Nearly 200 students from Bloomsburg University recently completed academic internships during the 2019 fall and winter sessions. A for-credit, academic internship must meet certain requirements set by academic departments and includes a formal agreement between the university and the internship site. Students work with a site supervisor and faculty advisor throughout the internship, gaining hands-on learning and practical experience for their future career.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania student Kaitlyn Floyd from Mertztown, Pa. has been selected as BU's THIS (The Harrisburg Internship Semester) intern for Spring 2019.

Bloomsburg University honored 147 student-athletes as 2019-20 Bloomsburg University Scholar-Athletes. A luncheon honoring their achievements was held Wednesday, Mar. 4, in the Kehr Union ballroom on campus. The student-athletes honored achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or higher over the past two semesters and/or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher and were at least a sophomore academically. In addition to the 147 student-athletes, 45 freshman or transfer students were also honored for achieving a 3.25 GPA in their first semester on campus.

Twenty students from Bloomsburg University participated in a Husky Career Road Trip to the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, Pa. on Feb. 20, 2020. Students were given a tour of the brewery while learning the 190 year history of the company and met members of the Yuengling family. Students also took part in a presentation on marketing plans and strategies for product launches led by Tyler Simpson, Director of Marketing at D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc.

Nearly 50 Bloomsburg University students participated in the intense professional development program at the Greenly Center in downtown Bloomsburg from February 28-March 1, 2020. During the two-and-a-half-day Career Intensive Boot Camp (CIBC), students learned the "soft skills" of professionalism through team building and personal branding exercises, alumni panels and employer presentations, as well as a networking lunch and etiquette dinner. Topics include everything from navigating career paths and company culture to money management, student loan repayment, and job searching. Students also had the opportunity to have their resume and cover letter reviewed and practice their interview skills in person, over the phone, or virtually. Students also got comfortable with professional networking.

The Bloomsburg University Forensics Team won the Collegiate Forensic Association's (CFA) 2019-20 Welch-Strine Cup Championship Sweepstakes Award at the CFA Beach Tournament on March 6-7 in Ocean City Md. The award recognizes the Collegiate Forensic Association's most accomplished speech and debate team for the 2019-20 academic year. This is the first time BU has won the prestigious award since its inception in 2005. The Welch-Strine Cup is named for two of the four founders of the Collegiate Forensic Association, Robert Welch, professor emeritus at Fitchburg (Mass.) State University and Harry C. Strine III, professor emeritus at Bloomsburg University. The late Clarence Johnson, professor emeritus of New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the late Warren Gasink, professor emeritus at East Stroudsburg University, were the other founders of CFA. The Collegiate Forensic Association was founded in 1969 for the purpose of providing a forum for forensic competition to institutions with small budgets and has an educational focus. The results for the Welch-Strine Cup and "Year-Long" awards are calculated from the performances from the students' and universities' top four of seven CFA tournaments in 2019-20. In addition to winning the overall CFA Team Championship, six BU students won both "Year-Long" and "Runner-Up Year-Long" Awards for being the best speaker in their particular event for the 2019-20 year. It's the most BU students ever recognized by CFA for year-long awards. Additionally, BU won the second place Sweepstakes Award out of eight schools at the CFA Beach Tournament. Ten out of 15 BU students won a total of 24 speech/debate awards. Notably, Bloomsburg won the first through fifth place in After-Dinner Speaking and won the first, third and fourth place awards in Parliamentary Debate out of a total of 17 Teams at the tournament. BU narrowly lost to Randolph-Macon College in overall tournament sweepstakes, but finished ahead of Florida College, Shepherd University, Hampton University, University of Richmond, Lenoir-Rhyne University, and Lord Fairfax Community College.

