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With 500 combined years serving the students of Pennsylvania and beyond, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities have joined together under the banner of Commonwealth University. Our mission is to expand high-quality, affordable academic opportunities to support the needs of all learners. Together, we provide financially responsible degree options that maximize experiential learning, career preparation, and efficient time to degree completion.

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With 500 combined years serving the students of Pennsylvania and beyond, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities have joined together under the banner of Commonwealth University. Our mission is to expand high-quality, affordable academic opportunities to support the needs of all learners. Together, we provide financially responsible degree options that maximize experiential learning, career preparation, and efficient time to degree completion.

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Bloomsburg University Speech and Debate Team Wins Fourth Straight Competition
The Bloomsburg University speech and debate (forensics) team won the First Place Team Sweepstakes Award at the Collegiate Forensic Association's Annual Beach Tournament in Ocean City, Md. the weekend of March 4-5, 2022. BU finished ahead of Florida College, Randolph-Macon College, Shepherd University, the University of Richmond, and the University of Lynchburg. The win was the fourth straight tournament in which Bloomsburg brought home the First Place Team award. BU also won the prestigious CFA "Welch-Strine" Cup that recognizes the top speech and debate team in the Collegiate Forensic Association for the academic year. The Welch-Strine Cup is named for the founders of the CFA, Professor Emeritus, Harry C. Strine III of Bloomsburg University, and Dr. Robert Welch, Professor Emeritus of Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. This is the second time in three years BU has won the Welch-Strine Cup.
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Academic competition - 2022 Mar 10
Spring '22 Dance Minor Concert
Bloomsburg University is hosting its 11th Annual Dance Minor Concert, Finding our Footing, presented by the BU Players and the Division of Theatre & Dance. The Dance Minor Concert will be held on Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m., and Monday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m., at Mitrani Hall in the Haas Center for the Arts. Admission is free.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 21
Bloomsburg University Holds Fall Graduation Ceremonies
Bloomsburg University held its Fall 2021 commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 and Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 at the Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall, on campus. Overall, 461 students (85 graduate students and 376 undergraduate students) earned their degrees from the School of Graduate Studies, the Zeigler College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science and Technology.
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Graduation - 2022 Mar 14
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Bloomsburg University Students Complete Internship Experience with The Washington Center
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania students recently participated in internship experiences via The Washington Center (TWC) in Washington, D.C. TWC's Academic Internship Program is composed of three components: an internship, academic coursework, and career readiness programming - each designed to help students translate their academic and professional interests into careers they love. Bloomsburg University has helped their students launch fulfilling careers as a regular partner of TWC for more than a decade.
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Business/professional - 2022 Mar 4
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BU Players to present A Midsummer Night's Dream
The BU Players present A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, newly adapted by the BU Players and BU Professor Dr. Carrie Winship, March 3 through 6. The performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street, in downtown Bloomsburg. This classic Shakespearean story is filled with lovers and fairies, magical transformations, forgeries of jealousy, and a play within a play performed by the Rude Mechanicals. Magic and mischief abound in this play in which "The course of True Love never did run smooth."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Feb 21
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Bloomsburg University Forensics Team Wins Competition
The Bloomsburg University Forensics Team won the First Place Sweepstakes Award out of six schools at the Collegiate Forensic Association's Annual "Southern Excursion" Tournament hosted by Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.V. on Feb. 11-12.
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Academic competition - 2022 Feb 18
Bloomsburg University Students Complete Internships
More than 500 students from Bloomsburg University recently completed academic internships. Bloomsburg University has established relationships with more than 2,000 companies across the United States, such as JP Morgan Chase & Co., Comcast, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), The Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Verizon, and the Walt Disney Company. Internships are part of The Professional U experience at Bloomsburg University which connects students with alumni, employers, and opportunities that integrate academics with experiential learning. Through professional development and career experiences, students build the skills and confidence necessary to impact their community and profession.
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Business/professional - 2022 Feb 14
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Announces Fall 2021 Dean's List
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the more than 2,000 students who were named to the Fall 2021 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 are named to the Dean's List.
