you can see, Dr. Spangler like to put fear in the heart of his opponents by yelling. His opponents in this game was the Women's Soccer team.
And, YES, their shirts are tucked into sweatpants.
We are blessed to have leadership at Bluefield who can get the job done along with having a good time and giving our students a good laugh!

Student Ambassadors

These are our Student Ambassadors; Helen, Megan, Lissa, Kelly, Jennifer, Marie, Luke and John. The Ambassadors work for Admissions and assist with tours, open houses and much more. They love meeting prospective students, so hopefully you will be able to meet them if you plan a trip to visit Bluefield College.

To set up a tour please call us or book it online at http://www.bluefield.edu/templates/System/details.asp?id=30250&PID=242343.

Cotton Candy Man

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce to you our Vice President of Enrollment Management: TOBY ZIGLAR, maker of cotton candy.

Row Row Row Your Boat

This past Saturday a crew of students trekked 10 miles down the New River.

Our fearless leader, Kris Hardy, who is the Cruise Residence Hall Director and an avid outdoors man, coordinated the trip.

There was some smooth sailing...

... along with some rapids.

All in all you can't beat views like this...

... and fun times like this. Cow.a.bunga!

Back to School

We are so happy to have students back on Campus! After a quiet summer it is great to have a bit more noise around here.

Here are a few pictures from Freshman Move In and Matriculation:

We're Back

Welcome Back Students

Student Leaders from the Student Union Board, BCM and Residence Life

New...

New students, new stuff, new professors, new coaches! There is so much that is new here and we are feeling the excitment of it.

• Ground will be breaking soon for our new residence hall.
• We have cleared out an area in the Student Activities Center for the Starbucks kiosk.
• The soccer and volleyball teams have all moved into the dorms and have been practicing all week. It is great to see students milling about campus, even though they are fresh out of a tough practice and don’t smell lovely! But we are excited to see y’all play! (The first home game of the season is the Women’s Soccer scrimmaging against Alderson Broaddus College on Thursday the 21st.)

We are also very excited to welcome the rest of the Class of 2012 on Saturday and see our returning friends on Sunday. Have safe travels everyone!

Welcome Week Schedule
Fall 2008

Saturday, August 16
New Student Move-in
Matriculation Ceremony 4:30 p.m.
Crazy in the Quad w/RA’s 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 17
Returning Students move-in
Campus Safety for new students – SAC – 4:00 p.m.
SUB Ice Cream Social – Quad – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, August 18
New Student Orientation
SGA Movie on the Lawn – Quad – 9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 19
Registration
Auditions for Music Performance Ensembles – Harman 2 – 5 p.m.
Mixer at the Moxley’s for all Music majors and minors 7 p.m.
BCM Evening Event 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 20
First Day of Class
Sand Volleyball and tailgate – Sand Volleyball Court – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 21
Bingo to stock your room - SAC SUB
Women’s Home Soccer Scrimmage 4pm

Friday, August 22
Weekend Cinema in the Quad – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 23
Appalachian Trail Club Canoe Trip – time TBA
Men’s Soccer Scrimmage – Roanoke College – time TBA

Sunday, August 24
Campus Wide Church Service – Harman Chapel – 11:00 a.m.
Welcome Home College Town Social – Downtown Bluefield, VA

Monday, August 25
Laser Bowling – Time TBA

Tuesday, August 26
Community and Organizational Fair – Jardine Plaza – 11 – 2

BCM Evening Event

Wednesday, August 27
SUB Sponsored build your own SUB sandwich SAC – 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Home Soccer Game 5pm


Thursday, August 28
SPIRITFEST in the DOME 7:30 p.m.

Friday, August 29
Beaver/Graham Tailgate Party, Dome Field 5:00 p.m.
Weekend Cinema 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 30
Make a Difference Day, Service Learning Projects, Sponsored by the DMC
Women’s Home Soccer Game 4pm

Sunday, August 31
RA sponsored Pool Party, Harmony Acres 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Virginia Private College Week

Virginia Private College Week is just around the corner and we would love for you to visit our campus. Tours will be at 9am and 2pm from July 28th to August 2nd. You have a choice of 24 private colleges to visit. Also, if you tour 3 or more colleges you will receive 3 application waivers to any these 24 participating schools. We hope you take advantage of this week and attend as many schools as possible!

