Dr. David L. Soltz, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Central Washington University, has been selected to serve as the next president of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Soltz will begin his tenure at Bloomsburg on January 7. He will replace Dr. Jessica S. Kozloff, who has served as the University's president since July 1994. Dr. Kozloff will retire at the end of the year. Soltz was named provost of Central Washington in August 2001. Previously, he served for five years as dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at California State University at Los Angeles. Details.
BU's music program has earned accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The program is one of 617 programs accredited nationally. The accreditation process began five years ago and has been an ongoing process. Details.
BU freshman Jorge Maldonado is the only student in Pennsylvania and one of only 250 students from across the country to be awarded a scholarship through the Dell Scholars Program. The Dell Scholarship, funded through the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, is awarded to students with qualifying financial need who participate in a college readiness program. Since 2004, the foundation has provided more than $9 million in college scholarships to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books and room and board. Details.
The student representative on BU's Council of Trustees wants to make sure he stays involved. "There are really no set boundaries on how involved you can be and I want to be really hands-on," said James D'Amico, Mount Carmel, a senior majoring in elementary education. D'Amico was interviewed by a search and screen committee of nine individuals and then another interview by Judy Hample, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, before he was appointed by Gov. Ed Rendell. Details.
Christopher Bevan, president of the Community Government Association at BU, came to the university with a plan to be involved in student government. "It turned out that my orientation workshop leader was the president of CGA so, when I asked him how to get involved, he showed me where to sign up," said Bevan. Bevan, a native of Nanticoke and a graduate of Greater Nanticoke High School, is a junior at BU majoring in history. Details.
David W. Klingerman Sr. of Bloomsburg is the newest member of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Council of Trustees. Vice president of JDK Management Co., Klingerman oversees the operations of nursing facilities, hotels and restaurants, as well as land development. He has owned and operated nursing care and assisted living facilities in northeast Pennsylvania since 1981 and earned certification as a licensed nursing home administrator in 1983. Details.
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The Community Activities Office has moved to room 428 in the Kehr Union (telephone numbers will remain the same). The office move will take place on Monday, July 24. The office is expected to reopen in the new location on Wednesday.
Pedestrian traffic to the Rec Center is detoured away from the south side of the Library to the north side. People wanting to get the Rec Center from the lower part of campus can walk between Waller and the library, towards the president's residence to a new sidewalk that leads to Buckalew Maintenance Center. The temporary path should be used for approximately a week.
Several staff members of BU's Spectrum Magazine staff are working on paid internships in the media this summer. Spectrum is one of only five college magazines to be inducted into the Associated Collegiate Press national Hall of Fame at the University of Minnesota. Details.
Kevin Ferland, associate professor of mathematics, computer science, and statistics, had a paper "Supertough 5-Regular Graphs" accepted for publication in the Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing. This is joint work with Lynne Doty of Marist College, with whom Ferland continues to work on a large problem in graph theory.
Cynthia Venn, associate professor of geography and geosciences, presented a paper, "Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Variations in the Subsurface Distribution of Pedunculate Barnacles (Cirripedia, Lepadidae) across the Tropical Pacific Ocean" at the summer meeting of The Crustacean Society in May in Juneau, Alaska. In June, she was co-convener of a special session, "The Tropical Pacific Ocean," at the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography summer meetings in Victoria, B. C., Canada, where she presented a talk entitled "Assessing Controls on Subsurface Settlement and Growth of Barnacles of the Genus Conchoderma in the Tropical Pacific Using the TAO Array and Data Set."