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Dean's List - 2022 Jan 5
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Bloomsburg University Holds First-World Ceremony
Bloomsburg University held its bi-annual First World ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The First World Ceremony is celebrated each December and May to congratulate the achievements - academic and leadership roles - of BU's multicultural students at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels.
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Graduation - 2021 Dec 21
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Bloomsburg University Prepares Students for Their Professional Climb During Career Intensive Bootcamp.
Over 20 Bloomsburg University students participated in an intense professional development program from September 20 to October 25. During the Career Intensive Boot Camp (CIBC), students learn professionalism and how to leverage their transferrable skills, as well as have the opportunity to connect with alumni in their industry. Live discussions and self-paced content included advice for the first week on the job and navigating office relationships, as well as information on finances and salary negotiation. Students also had the opportunity to have their resume and cover letter reviewed, and participate in live networking sessions and mock interviews.
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Business/professional - 2021 Dec 8
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Bloomsburg University Students Receive Alumni Legacy Scholarships
The Bloomsburg University Alumni Association has announced the recipients of the 2021 Alumni Legacy Scholarship. The association awards the scholarships each year to current Bloomsburg University students who are a child or grandchild of a Bloomsburg University graduate. The scholarship has been a longstanding tradition of the Alumni Board of Directors, and has provided more than $240,000 in scholarships since 1998. BU alumni can register their child or grandchild every fall that their student is registered for spring classes at the university. All students are chosen via random drawing.
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Alumni - 2021 Dec 8
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Bloomsburg University Student Gains First-Hand Experience
Entering her first year of graduate school, the soon-to-be Master of Business Administration student knew an opportunity with the nation's largest provider of educational travel experiences would be valuable. It wasn't a hard sell for Lyza Klein '21. In fact, she went through Envision's Junior National Young Leadership Conference herself as a teenager.
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Work Experience - 2021 Nov 23
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Bloomsburg University Present at Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education
Three Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania students from the Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI) Student Scholars program recently presented at the 2021 Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education conference in Pittsburgh. The presentation by Kali Haney, Riley Vodicka, and Olivia Cabrera-Carter at this state-wide conference was titled Social and Emotional Impact of Gifted Education on Students. The students are a part of the 2021-22 cohort of the ACT101/FDI Research Initiative. This joint initiative creates opportunities for students who would not typically engage in research to learn how to conduct research, present their work in professional spaces, and add their voices to the academic arena.
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Student Excellence - 2021 Nov 23
The Bloomsburg University Forensics Team wins University of Lynchburg Competition
The Bloomsburg University Forensics Team won the 1st Place Team Sweepstakes Trophy out of six schools at the Collegiate Forensic Association's annual Fall Speech and Debate Tournament hosted by the University of Lynchburg on November 5-6, 2021. Thirteen out of fifteen BU students won 50 individual and team speaking awards, including first place awards in 9 of the 13 events at the tournament.
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Academic competition - 2021 Nov 17
Bloomsburg University Students Interested in Law School Attend NYC Event
Students from the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Diehl Center for Law School Preparation recently visited New York Law School in New York City. The 13 students and center director Loren Selznick, J.D., visited the downtown campus, then attended the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Law School Forum. At the forum, students were able to speak with admissions representatives from nearly 200 law schools.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Nov 15
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Bloomsburg University Holds Tri Alpha Honor Society Induction
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania recently held its Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society induction ceremony. In all, 47 students were recognized with induction into the honor society that promotes academic excellence, leadership development, and campus and community service for first-generation college students. Induction into Tri-Alpha is earned by outstanding academic achievement and lasts for a lifetime. The Society's mission is to encourage and reward academic excellence among first-generation college students pursuing a bachelor's degree in accredited institutions of higher learning.
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Honor Society - 2021 Nov 1
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Bloomsburg University Association of Computing Machinery Club Competes in Event
Five members of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) club programming squad competed at the 37th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC)-Eastern Conference at Marymount University in Virginia on Oct. 23-24. The contest featured 17 teams representing schools in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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Academic competition - 2021 Oct 29
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Bloomsburg University Forensics Team Captures First Place in Competitiion
The Bloomsburg University Forensics (Speech and Debate) team won the 1st Place Sweepstakes Award out of six schools at the Randolph-Macon College Invitational Tournament held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23, 2021, in Ashland, Va. This is the second straight year BU won first place at this invitational tournament. Bloomsburg students brought home a total of 40 individual speech and debate awards, including seven first place trophies, and finished ahead of Randolph Macon College, University of Lynchburg, University of Richmond, Shepherd University, and Lenoir Rhyne University.
