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