Bloomsburg night at Harrisburg Soccer Club
Adam Clay '05 Harrisburg City Islanders Professional Soccer Club will host the BU Alumni Association plus university faculty, staff and students at the Friday, Aug. 11 game against the New Hampshire Phantoms in Skyline Sports Complex, Harrisburg. Association members and their guests will be admitted for $5 each and can cheer on BU Alum Adam Clay (#8). Gates and concessions open at 6 p.m. and the match begins at 7:05. To order tickets, call (717) 441-GOAL or download an order form that can be faxed or mailed. |
The Migrant Community Project held every year at BU is all about connections, according to organizer Susan Dauria. The project will, once again, connect migrant children with BU students and faculty for a three-week summer day camp weekdays from Monday, July 24 to Friday, Aug. 11. During the day camp, migrant children from kindergarten through high school age come to BU where they interact with college students and attend classes geared to their grade level. They use an art studio in the Old Science Building for their art classes and have an exhibit in the building's lobby. At the completion of the day camp, the students create anthologies about themselves and their families, complete with pictures. Details.
Four BU students recently passed the professional certification exam in human resources. They are Jennifer Perrot, Jeff Carroll, Amber Dunkelberger and Dan Snyder. Management professor Larry Kleiman held a study session for the exam during the spring semester.
Forty-four pints of blood were donated at the Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday. The drive attracted 17 first-time donors. The next blood drive on campus will be Sept. 20 and 21.
An exhibit about area coal mining, the Molly Maquires and the Centralia Mine Fire is on display outside the University Archives on the third floor of Andruss Library. The display features resources from the Special Collections and was assembled by archives student assistant Aubrey Nowrey. Details.
If you asked a group of teenagers to design the city of their dreams, you probably wouldn't be surprised to find it located near a beach or on an island. In that regard, the 45 high school students participating this summer in Upward Bound at BU are fairly typical. But some of the other features of their cities, like those tied to a clean environment, might be a bit unexpected. Details.
Nancy Gentile Ford, professor of history, presented a lecture on her first book, "Americans All! Foreign-Born Sodliers in World War I," as part of the invited lecture series, Perspectives in Military History at the U.S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle.
Martina Vidovic, assistant professor of economics, presented a paper, "Can Voluntary Pollution Prevention Programs Fulfill Their Promises? Further Evidence from the EPA's 33/50 Program" at the Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists in Kyoto, Japan. Co-author was Neha Khanna, associate professor of economics and environmental studies at Binghamton University, NY. Vidovic also presented a paper titled, "Income Inequality and All Cause Mortality Across Counties in the United States in 2000" at the Annual Conference for the Pennsylvania Economic Association held in Indiana, Pa.
Steven Si, professor of management, will have a paper titled "The effect of organizational psychological contract violation on managers' Exit, Voice, Loyalty and Neglect Model" published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. IJHRM is an internationally recognized journal in management.
Sharon C. Lyter, assistant professor of social work, presented a workshop titled "Managing Troubled Students in Social Work Field Education" at Stockton College of New Jersey, Atlantic City campus.
APSCUF, the faculty union at BU, donated $500 to the relief fund to help employees meet flood-related expenses for their own households.
BU's AFSCME Local 2361 provided $500 in seed money to establish the fund through the Bloomsburg University Foundation.. The funds will be distributed only to university employees in amounts not to exceed $100 per employee.
Requests for funds may be sent to Hollister assistant vice president for university relations by e-mail or campus mail. Each request should include the employee's name, home address, home and campus phone numbers and a brief description of how the money will be used. Hollister said the funds will be distributed as they become available. To make a tax-deductible donation to the fund, send a check payable to BUF/Employees Flood Relief to Hollister at the Alumni House. For more information, call 389-4047.
An increase in tuition for most Bloomsburg University students of $132 per year, or 2.7 per cent, was approved Thursday by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors. The increase raises in-state undergraduate tuition to $5,038, and is the second-lowest increase in the past eight years for the fourteen state system universities. Read the full PASSHE press release. Full details on tuition and fees for the 2006-2007 years are expected to be made as early as tomorrow.
The Andruss Library parking lot (on the East side of building) is closed for construction of the new Swisher Commuter Lot until further notice. Access through the lot to the new Waller-Buckalew lot is still be available.