Please RSVP to 1.800.872.0175 or admissions@bluefield.edu

For more information visit http://www.privatecollegeweek.org/ or http://www.cicv.org/

New Students

• New Student Move In: August 16th.
• Final Registration: August 19th.
• First Day of Classes: August 20th.

VTAG

Attention Virginia Residents!
The Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant application must be in our Financial Aid Office by July 31st.

Another Reminder

FYI Class of 2012. As you and your family are planning events for your Summer Break keep in mind Freshman Registration. Please choose one of these two date to attend:
June 20th & July 11th

RSVP with Carrie Camden at 1.800.872.0175 ext 206 or ccamden@bluefield.edu

~If you have already attended the Richmond Registration on April 22nd or the Mud Pig Day Registration on May 1st, you do not need to sign up for the Summer Registration dates.

Coffee Anyone?

This familiar sign will become even more familiar on the Bluefield College campus. Starbucks will be opening in the Student Activities Center hopefully by the time Fall Semester begins.
So everyone raise your thermal coffee cups, Cheers!

Financial Aid Update

The Financial Aid office needs all Financial Aid paperwork in their office by June 1st to Guarantee the completion of your packet by August 20th (the first day of classes)

If you have any Questions, please feel free to contact the Finacial Aid Office.
1.800.872.0175

Tassels, Gowns and Foghorns

You could hear foghorns, applause and cheers coming from the Bluefield College Quad at the 85th Annual Spring Commencement this past Saturday. 168 students received their Bachelors Degree and listened to the words of the keynote speaker Rev. Robert Skelton. Other speakers were graduates, Sharde Sherman (traditional) and Rita Blevins (adult). Dr. Kinney spoke to the graduates on behalf of the faculty.

Photos from: http://bcweb.bluefield.edu/pr/Commencement/

Freshman Registration Dates

FYI Class of 2012. As you and your family are planning events for your Summer Break keep in mind Freshman Registration. Please choose one of these two date to attend:
June 20th & July 11th

RSVP with Carrie Camden at 1.800.872.0175 ext 206 or ccamden@bluefield.edu

If you have already attended the Richmond Registration on April 22nd or the Mud Pig Day Registration on May 1st, you do not need to sign up for the Summer Registration dates.

New Residence Hall

Students, staff, faculty and community formed a rectangular outline in front of Cruise Hall to symbolize the projected Residence Hall. Right before Bluefield College broke ground with city officials everyone in the outline let go of balloons to mark the start of construction on the Hall. The 100 bed dorm will have modern conveniences and common areas with kitchenettes and activity space. The $4.3 million dollar project should be open summer or fall of 2009. "This is the Day the Lord Has made, We will rejoice and be glad in it!" ~Dr. Olive

Mud Pig Day 2008

Bluefield College celebrated its 30th annual Mud Pig Day yesterday, May 1st. Mud Pig Day is a beloved day of students and faculty. Classes shut down the Thursday before exams begin to help everyone let loose. Students partook in the ridiculously long slip and slide, mud pit, moonwalks/obstacle courses and mounds of food.

This year’s Mud Pig Day commenced with the ground breaking for the new Residence Hall that will be open Fall ’09. It was an all around exciting, yet relaxing, day for BC students and faculty/staff.

Photos by Kelly Somers

May 1st Registration

Just a Reminder
If you are Planning on coming to the May 1st (Mud Pig Day) Registration please contact Carrie Camden.

1.800.872.0175

Snow

• 70 degrees last Friday
• Snow Today
• Back to 70 on Wednesday.

Odd weather to say the least, but it is beautiful!

Helen's World ~ Volume 2

Hello and I hope you have had a wonderful day. Let me see where should I begin about life at BC right now? Well, our Spring Formal went off with a "splash"! Everyone seemed to enjoy it and have a great time the entire night. I am a member of the Student Union Board and we put on any big events for the campus body. It was a long...long day that Friday. We actually began decorating and making decorations days and even weeks ahead of time, just because it gets so hectic a few days before the dance. Our theme was "Under the Sea" and we felt like we were going to see fish, whales, and dolphins in our sleep because of what we were working with for decorations. That and we were DEFINITELY sick of seeing the color blue! Wow, it was a lot a blue! But, students loved the decorations and the theme, so it was worth our blue insanity.

