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BLUFFTON, Ohio — Kristin Schiefer of Bucyrus is participating in a cross-cultural experience in Haiti, May 12-30.
She and other Bluffton students are working with two organizations while in Haiti: Mission Possible and Mennonite Central Committee. These organizations will show what is being done to meet physical, spiritual, emotional, educational and social needs of the Haitian people. Scattered throughout the trip are service projects, exploration of villages and cities, Haitian cuisine and worship.
Schiefer, daughter of Tim and Patti Schiefer, is a junior majoring in mathematics education. She is a 2012 graduate of Wynford High School.
This experience will fulfill Bluffton’s undergraduate cross-cultural requirement that must be completed before graduation. Students can either complete a cross-cultural experience or take six credit hours in one foreign language.
Bluffton University is a liberal arts, residential campus with more than 80 undergraduate majors, minors and programs; a bachelor’s degree evening program in social work for working adults; and an adult degree-completion program in organizational management. Bluffton also offers master’s degree programs in organizational management and business administration, as well as MBA programs with concentrations in leadership, health care management, accounting and financial management, leading nonprofits, conflict transformation, sustainability, production and operations management, sport management and intercultural leadership, plus a self-designed concentration.
Founded in 1899 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, the university is located in northwest Ohio. It has an enrollment of more than 1,100 students and 14 NCAA Division III athletic teams. Bluffton’s 100-year legacy is expressed today in its enduring values of discovery, community, respect and service that are woven into the academic program and campus life. Bluffton students go into the world prepared for life as well as for their chosen vocations.