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Bluefield College has been ranked among the Top Tier

Colleges in the South in

U.S. News and World Report’s

“America’s Best Colleges: 2016.” Only 74 colleges in the

South region made

U.S. News’

Top Tier list. Bluefield ranked

49th among the Top Tier schools out of nearly 100 evaluated

from 12 Southern states based on its strong scores in the

areas of small class sizes, graduation rates, financial aid

packages, and limited debt of graduates. Read more at

bluefield.edu/usnews .

Harman Chapel’s auditorium has a brand new look, thanks to

the completion of a quarter-million-dollar renovation project

on the facility this past fall, which included the installation

of new flooring, new seating, a new high definition video

system, new stage lighting, automation software, and a

concert level audio system. The project also included a fresh

coat of interior paint. Read more details and view more

photos at

bluefield.edu/newharman

.

Fifty-six runners and walkers took part in BC’s Eighth

Annual Jason Elswick Memorial Scholarship 5K Challenge,

September 19, with Josh Wolfe of Pearisburg, Virginia,

earning the overall best time of the day at 20:19. Sponsored

by David and Pam Elswick of Tazewell, Virginia, the event is

designed to pay tribute to their son, Jason, who died in a car

accident in October 2005 while a student at BC. The 5K also

generates funds for the Elswick Scholarship, which provides

assistance to students seeking a degree in math education

just like Jason. Read more at

bluefield.edu/elswick15 .

Four Chinese students spent part of the fall 2015 semester

at Bluefield College to learn more about the American

way of life while sharing their knowledge of the people,

culture, history and language of the People’s Republic with

BC students. Their visit was part of the college’s ongoing

academic and cultural exchange with Jiangsu Second Normal

University in Nanjing, China, that brings Chinese students

to BC every fall and sends Bluefield students to China each

spring. Read more at

bluefield.edu/chinafall15

.