The Catholic Campus Ministry House will be closed through Tuesday, July 25. Weekday mass will resume on Wednesday, July 26.
Swapan Mookerjee, professor of exercise science, presented a poster titled, "Muscle and Cerebral Oxygenation Trends During Intermittent Isokinetic Exercise," at the European Congress of Sport Science, Lausanne, Switzerland (July 5 - 8, 2006). Co-authors were Brandy Weller (MS Exercise Science 2005), and Michael Welikonich (MS Exercise Science, 2004). Yagesh Bhambhani of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, was the senior collaborating scientist. This study was funded by a BU Research and Disciplinary Award.
Jerry Wemple, associate professor of English, is featured in an article in the current issue of Research Penn State, an online journal. "Uncommon Words, Common Wealth" is a review of "Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania," which Wemple co-edited. The book was published by Penn State Press in Fall 2005. The article may be viewed here
Sam Slike, professor of exceptionality programs, was recently appointed as an accreditation team member for the Louisiana Department of Education. He was an external evaluator for two universities: the Deaf Education program at the University of New Orleans and the Assistive and Instructional Technology program at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Camille Belolan, assistant professor of writing in developmental instruction, has written an article detailing the historical background and characteristics of the American picnic. The article appears in the July 2006 issue of the magazine, which is a publication of WITF, a provider of educational resources to the region.
All students living at Honeysuckle Apartments are reminded not to walk through the yards of the neighbors living on Lightstreet Road to get to and from lower campus. The shuttle is running throughout the summer for upper campus residentsand the schedule is available online. Those who do walk should use the crossing by the maintenance center if going to Upper Campus or the catwalk if going to Honeysuckle.
The Governor's Institute for Educators will be holding their annual summer conference "Improving Academic Achievement by Improving School Climate" at Bloomsburg University's upper campus from July 23-28. This Institute is part of a series of summer professional education programs sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Education that are designed to insure the creation of challenging learning environments in the Commonwealth's public, private and non-public schools. The Institute provides an intellectually rigorous program of study that will improve academic classrooms and thereby assist educators in improving their students' academic achievement.
The 2006 Governor's Institute: Improving Academic Achievement by Improving School Climate will challenge school teams to examine the quality of the learning environment in their school to determine if the current culture supports and promotes academic achievement.
The hours for the student rec center are back to Monday-Friday 7 AM - 9 PM starting today, July 12. Weekends are still 10 AM-5 PM. The racquetball courts and aerobics room are also open for use starting today. Please use caution in areas where carpet is being installed.
BU's Manga and Anime Club will meet on Mondays throughout July and August. The meetings will be July 10, 17, 24 and 31 and August 7 and 14. All meetings are held in Bakeless room 107 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information check out club's website.
BU employees who need a little extra help meeting flood-related expenses for their own households may apply for funds available through the Bloomsburg University Foundation.
According to Jim Hollister, assistant vice president for university relations, BU's AFSCME Local 2361 provided $500 in seed money to establish a flood relief fund. The funds will be distributed only to university employees in amounts not to exceed $100 per employee.
Requests for funds may be sent to Hollister by e-mail or campus mail. Each request should include the employee's name, home address, home and campus phone numbers and a brief description of how the money will be used. Hollister said the funds will be distributed as they become available. To make a tax-deductible donation to the fund, send a check payable to BUF/Employees Flood Relief to Hollister at the Alumni House. For more information, call Extension 4047.
BU recently received an Industry Partnership Grant funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The Husky Resource Corp., overseen by James Matta, assistant vice president and dean of graduate studies and research, received $96,517 on behalf of BU. The funds will be used to assess the information technology needs of businesses and industries, such as manufacturing, health care and banking/insurance, to determine areas for further development of training. Details.