The Bloomsburg University Forensics team won the Second Place Team Sweepstakes award out of nine schools at the annual CFA/Harold Cox Wilkes University Speech and Debate Tournament the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1. BU narrowly lost to St. Joseph's University, a school with a nationally recognized forensics program, by just 1.5 sweepstakes points. BU finished ahead of Shepherd University, George Mason University, James Madison University, the University of Scranton, Wilkes University, Kings College, and Misericordia University. The team will return to Wilkes University during the weekend of Feb. 15-16 for the Pennsylvania Forensic Association's Annual State Championship Tournament.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania baseball team, in conjunction with the Department of Alumni and Professional Engagement, recently hosted the program's second annual Baseball Career Night at Jamison Elementary School in Jamison, PA. The event allowed current BU baseball players to network with university alumni and other team affiliated mentors as they prepare for professional careers. The students participated in alumni-led networking exercises, panel discussions, and resume reviews. More than twenty BU alumni participated in the event, including Nick Giuffre '78, CEO (retired), Bradford White Corporation, Rick Rogers '77, Senior VP-Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services, Jason Vavra '95, Managing Member, CVM Wealth, and investment and residential realtor, Phil Stan '94. Bloomsburg University alumnus and principal of Jamison Elementary, Matt Croyle '95, hosted the event.

Bloomsburg University recently released their 2020-2021 roster of Husky Orientation & Welcome Leaders (H.O.W.Ls.) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Often the first point of contact for incoming students and their families, H.O.W.Ls. are highly trained students who model and assist in a healthy transition to college life for fellow students. H.O.W.Ls. provide campus tours for prospective and new students and their families, facilitate the transition to college for small groups of new students, and serve as reliable sources of university information in an often-overwhelming time in a student's academic career. "H.O.W.Ls. are critical to the smooth transition to college for new students," explained Kristin Austin, Bloomsburg University Assistant Director for New Student and Family Orientation. "They are their 'go to' mentors, leaders, and role models and help with everything from homesickness and roommate adjustment to where to get the best slice of pizza downtown."

The Bloomsburg University Forensics team (Speech and Debate Team) won the second-place sweepstakes award (out of nine teams) at the Collegiate Forensic Association's annual Holiday Tournament held at Shippensburg University, Nov. 2-3, 2018. Ten out of 19 BU students at the competition won speech and/or debate awards.

Bloomsburg University Players will present Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins from Wednesday, Feb. 26 through Sunday, March 1 at Alvina Krause Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg. The production is directed by BU associate professor David A. Miller. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Will you go on a journey with Everybody? A journey from which you may never return? When "God" (always referred to with air quotes) summons Death to fetch Everybody to give an account of their life, Everybody begins their frenetic journey to prepare for their "presentation" and to enlist someone to go with them, if at all possible, or at very least help with the preparation. In this humorous and heartfelt modern riff on the medieval Everyman story, an ensemble of nine actors take on 26 characters. Five of the actors will not know which characters they will play until an on-stage lottery, early in the play, determines their casting for the performance. Tickets are free for BU Students/CGA activities cardholders, $6 for adults, $4 for students/seniors. Tickets for all BU Players productions may be purchased in advance in person or over the phone at the Arts in Bloom Box Office, located in the lobby of the Haas Center for the Arts. For hours and contact information, visit https://bloomu.edu/arts-in-bloom. Tickets also may be purchased starting an hour before curtain time at the Alvina Krause Theatre, if seats are still available at that time. The production features mature language and themes.

Bloomsburg University Players will present "Be More Chill" from Thursday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 at the Alvina Krause Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg. This musical features Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis, Book by Joe Tracz, and is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini. The production is directed by BU assistant professor of Theatre, Carrie Winship, Ph.D. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are Free for BU Students/CGA Activities Card Holders, $12 for adults, $8 for students/seniors. Tickets for all BU Players productions must be purchased in person at the box office or over the phone at the Arts in Bloom Box Office. Contact information and hours for the Arts in Bloom Box Office can be found at https://bloomu.edu/arts-in-bloom. Tickets also may be purchased starting an hour before curtain time at the Alvina Krause Theatre, if seats are still available at that time.

Two Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania students were awarded research grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Biologists (CPUB) for the 2019-20 academic year. Earning the awards were undergraduate student Kayla Sompel and graduate student Ian Whiteside '18. CPUB is an organization composed of faculty in the fourteen institutions of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education that foster excellence in biology education and research.

