The Ubuntu Community faces an uncertain future, as eight of their fourteen members are graduating at the end of the school year."Actually there are going to only be four out of the fourteen members on campus next fall due to cross cultural and I will be attending OSU for agriculture classes Bluffton doesn't offer" remarked Shawn Yoder a sophomore. Also Ubuntu is structured within the guidelines of Bluffton University’s themed housing program. This program’s commitment period is for only one academic school year. There are definite possibilities for this sort of community to continue but not in this same exact form.
One possible continuation for Ubuntu would be for the remaining students to reapply for the Riley Court location through the themed housing application and find friends who are interested in simple living and intentional community to fill the eight spots vacated by the seniors. A similar option would be for the remaining members to continue Ubuntu in a new dorm adding the new members as proposed above.
Realistically members of Ubuntu plan on taking their experience of simple living and intentional community from this past year and promoting these values in their new living environments for next year, whether this be a new dorm around campus or the broader world as the seniors leave Bluffton University and begin their lives after college. In doing this, hopefully this group can make a broader impact for simple living and intentional community.
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