During the flooding of town last week, BU housed approximately 100 community members who had been displaced by the flooding with the Scranton Commons providing meals. At left, catering manager Maria Lynn serves ice cream to a child from from the community. At right, executive chef Billy Edmondson prepares a deli tray to send to the Bloomsburg Town police and fire departments during the emergency.
With the resumption of municipal water service, the university has reopened and is operating under normal business hours.
Students were allowed to return to campus after 5 p.m. yesterday. Because of boil-water advisory that may remain in effect for as many as three days, bottled water will be available for students in residence halls and employees at the front entrance to the Scranton Commons, the lobby of the Student Services Center near Roongo's, and the lobby area of Monty's. Employees are asked to use to two bottles per day.
New students who were scheduled for summer orientation on June 28 and 29 will now visit on Thursday, July 6, following the original schedule of activities for the day.
Two new freshmen recently received scholarships from the Wells-Jackson Lions Club. Karly Walushka of Millerton, a graduate of Williamson Junior-Senior High School, will major in physics at BU; Nicholas Westerfer of Gillett, a graduate of Troy High School, will major in business administration/management. The Wells-Jackson Lions Club has awarded scholarships to Troy and Williamson graduates for the past 18 years in memory of deceased members.
The designation of several parking lots on campus will be changed to accommodate the loss of parking spaces in the Waller lot near the McCormick Center addition project. Effective Friday, June 23, the following changes will be in effect.
Eric Hawrelak, assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded a $46,500 grant to purchase equipment that will make research easier for faculty and students in the department. Hawrelak won a Cottrell College Science Award from the Research Corporation to fund the purchase a solvent purification system that is critical to his research, and which can be helpful to other members of the department as well. "The majority of the solvents I work with can't come into contact with air or water," says Hawrelak, shown at right with an airtight glove box. The purification system allows for five different solvents on conveniently on hand. Details.
BU students Christina Golasa, Danielle McLynch, Amanda Blum, Susana Oelschlager, and Lauren Lewis spent a month and a half in Spain earlier this spring. For the first part of the trip, the students were accompanied by Spanish professor Hidalgo de Jesus and BU student Carlos Herrera Hidalgo. For the second part of the trip, the students studied at Universitas Castellae in Valladolid. They also visited Madrid, Salamanca, Segovia, and Barcelona.
Steven Si, professor of management and international business, gave a talk on the topic of "Research Methodology and Publishing Success in Management" at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, in June. The audience included approximately 70 Ph.D. students and post-doctorate researchers majoring in business administration.
Steven D. Hales, professor of philosophy, presented "Time for Change" a paper on the metaphysics of change for four-dimensional spacetime at the Athens Institute for Education and Research in Athens, Greece.
Sybil L. Holloway, a psychological counselor in the Center for Counseling and Human Development and a freelance writer, published "CLIC and Enforex: Language Immersion in Spain through AmeriSpan" in the May/June 2006 issue of Transitions Abroad magazine. Also, she recently spent three weeks in Costa Rica participating as a volunteer in a program offered through Cross-Cultural Solutions where she assisted Amureci, a women's recycling group, by helping to make paper and jewelry.
Research conducted under Joseph L. Andreacci, assistant professor of exercise science, was recently presented at the 2006 meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in Denver. Andreacci along with Tim McConnell, associate professor of exercise science, presented the paper titled, "Validation of SenseWear Armband to Assess Energy Expenditure in Children Ranging in Body Size." Christina Ledzema, a May master's degree graduate in exercise science, presented the paper titled, "Effect of a Maximal Treadmill Test on Percent Body Fat Using LBIA in Children." Andreacci was Ledezma's faculty mentor and co-author. Andreacci was also a co-author on the paper, "Effect of Intermittent Sub-Maximal Exercise on Percent Body Fat using LBIA in Children," which was presented at the meeting.
Camille Belolan, assistant professor of developmental instruction, wrote "Fine-Tuned Fish," a culinary article that appears in the June 2006 issue of Central PA Magazine. The magazine is a publication of WITF, a Harrisburg-based non-profit organization that provides educational resources to the region.