On another note, winter is officially over and spring is here to stay...at least until summer. Walking around on campus in the 72 degree weather, I feel like a obsessive poet...."The flowers are all in bloom and the animals are all a flutter as they mingle happily on the Bluefield campus". Man, where did that come from?And I'm not even an English major!
The weather is beautiful though, especially compared to the cold, icy winter that Bluefield faces every year. Every one is ready for winter to arrive by the time summer is over. Everyone is ready for the snow to fall and cover the mountains, but we are really ready for spring once winter is brought to a close.

The Bluefield College campus and community is right in the middle of Holocaust Remembrance month. All month long, we have been focusing on the events of the Holocaust and it's survivors from that raged time of hatred. The Drama Department has just finished it's astounding performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank", the tale of Anne Frank and family through her diary. The play was amazingly done and I marveled at how the actors and actresses really became their character that they were portraying. By the end of the play, I was emotionally and mentally tired. It really seemed to take me into the horrible times and wrap me into the characters lives that they bravely faced everyday and every night. Every area and department here on campus is involved in this look into the Holocaust and we are all entranced in the immensity of its horror and hope through it all. It has been an incredible and startling experience so far and I am usually eager to see what I can experience in the next event geared toward the memorial of those from the Holocaust.

Well, that's all from me this time around. I hope you have a pleasant day, I know I will in this wonderful weather here, and until my next blog, happy spring!
~Helen

Bring on the Noise

Wonderful, new noises will be coming from Harman Chapel in the fall. Yesterday, Bluefield College introduced the new Instrumental Program which will be headed up by Dr. Andrew Necessary, who comes to us from Concord University. Dr. Necessary received his bachelors from Elon University and received his masters and Ph.D. from UNC. Dr. Necessary shows excitement for bringing in several instrumental ensembles, such as creating a jazz band. This is an exciting time for the music department and if you have any questions about this program feel free to ask!

Holocaust Symposium Begins

Tuesday night BC held a reception for Max Kammer who documented WWII with his camera. Kammer is a Bluefield, WV resident who was just a teenager when he captured the cold truth of the Holocaust and can share his story to this day. The display in Landsdell Hall depicts grim, brutal scenes of the Orduf and Buchenwald Concentration Camps.

In the Science center the Virginia Holocaust Museum brought their “Dame Mary Baracco: Torchbearer of Freedom” display from Richmond. Mary Baracco was born an U.S. citizen but later moved to Europe to be a Freedom Fighter. She was betrayed and then captured by the Gestapo. Mary, at the age of 19 was sent to four different prisons and then to the Breendouck Concentration Camp where she endured torture and sterilization. Mary survived the holocaust and documented her ordeal through painting and scrapbooking artifacts from her life.

Thursday, the Bluefield College Theatre Department opened the Diary of Anne Frank. The production depicts the true story of Anne, who was a Jewish, happy-go-lucky 13 year old who documented her life in hiding. Freshman, Caleigh Keith, who portrays Anne, had the audience laughing at one moment then in tears the next. Historic videos and pictures from the War were shown on screens during the production, which punctuated the reality of the horrors. As photographs of Anne streamed on the screens at the end of the production, the audience in respect remained silent.

“Despite of everything, I believe that people are really good at heart” ~ Anne Frank

Jeff Diehl Visits Campus

Jeff Diehl, a semi-local potter from Summers County, WV came to the Bluefield College campus and set up shop in the Cox Visual Arts studio. Jeff, who says he was born with clay in his blood, has been teaching the art of ceramics since the early 80's. Today he preformed demonstrations for students and community members. Jeff is known for using many different firing techniques which make his pottery incredibly unique!
Check out his website!

http://www.lockbridgepottery.com/

Helen's World ~ Volume 1

Hi, I am Helen! I am a sophomore and a Music Education major. I will be blogging on here every so often to tell you about what’s happening on the beautiful Bluefield campus, what is to come for us and a current student’s viewpoint of being on-campus. So, have a seat, relax and enjoy hearing about the “happenin’s”and things to look forward to!

