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Commonwealth University Students, Faculty Return from Service Trip to Rural Jamaica
After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Lock Haven faculty once again led a short-term service-learning program to Harmons, Jamaica, and for the first time, were joined by Bloomsburg students. This program has been offered through Lock Haven si...
Feb 16, 2023, 12:24pm EST
Big Dog Reading Series Presents Author Asali Solomon
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg's Big Dog Reading Series will present fiction author Asali Solomon on Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. in Carver Hall, Gross Auditorium. Solomon's first novel, "Disgruntled," was named a best book of the year by the San...
Feb 13, 2023, 5:03pm EST
ICS to Explore the Future in Spring Lecture Series
The Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg has announced the topics for its spring lecture series. This year's theme is "ICS Explores the Future," with talks on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, climate change, and a...
Feb 10, 2023, 3:56pm EST
Emergency Notification System Test
Commonwealth University will test its emergency notification system on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 9:45 a.m. Faculty, staff, and students will receive test text messages and emails. On the Bloomsburg campus, sirens that are part of the emergency notificat...
Feb 7, 2023, 9:35am EST
Parker Quartet to Perform at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG - The Parker Quartet will perform at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Arts in Bloom series. The performance, in Carver Hall, K.S. Gross Auditorium, will include: Antonin Dvorak: Cypresses (1...
Jan 30, 2023, 2:19pm EST
BU Foundation helping students by providing grants for off-campus student housing
Advanced Student Housing (ASH), LLC, a subsidiary of the Bloomsburg University Foundation, will offer $1,000 - $1,500 grants to help offset costs for BU students who wish to live off campus while enrolled at the University. The grants will be provided...
Jan 27, 2023, 8:51am EST
Grandson of Nelson Mandela to Speak at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG - Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, will speak at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg's 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative program. The program will be Monday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. in Carver Hall's Gross Auditorium. Mande...
Jan 26, 2023, 1:04pm EST
Media Advisory: Commonwealth Faculty Member Finds Global Audience for Research
A scholarly article co-authored by Alan Gishlick, assistant professor of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences, has made waves in the popular media around the world over the last week. The paper, "Trilobite tridents demonstrate sexual com...
Jan 23, 2023, 4:40pm EST
Commonwealth University President Appointed to DRIVE Board of Directors
Dr. Bashar W. Hanna, president of Commonwealth University, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for DRIVE. DRIVE is a five-county regional economic development Council of Governments - a collaboration between the County Commissioners ...
Jan 20, 2023, 3:47pm EST
Mansfield University Municipal Police Academy Recruiting 2023 Class $2,500 scholarship for grads and free housing
The Mansfield University Municipal Police Academy is actively recruiting for its upcoming full-time Act 120 Academy class, which begins May 22, 2023. The Mansfield Act 120 Municipal Police Academy is a 26-week course required to become a municipal po...
Dec 28, 2022, 10:00am EST