Temporary construction fence and protected walkways will be installed through a portion of the parking lot between McCormick Center and Waller Administration Building beginning this Thursday. BU police will block off the necessary area at the northwest corner of the lot Wednesday night. Drivers should avoid the area while the barriers are set up. The fence and barriers will provide pedestrians with a protected walkway through a traffic-free portion of the Waller parking lot. In August, when a new loading dock at the rear of Waller Building is completed, a temporary walkway will provide handicapped access to the rear door at Waller for the duration of the McCormick addition project.
Community Activities card holders can attend the Bloomsburg Town Pool for free. In order to take advantage of this, summer students must stop at the Kehr Union Information Center to verify that they are enrolled during a summer session and receive a pool pass. A student has to have paid his/her bill in order to be verified. Both the pass and the student's B.U. ID must be presented for admission. Faculty and staff who purchase a summer community activities card should present the card for pool admission. Pool hours are daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weather permitting. Adult swim (which includes B.U. students) is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To check if the pool is open in uncertain weather, call 784-1820.
The Program Board has announced its films schedule. Films are free with a BU ID and paid Community Activities fee and $1 for all others. All screenings will be in the Kehr Union Hideaway. The schedule is:
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Orientation leaders prepare for freshmenMore than 1,340 incoming freshmen will visit campus over the next two weeks for orientation preview days. BU's 51 OWLs (Orientation Workshop Leaders) came to campus last week and conducted several workshops, such as the one pictured above, to prepare to meet the new students. Between 200 and 290 new students will attend each of the preview days, scheduled for June 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 and 29. Schedule of Daily Activities. (127 kb PDF) |
Anthropology students take part in Ohio dig
Two BU anthropology majors, senior Kitawna Hoover of Middleburg (shown at left) and sophomore Judith Steinhilper of Bloomsburg, spent three and a half weeks participating in excavations at a Hopewell moundbuilder settlement site in southern Ohio. The Brown's Bottom 1 site excavations were co-directed by BU anthropology professor DeeAnne Wymer and Paul Pacheco of SUNY - Geneseo. Details, photos. |
Steven T. Rier, assistant professor of biology and allied health sciences, with others, have a paper in the most recent issue of the Journal of Phycology. The work examines the response of stream algae to experimentally manipulated gradients of light. They found that stream algae were not as physiologically limited by light as once thought, which has enormous implications for understanding the mechanisms that regulate energy flow in these systems.
Gary Hardcastle, assistant professor of philosophy, presented a paper, "Dogma and Discipline," at the Sixth Congress of HOPOS, the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, in Paris, France, on June 16.
A trip to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom is scheduled for Saturday, June 24. Those interested in attending should sign up at the Kehr Union Building Information Center. The cost of the trip is $15 with a valid BU ID and $30 for all others. Price includes bus transportation and an all day pass to both parks. The bus will depart from Elwell Hall at 9 a.m. and depart from Dorney at 9 p.m. The bus will return to BU around 11 p.m. The trip is sponsored by the Program Board, Greek Life and Residence Life. For more information call 389-4346.
Books of ride tickets for Knoebels Amusement Park are being sold at the Kehr Union, Information Center Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Starting Sunday, June 18, tickets will be sold Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Books are $4 each and contain $5 worth of ride tickets. Tickets are good any day, any year at Knoebels. The ticket sale is provided as a service by the Program Board and the Kehr Union Info Center.
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Kelly thanked for service as Trustees chair,
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The State System of Higher Education announced the launch of an advocacy website where friends, family, alumni, and students of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education can learn more about the important role public higher education plays in the Commonwealth. Visitors may sign up to receive advocacy messages and communicate with their legislators through a user-friendly online process. The website is made possible by private funds from the State System Alumni Advocacy Council (SSAAC).