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Academic competition - 2021 Oct 26
International Business Students Take Fourth at Competition
Bloomsburg University's Global Business Association (GBA) took fourth place at the 2021 SDSU (San Diego State University)-CUIBE (The Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education) International Business Case Competition held Oct. 14-16, 2021, in San Diego, Ca.
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Academic competition - 2021 Oct 25
Bloomsburg University Student Completes Marketing Internship
Emily Clauss, an art studio and media and journalism dual major at Bloomsburg University, spent this past summer as a marketing intern with Fidelity Bank in Scranton.
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Internship - 2021 Sep 27
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BU Players to Present John Proctor is a Villian
The BU Players at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania present John Proctor is the Villain from Wednesday, Nov. 3, through Saturday Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. at the Alvina Krause Theater in downtown Bloomsburg. Written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by BU faculty member KC MacMillan, John Proctor is the Villain is set in a Georgia high school English class that is studying the seminal American classic, The Crucible. However, as scandal swirls in their community, the English assignment becomes uncomfortably relevant for the students. The line between witch and heroine blurs in this post-Me-Too examination of power, love, and sex education.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Oct 26
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Bloomsburg University Holds White Coat Ceremony
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania held its seventh annual Nursing White Coat ceremony on Saturday Sept. 11, at the Haas Center for the Arts on campus. The White Coat Ceremony celebrates sophomore nursing students who are entering the next phase of their education. In all, 125 students pledged their commitment to quality patient care. The most important element of the ceremony is the oath that students take in front of family members, faculty, school leaders, and peers. BU was among the first 100 schools to hold such a ceremony, supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Sep 23
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Spring 2021 Graduation
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the nearly 1,200 students who received their academic degrees the weekend of May 14-16. 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.
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Graduation - 2021 Sep 20
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Bloomsburg University Students Doing Student Teaching this Fall
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania has placed 42 students as student teachers this fall throughout eastern Pennsylvania.
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Work Experience - 2021 Sep 17
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Bloomsburg University Student with PA Department of State
Heading into her senior year, Kendyl Swank, a senior from Mechanicsburg, wanted to have her next steps after Bloomsburg University more firmly mapped out. Her summer internship helped do just that.
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Internship - 2021 Sep 8
Bloomsburg University Accounting Major Selected for Prestigious Workshop
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania accounting major Erica Morales from Easton is one of just 200 students nationwide selected for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Sep 8
Bloomsburg University Student Does Summer Internship
Summer internships provide college students with real life experiences and practical skills for the future. For Bloomsburg University senior, Megan Beck from Nazareth, Pa, an internship with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce this past summer gave her that experience and more.
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Internship - 2021 Sep 3
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Bloomsburg University Senior Bryce Evans Has Moving Summer Internship with DHL Shipping
Bloomsburg University rising senior Bryce Evans, a business administration management major, had a first-hand look at the supply chain process this summer through his internship with DHL Supply Chain.
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Internship - 2021 Aug 3
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Bloomsburg University Graduate Students Participate in Real-World Project
Three Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania students pursuing Master of Science degrees in instructional technology worked during the Spring 2021 semester with Curbell Plastics, Inc., one of the nation's top suppliers of plastic sheet, rod, tube, tapes, and fabricated parts, to develop a learning module about performance plastics.
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Internship - 2021 Jul 6
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Bloomsburg University Students Receive Scholarships from Pennsylvania CPA Foundation
Three Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania students, Alexis Aucker (Middleburg) '21, Nicolas Bell (Conshohocken) '23, and Tyahva Wilhour (Sunbury) '21, were awarded scholarships by the Pennsylvania CPA Foundation. Alexis Auker received a $3,000 Academic Merit scholarship, Tyahva Wilhour received a $2,000 Academic Merit scholarship, and Nicolas Bell received a $2,000 Minority scholarship.
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Scholarship - 2021 Jun 15
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