Bloomsburg University has announced the names of 153 Professional Experience Grant (PEG) recipients for the 2019-20 academic year. Professional Experience Grants (PEGs) help students defray the cost of professional development activities and applied learning outside the realm of the academic classroom. Without PEGs, students may be forced to decline opportunities such as national conference presentations, study abroad experiences, internships, or independent research because of the substantial expenses that can accompany these experiences.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the more than 1,900 students who were named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List. A full-time student whose semester GPA is 3.5 or higher in 12 or more semester hours of course work for which a grade or grades are received will be named to the Dean's List.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the nearly 1,900 students who were named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List. A full-time student whose semester GPA is 3.5 or higher in 12 or more semester hours of course work for which a grade or grades are received will be named to the deans' list.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the nearly 1,300 students who received their academic degrees on May 11, 2019. The overall grade point average necessary for honors distinction is: cum laude (with distinction) 3.5 - 3.74 overall average; magna cum laude (with great distinction) 3.75 - 3.94 overall average and summa cum laude (with highest distinction) 3.95 - 4.0 overall average.

The Bloomsburg University women's swimming team has chosen its captains for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Leading the Huskies will be seniors Becca Cubbler and Kiera Wadsworth along with junior Lindsay Mooney. The Huskies open the 2019-20 campaign when they travel to West Chester to face both the Golden Rams and the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks on Friday night, October 18. Start time is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania held its First World Graduation Ceremony on December 5 sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The bi-annual First World ceremony congratulate the achievements - academic and leadership roles - of BU's multicultural students at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels. This class was among the largest ever, according to Madelyn Rodriguez, director of the Multicultural Center.

The Bloomsburg University men's swimming team named senior Kyle Dix, redshirt junior Matt Rocchi, and junior Noah Cancro its captains for the 2019-20 season. The Huskies open the 2019-20 campaign when they travel to West Chester to face both the Golden Rams and the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks on Friday night, October 18. Start time is scheduled for 5 p.m.

The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental, Geographical & Geological Sciences (EGGS) held its on Friday, May 10, at the Greenly Center in Bloomsburg. Awards were presented by Michael Shepard, Ph.D., chair of the department, as well as faculty mentors of the awardees. Lauren Barrett was named Outstanding Senior in Environmental Geoscience. Autumn Helfrich was named Outstanding Senior in Professional Geology. Both Meg Ronan and Tyler Ulmer were inducted into Gamma Theta Upsilon, the International Honor Society in Geography. Anna Ellis was recognized for her work as a GIS tutor. Scholarship winners were also recognized. Katherine Mather-Shingara and Sabrina Savidge were awarded the Braun Geology Field Camp Scholarship. Sean Leshko received the Daniel J. Tearpock Scholarship. Kyle Argenziano received the Joshua D. Sonntag '14 & Chelci A. Kravabloski '16 EGGS Scholarship and the Professor Brian & Marty Johnson Geography/Planning Scholarship. Zachary Hartman received a scholarship from the Tearpock Geoscience Fund.

The Bloomsburg University Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences held its annual end of the year awards ceremony on April 7. Department chairman Curt Jones, Ph.D., presented awards to its top students. Jordan Marlow - Marek Mathematics Scholarship; Johnathan Prichett - J. Edward Kerlin Scholarship; Austin Pasquel - J. Edward Kerlin Scholarship; Karissa Jelonek - C.R. Reardin Award ; Steven Hricenak - High Academic Achievement Award in Computer Science; Laura Josuweit - James Pomfret Award (Highest Academic Achievement in Math); Nathaniel Huber - Highest Academic Achievement Award in Digital Forensics; Dario D'Amato - Elizabeth and James Mauch Scholarship

The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Iota Theta Chapter welcomed nine new students as members in Phi Sigma Iota, the International Foreign Language Society on Friday, April 26. The ceremony was conducted by BU faculty members Jesus Salas-Elorza, Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, and Patricia Dorame-Holoviak, faculty advisor. During the 2018-19 academic year, Iota Theta Chapter also held its Senior Presentation Series which included the following presenters: Jade A. Hensinger (Spanish in Medical Care), Michael Quaranto (Norilsk and Barrow, similar conditions, dissimilar supply chains), and Nicholas McGuire (Comparing the Governments of Spain and Argentina). The following new members were initiated: Front Row- (L-R) Adriana Diaz, Elayne Che, Arabeska Cruz, Brianna Belzner, and Ayalibis Cruz. Back row- (L-R) Brittney Goris, Joseph Reed, Steven Lopez, and Jonathan Calcano

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Office of Multicultural Affairs held its bi-annual First World Graduation Ceremony for members of the Class of 2018 who will graduate in December.

Students from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania traveled to GrrCon Cyber Security Summit and Hacker Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Sept. 6-7, 2018.