During the spring semester a group of 16 Bloomsburg University students departed for York, Pa to attend the annual Student Pennsylvania State Education Association conference. Since the Spring 2005 Student PSEA Conference, BU Education major Frank Soda has served as the Northeastern Region President on the PSEA State Committee for Student Organizations. The Northeast Region President Position for Student PSEA will be filled by junior Education major Nicole Deitrick. Nicole is excited about her new role with Student PSEA, but she is no stranger to holding leadership roles. Nicole is also the President of the Bloomsburg University Chapter of ACEI. Details.
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BU's development coordinator will step into a new role as the university's director of annual giving on June 19. In her new position, Eileen Bergan Evert will direct the annual fund, a major fundraising program that supports scholarships and provides other financial support to BU. She will lead a six-member staff responsible for annual fund programs, including phonathons, database management, donor relations and gift processing. Details.
BU will host nearly 200 high school students and incoming first year students in June and July through the Upward Bound and Act 101/EOP programs.
The Upward Bound program will bring 50 students from 10 area high schools to campus from June 18 through July 27. Upward Bound is a program established by the U.S. Department of Education that provides young people with opportunities and assistance to explore their potential for academic, social and personal growth. It provides equal access to post secondary education for high school students by giving them adequate preparation, according to Maureen Mulligan, director of Upward Bound at Bloomsburg University. School districts affiliated with the program are Berwick, Bloomsburg, Mahanoy Area, Milton, Minersville, Mount Carmel, North Schuylkill, Pottsville, Shamokin and Shikellamy.
One hundred forty new freshmen students will participate in the Act 101/EOP summer enrichment experience at BU from June 18 through July 28. Act 101 provides access to higher education for disadvantaged Pennsylvania residents and EOP provides access to students who do not meet the economic guidelines for Act 101. Developmental instruction, tutoring, counseling and academic advisement are emphasized to provide students the opportunity for intellectual, social and personal growth, according to Irvin Wright, director of Act 101/EOP at BU.
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McCormick parking lot taking shapeThe outlines of the new McCormick parking lot can be seen as cement borders are positioned on the construction site in this photo taken from the second floor of Waller Administration Building. The lot and a reconfigured entrance from Lightstreet Road are scheduled to be open before the start of fall semester. |
Jessica S. Kozloff, president of Bloomsburg University, announced Wednesday she would retire in December, 2007. Dr. Kozloff informed the council of trustees she would not seek an extension of her contract.
Having served as president since 1994, she said, "every day I have felt both honored and humbled to be the 18th president of Bloomsburg University. Because of all of your contributions, our university has become even stronger, clearly building on its reputation as a student-centered institution of excellence. The future is bright indeed, especially with the institutional renewal and energy that always accompanies a new president."
Dr. Kozloff pointed to a "full and busy agenda over the next eighteen months. I'm looking forward to the completion of a number of important projects, setting the stage for new ones, and providing a smooth transition for your next president." Learn more about Dr. Kozloff.
Press release regarding her retirement announcement.
Current and retired faculty and staff have contributed $135,423 in cash, pledges and in-kind gifts to the Bloomsburg University Foundation so far this fiscal year - a 34.5 percent increase over contributions from the same time last year. To date, 308 faculty and staff have made contributions. Donors can direct their contributions to specific departments, programs and projects. In order to be counted in this fiscal year (and appear in the Annual Report of Giving), contributions should be made by June 15. Pledge forms are available from Linda Hill at 389-4705.
The open swim schedule for the Nelson Field House pool is as follows:
Nationwide, Living and Learning Communities are the on the upswing. They offer an academic setting that creates much greater sense of community, improves G.P.A.s, integrates the academic and social, and helps students graduate. As part of this movement, Bloomsburg has just created for the fall two general interest Living and Learning Communities and there are a few spots still open. To find out more about or sign up for the Civic Engagement Living and Learning Community, contact Jeff Davis. To find out more about the Gender and Diversity Living and Learning Community, contact Julie Vandivere.