The weather is beginning to turn warmer and the students are starting to do fun activities outside, after being cooped up for 4 months in the dorms. Don’t get me wrong, I love the dorms, but after having no other place to hang-out accept the dorms, it can get a little boring! So, when spring begins to bud, it’s almost like a time of freedom; like a breath of fresh air during those doldrum days of school that students tend to find themselves in. It’s called spring fever!

Next month in the beginning of April, we are going to having our Spring Formal. Spring Formal is put on by Student Union Board or SUB, as we like to call it. I am a member of this organization and we put on a majority of campus-wide events along with the Residence Life and BAM, blessings and More. Our theme for this year is “Under the Sea”. It is going to be a “sea” of greens, blues, and bright colors imitating the awesome beauty of the living ocean. It is sure to be a “swell” time for BC students and we are all looking forward to it! Well, that’s all for Helen’s World now, until next time.

Adios!

Helen

Pat Forde's College Basketball Article

Bluefield College Men's Basketball team was mentioned and highly regarded in a article by ESPN's Pat Forde: Check it out!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3296387&sportCat=ncb

Plans for a Community Center

Bluefield College and the Town of Bluefield, Virginia have a vision for our school and community. The school has expressed the need for a Student Activities Center that offers more to its students. And the town needs somewhere for the kids to participate in the rec. leagues.

Together they created the Bluefield College Campus and Community Center. The facility is a 82,000 sq. foot, 14 Million Dollar project that is currently in the fundraising stage. It will hold a 1,000 seat competition gym and 3 rec. gyms, along with a fitness center, training rooms, walking tracks, conference rooms, and a student center. We are hoping that in one year the construction will begin based on the fundraising.

Bluefield College Ram Pride

The Bluefield College basketball team and baseball team have been hitting the road lately.

During spring break our Ram Baseball team toured Florida. They won 2 of their 3 games. Their record to date is an outstanding 12-2.

For the second year in a row BC men’s basketball headed to the NAIA National Championship ending their season with a 25-7 overall record!

In Women’s Soccer, Joe Wehrle has been named the head coach. He will officially start April 1st but is available to contact for inquiring soccer players.

Go and Tell

Campus Minister, David Taylor and Rish Residence Hall Director, Kelly Somers headed up a group of students and traveled to South Africa for Spring Break. Amy Montgomery, Brad Shockley, Brad Lavoie, Sharde Sherman, Jessica Rayle, Derek Bostic, Josh Cline, Lee Adams, Lesley Gray, Lisa Reale and Scott Quirin flew out from Charlotte, NC Thursday, February 28th and landed in Cape Town, South Africa.

From there they went to the Orange River where they worked with Churches, both in Namibia and South Africa. From dawn till dusk they provided worship services, handed out Bibles and witnessed three baptismals. The remainder of the trip the BC crew hung out with local kids. They played soccer and taught them how to play Duck-Duck-Goose. They also went around Cape Town and made connections with the locals by doing prayer walks and delivering meals to folks who make a daily average of 2$ a day.

Also, what is going to another country with out being able to be a tourist? Before the students left they went to Chapman’s Peake and Boulders Beach where they swam with penguins. The crew returned to the states on Sunday leaving their mark on South Africa and Namibia.

Welcome

Hi Everyone! Welcome to our page.
It is a nasty, rainy windy day in Bluefield but we can feel Spring right around the corner! Baseball and Softball season has started. And if you have been in Bluefield for a while, the sound of the baseball cracking against the bat is one of the first signs of Spring. Flowers are coming up and the birds are back. It is the perfect time to come up and check out our campus, it isn't too cold it isn't too hot. Well, it really is never too hot, local stores celebrate when it gets above 90 Degrees by handing out free lemonade.
Keep checking us out for updates!


Some reminder dates are:

· April 17th– Tailgate in Salem for the BC Baseball Team. You and your family are invited. Email an RSVP with Maggie Lavoie at mlavoie@bluefield.edu
· Registration Dates: June 2oth, July 11th. Also on April 22nd we will hold an Registration at our Richmond office for those who live in the surrounding area.
· April 1-30: The Holocaust: A 21st Century Retrospective. A symposium of lectures, theatre, photography, music, exhibits and travel. Check our website for events and times