Welcome Coach Mike Gravier

Bluefield College's search for a football coach is over. It was announced on Friday that Mike Gravier will be re-starting our program. Mike has been in the coaching business since 1988, both on the high school and collegiate levels. He also knows what it is like to start a football program with starting one at Malone University.

Mike and his family have spent the past 8 years on the mission field working with Christian Outreach International in Florida and they are currently working with Heaven Sent Ministries in neighboring Princeton, West Virginia.

Mike has hardly been off the football field since going into the mission field. With Christian Outreach International he has taken teams overseas to start up football leagues in Mexico, Czech Republic and Ukraine. Since moving to Princeton, Mike has taken an assistant coaching position at Concord University.

We are excited to have Mike with us and we look forward to the first collegiate football game since 1941 in about 770 some odd days!

Need the ACT?

ACT RESIDUAL TEST
When: July 8th.
Where: Bluefield College

There are a few tests left.
Please contact your Admissions Counselor for more info!

Football

In 1941 Bluefield College played their very last football game. The following year the football program ended due to men accepting the call to duty during World War II.

69 years later on June 4, 2010 Bluefield College announced the reinstatement of the football program. It is expected for the program to be a club sport for Fall 2011 and then become intercollegiate for Fall 2012.

The main joke going around is, "Bluefield College: Undefeated Since 1941"

Oh My

It has been a busy Winter and Spring. Blogging has been few and far between.

Winter- it was epic. It started off with an 18 inch blizzard and ended with another blizzard. I think all together we got 100 or so inches of snow. All of the Admissions Counselors tried to go visit high schools to meet prospective students at VA schools. Either we would be snowed in at home or the high schools would be shut down. (I for one had to turn around on my way to visit a school because I could not see in front of me)

The arrival of spring was lovely and so badly needed by all of us who were infected with sever winter cabin fever.

Spring kicked off with a stellar men and women’s basketball season closure.

We hosted our First Annual High School Speech Contest, featuring a keynote address from inspirational athlete and best-selling author Kyle Maynard. If you haven’t heard of him visit his website to learn about his amazing story : http://www.kyle-maynard.com/.

Then we ended the semester with Mud Pig Day and a wonderful graduation, creating 129 new alumni.

That is our Winter and Spring in a nut shell!

3 Concerts 1 Month

Can't get much better than that!

Tomorrow
Tyler Dodds
SAC @ 7pm
www.bluefield.edu/coffeehouse
http://www.tylerdodds.com/

March 13th
Hope for Haiti Benefit Concert
Harman Chapel @ 7pm
http://www.bluefield.edu/templates/System/details.asp?id=30250&PG=Events&CID=1001385&rDate=2010-03-13

March 31st
Danyew
SAC @ 7pm
www.bluefield.edu/coffeehouse
http://www.myspace.com/danyew

Transfer Open House

Come and Encounter Bluefield on February 22nd.

If you are thinking about transferring please join us for a college tour, on the spot transcript evaluation and much more.

Registration is at 9 a.m.

Contact us at the Admissions office to RSVP

1.800.872.0175 ext 231

Fall, Traveling, Homecoming Oh My!

It is the most wonderful time of the year in Bluefield. Well one of the 4 most wonderful times of the year. We do celebrate all 4 seasons equally. FALL! You just have to love it and the amazing colors.



The Admissions team has been on the road like it is their job! (well, because it is their job) We are out meeting students like you. This is the picture of one of our cars taking a pit stop at Historical Mitchie Tavern in Charlottesville, VA. Go there for a good hot meal after touring Monticello or wandering around Carter Mountain Orchard (The reason the Subaru is terribly muddy)


Last but not least. Today is the start of Homecoming on our beautiful campus. This morning the beauty was interrupted by this display of art (?) Ah, the Secret Seven. Legend has it that President Charles Harman ('46-'72) started the original prankster group. There has been periods of activity and periods of dormancy since the start. The group is comprised of seven students. Rumor has it these past students have went on to become elected officials, CEOs, pastors and even faculty and staff on this very campus.

A list of S7 past pranks:

• A Volkswagen Bug (belonging to a professor) was placed inside the Library
• Unbolting all the chairs in the Chapel a night before convocation
• Pranking various offices with barnyard animals
• Stealing the Ram head from the SAC and holding it for "Ransom"
• Placing an old Toilet in the Academic Dean's Office
• Dixie Cupping the Dean of Student's Office

You will also find that several hymnals in our Chapel have been donated by the Secret 7.

Say Goodbye...

... to boring weekends!

Students have moved back, started classes and gotten into their routine. We are trying to make things a bit more adventurous for our students here.

Sept 13th: Paintball

Sept 26th: Mountain Bike Trip
October 1st: Backpacking Trip

Yesterday we went whitewater rafting on the New River Gorge. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Coffee and Concerts...

What more could a college kid want!?

http://www.bluefield.edu/clientImages/30250/coffee/

Virginia Private College Week

The Counsel of Independent School in Virginia and Bluefield College (of course) invite you to visit the Bluefield College campus the week of July 27-August 1.

If you visit 3 VA Private Colleges during this week, you will receive 3 application fee waivers for any CICV school.

To book a tour give us a call: 1.800.872.0175 ext 231

For a list of these colleges please visit: www.cicv.org