David G. Martin begins his duties as the dean of the College of Business on today, June 12. Martin was a faculty member at Bloomsburg from 1992 to 2001. At Bloomsburg he was an associate professor of finance and business law, served as chair of that department, and served as MBA coordinator. Details.
Summer Student Recreation Center memberships for faculty and staff are due. Summer memberships run through Saturday, Aug. 26, and cost between $35 and $80. Payments can be made in the Community Activities Office, Kehr Union. Contact director Jen White at 389-4190 for more information.
Anyone with an American flag in need of proper disposal can drop it off or send it to Kehr Union, room 349. Local Boy Scout troop 24 will dispose of the flag its annual flag retirement ceremony in Town Park on Flag Day, Wednesday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m.
Space is available in the teamwork video workshop "Flight 232," sponsored by the Supervisory Roundtable on June 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kehr Union. For information contact Jeanne Fitzgerald.
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The American Democracy Project, with help from community resident Carol Endy, is compiling a directory of civic engagement opportunities for students. The directory will contain summaries of courses and research that will take students into the community. The two-phase project is in the very early stages. Endy is currently making lists of faculty members who utilize opportunities in community organizations to help teach their classes. After interviewing faculty, Endy will examine the needs of community agencies and organizations. The needs of the professors will be matched with the community organizations. Details.
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Jing Luo, professor of languages and cultures, gave a talk on the topic of "Foreign Language Teaching and Research in the U.S." to Honghe University, Mengzi, Yunnan Province, China, on May 19. The audience included approximately 200 faculty members and students majoring in language teaching.
Lynda Fedor-Michaels has been selected as BU's new director of Alumni Affairs. Previously BU's assistant director of admissions and coordinator of new student orientation, Michaels became the institution's third alumni director, effective May 29. A long-time resident of Bloomsburg, Michaels earned a bachelor's degree from BU in 1987 and a master's degree the following year. Over the past 18 years, she's held positions within BU's student life office, including residence hall director and assistant director of residence life, becoming orientation coordinator in 1996. Details.
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Concert for kidsThe Campus Child Center's preschool class enjoyed dancing while Paul Loomis, assistant professor of Math, Computer Science and Statistics, played original songs written by himself and his daughter Anna on his guitar. Loomis also played the harmonica and ended the session with a group play along with the guitar and xylophone. Shown from left are Joshua Hess-Cox, Anna Weber-Loomis, Paul Loomis, Michelle Anderson, Sarah Esslinger. |
Father Al Sceski is completing his six-year term as campus minister at Bloomsburg and will soon become the pastor of the Catholic Church in Elysburg. Father Don Cramer will become BU's Catholic Campus Minister on June 15.
Roongo's in the Warren Student Services Center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The fourth floor of the Kehr Union is currently being renovated, and these renovations will continue throughout the summer. Conference rooms on the fourth floor will not be available until the fall 2006 semester begins. In addition, new carpeting will be installed in the Ballroom between June 5-16, and that room will be available for events following the completion of that installation.
Kehr Union hours from May 30 to June 17 are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on Saturday and Sunday. The games room/computer lab will be open Monday through Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.
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A view from the airPhysics and engineering technology professor Jim Moser gave a communications office staff member a lift last week. The ride in the four-seat Cessna 182 allowed Eric Foster to get new aerial photos of campus -- soon after the pedestrian walkway between Luzerne and Northumberland halls was completed and before new construction started on lower campus. Above Moser, a long-time pilot, does a flight check before taking off from the Bloomsburg airport. See the pictures. |
More than 1,800 Bloomsburg University students were named to the dean's list for the Spring 2006 semester. See the full list.
All vehicles must be registered with the University Police Department for Summer School. Parking decals will be issued when the vehicle is registered. Decals must be properly displayed on the vehicle according to the University Parking Regulations. Learn more
