Spire Magazine 2021

Spotlights

Robbie Gaines was named campus pastor in July 2020. Gaines came to Bluefield in 2016 to serve as the campus pastor for Highlands Fellowship – Bluefield Campus. Highlands Fellowship – Bluefield services are held on campus in Harman Chapel. Gaines also serves as the chaplain for the Bluefield University football team.

Bluefield University received a gift to establish the Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store Annual Scholarship. The $500 annual scholarship will be awarded to a student attending Bluefield College from the service area of the Bastian, VA Love’s location.

Bluefield University sophomore Lily Comer was named the 2020 Grand Champion of the Path to Fame Virtual Talent Competition. As part of the prize for winning the competition, Comer received a one-year mentorship with Nashville-based talent executive John Alexander, as well as virtual sessions with media training professionals.

Tom Bone joined the Bluefield University faculty as an adjunct instructor of sports communication. BU’s Department of Communication launched its new sports communication program in fall 2020 as part of the creation of three new concentrations within the communications major: sports communication, digital marketing, and modern media.

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