Bloomsburg, a Commonwealth University

Kimberly Hollister and Alison Martin capped their spring semester by passing the ASBMB National Accreditation exam, enabling BU to exceed the national average by eight percent. Nearly 1,000 college students took the exam, some 417 (42 percent) achieved certification with 122 students (12.3 percent) achieving certification with distinction.

A team from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's American Marketing Association (AMA) chapter placed third in the Penn State Regional Case Competition on Friday, Oct. 19, in University Park. The theme of this year's program was "Marketing for the Future: Artificial Intelligence." Among the schools in attendance at the competition were teams from Penn State, Pitt, Temple, Florida State and Robert Morris. Bloomsburg was the only Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education school competing. Bloomsburg's team consisted of Phillip Denelsbeck (Rockledge, Pa.), Kayla Martin (Tunkhannock, Pa.) and Bridget Smith (Lancaster, Pa.). Thomas Tanner, DM, assistant professor of marketing and professional sales, is the team advisor. The team will now focus on the regional case competition at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., then turn their attention to the AMA national competition in New Orleans in April, 2019.

The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania forensics team captured the third place Sweepstakes Award at the Collegiate Forensic Association's annual fall tournament held at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.V. on Oct. 19-20, 2018. Eleven out of the 18 BU students won awards, including first and second place in parliamentary debate in a field of 21 teams. Amy Bitar took second in the dramatic duo with Tarah Kelley; was third in place declamation; fourth in persuasive speaking; and fifth in pentathlon. Alli Robbins was second in persuasive speaking, second in after-dinner speaking; and sixth in parliamentary debate with Adam Phillips. Adam Phillips was sixth in parliamentary debate with Alli Robbins. Noah Roux took first place parliamentary debate with Thomas Weber; first in best speaker parliamentary debate (out of 42 speakers); and was fourth in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Tarah Kelley was second in dramatic duo with Amy Bitar; third in persuasive speaking; sixth in Poetry; and sixth in Pentathlon Katarina Solovey was fifth in poetry Katie Rose took fourth place communication analysis Thomas Weber took first in parliamentary debate with Noah Roux (Out of 21 teams); was fifth in best speaker parliamentary debate (out of 42 speakers); and sixth in communication analysis. Shawn Edwards was second in parliamentary debate with Eric Musgrove. Eric Musgrove was second in parliamentary debate with Shawn Edwards. Andrew Kline was fifth in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Also competing for Bloomsburg University were Emme Reiser, Julia Pittre, Alyssah Dombek, Bradley Bohm, Isaac Osborn, Jonathan Roe, and Taylor Baker. Neil Strine, Ph.D., director of forensics, and Michael Martin, Ph.D., associate professor of English, served as speech and debate judges for Bloomsburg at the tournament. Erin Brummett, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, assisted with coaching students on the team.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania hosted its annual homecoming celebration the weekend of Oct. 5-7. Six BU students were finalists for homecoming king and queen. Students include Dave Zienkiewicz, Kira Silimperi, Victoria Whiteside, Ryan Soley, Ronald Rhoads, and Jess Snyder. Soley and Whiteside were named king and queen.

Interning at one of the top ranked public accounting and business consulting firms not only served as an impactful learning experience for two Bloomsburg University accounting majors but also prepared them for their journey into Bloomsburg University's Master of Accountancy program.

Emily Bruno, M.Ed. '19, a student in the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania College Student Affairs graduate program, will present an educational session at the annual conference of the Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers in Erie from Oct. 24-26.

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

BU student Daniel Staros interned at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. Staros, from Thompson, Pa., was one of just 57 interns accepted into the Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) program and one of only two in the Nuclear Security Advanced Technologies lab at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He worked daily on projects that are esoteric for the non-scientist.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Global Business Association (GBA) team placed third at the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE) Case Competition held Oct. 11-13 in San Diego. It's the first time that BU has placed in the top three of the CUIBE International Business competition.

An internship with PPL Electric Utilities opened the eyes of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania information and technology management senior Laura Bruaw to alternate career opportunities and helped to prepare her for the semester ahead.

Forty-four student-athletes from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania were recognized by the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) for their work in the classroom with a 2017-18 Academic Achievement Award. The student-athletes were honored for having at least a 3.5 grade point average, attending a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college-level work, and being an active member of their intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.

Presenting research on a national stage wasn't the only treat for Meghan Magee '17, a Bloomsburg University exercise science graduate assistant this summer. It was also a great opportunity to get a clearer picture of her career path.

An internship with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission opened the eyes Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania secondary education and history major Mitchell Rebuck to a new potential career path.

Two Bloomsburg University nursing students, Alison McKay and Grace Sullivan, members of the Army ROTC, both earned top nursing cadet honors at the U.S. Army Cadet Command Advanced Camp this summer in Fort Knox, Ky.

17 members of the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Phi Beta Lambda Chapter (Future Business Leaders of America) attended the organization's annual leadership conference in Baltimore from June 22-27.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania congratulates the more than 1,500 students who received their academic degrees on May 12, 2018

Twenty-seven graduates from four area high schools have been awarded the Fred G. Smith Scholarship to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania during the 2018-19 academic year. A total of nearly $45,000 was awarded.

The state Senate has confirmed Joar Dahn (Darby, Pa./Roman Catholic HS), president of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Community Government Association, to serve on the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania has recently released its list of students named to the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2017-18 academic year. To qualify for Dean's List, a student must earn a quality point average of 3.5 or higher (based on 4.0) during the semester.

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.

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.