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 BU Forensics Team brought home a total of 18 Awards, including a third place team sweepstakes trophy at the Shepherd University Halloween Extravaganza Speech and Debate Tournament held October 27-28. Forensics is directed by Neil Strine, political science. Students earning awards included:
BU's Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC), along with the Columbia Montour Special Olympics, will host the third annual Special Olympics Bocce Bash Invitational, Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. in BU's Nelson Field House. The invitational will feature about 30 bocce teams from Pennsylvania, as well as teams from Virginia. The bocce teams will be both traditional and unified. Traditional bocce teams involve two special Olympians; a unified bocce team consists of one special Olympian and one volunteer athlete. Bocce is an Italian variety of lawn bowling. Details.
Cynthia Venn, associate professor of geography and geosciences, and her students in Aqueous Geochemistry, Joe Sherry, Stefanie Britch, Ezekiel Katz, Roger Scull, and Kevin Nawrocki, recently attended the national meeting of the Geological Society of America in Philadelphia, where Sherry presented a poster of his senior research, titled "Microbial and Geochemical Environment of the Stirling Mine Discharge in the Middle Anthracite Field in Shamokin, Pennsylvania" and coauthored with Venn and Christopher Hallen, professor of chemistry.
An informal vote of the Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee (BUCC) last week showed support for making 3 p.m. Friday available for a common meeting time. The majority committee members were opposed to a meeting time on Tuesday and Thursday at 3 p.m. Objections focused on the difficulty of scheduling classes, particularly labs, studios and clinicals, without the availability of Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Also, it was noted that a common meeting times on those days would greatly restrict the participation of students and faculty from the College of Science and Technology as well as several other programs on campus.
The BUCC also had a discussion with admissions director Chris Keller regarding transferring courses from other institutions. Keller said that interpretation of the academic passport has been clarified and BU will not be obligated to accept D grades without a completed associate's degree.
BU senior founds Students Helping Students
BU's picturesque campus with its rolling hills is an attraction for many students, but the hills present a challenge for students with physical disabilities. Lauren Fenton Cornelius, a senior with a major in social work, realized the challenges of the campus during freshmen orientation and has been determined to help others who encounter the same problems through the student organization she founded, Students Helping Students. Fenton Cornelius, a native of Nescopeck and a graduate of Berwick High School, was in a wheelchair during her freshmen orientation. Details. |
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Osuna presented to University Archives - The papers of Juan Jose Osuna, was a 1906 graduate of BU who earned an international reputation as an educator, were recently presented to the University Archives by his son Jim Osuna. Among many achievements, Juan Jose Osuna served as dean of educator at the University of Puerto Rico. Antonio Fernos Jr., the son of noted Puerto Rican BU graduate Antonio Fernos, who attended BU from 1910-11 and was the first Puerto Rican cardiologist, also shared some papers with the Archives. Shown from left in the archives are: Jim Osuna, university archivist Robert Dunkelberger, and Antonio Fernos Jr. |
Army Lt. Col. John Holtzman, BU assistant director of facilities management, will be deploying with the 358th Civil Affairs Brigade in support of operation Iraqi Freedom. He graduated with distinguished honors from the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Training Center Civil Affairs Qualification Course in September. He was awarded the bronze star for service from Sept. 2004 to March 2006 while serving with the 416th Engineer Command in Kuwait and Iraq during operation Iraqi Freedom II. He also served with the 416th ENCOM in Kosovo in 2002 during operation Enduring Freedom, where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
Campus interviews have been scheduled with candidates for the College of Professional Studies Dean position. Open forums for the campus community to meet with the candidates will be held in Andruss Library, Schweiker Exhibit Room, at the following times:
Career Fair - Hundreds of BU students met with potential employers at the annual Career and Internship Fair Wednesday afternoon in Kehr Union. Local organizations, many national companies, hospitals, government agencies, medical and law schools and graduate studies programs met with students to outline opportunities and receive resumes, including police departments from as far away Montgomery County, Maryland. |
Andrea Fradkin, assistant professor of exercise science, was interviewed about her golf research and appears in this months "Biomechanics" magazine.
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish and Italian), had the article titled "Sergio Pitol: el mago de la hipernarrativa mexicana" (Sergio Pitol: The Magician of Mexican Hypernarrative) accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporanea of the University of Texas at El Paso.
Joanne Zimmerman Rogers '83/'95M of Elysburg was recently named one of the seven statewide Nightingale Award recipients by the Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania Foundation. The award honors exceptional nurses who practice in the Commonwealth and is intended to promote superior nursing care practices statewide. Rogers is a clinical nurse specialist at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, but during her 23-year career she has served on nutritional as well as medical-surgical units. She is a member of the America Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the international honor society for nursing, Sigma Theta Tau. The master of ceremonies for the evening was Anne Shannon '93, who anchors for WGAL News 8.
 Ford Dealers support Celebrity Artist Series - Last Friday night's Celebrity Artist event with illusionist Mike Super was supported by the area Ford dealers. Shown from left are: Jeff Zeisloft of Zeisloft Brothers Ford, Jim Hollister, BU assistant vice president for university relations; Bob Weiss of Independence Ford; and Jack Metzer of Jack Metzer Ford. |
BU faculty and staff have contributed and pledged $31,297 to the SECA (State Employees Combined Appeal) campaign. The campaign, which ends Nov. 9, has a goal of $38,000. SECA was established in 1977 as the only charitable campaign allowed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in its offices statewide. The Bloomsburg University SECA campaign, together with the United Way of Columbia County, supports many agencies, which include the work of eight participating organizations and their member agencies. More information.
BU is a key economic engine in Columbia County and the surrounding region. The positive economic impact that Bloomsburg University has on Columbia County and the entire state of Pennsylvania recently was quantified in a study, "The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: Economic Impact on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Columbia County's largest employer, Bloomsburg University contributes $121 million, directly and indirectly, to the county's economy each year. Much of that economic impact is readily visible, as on Main Street, Bloomsburg where university students, faculty and staff support a downtown shopping district that remains strong. More information.
A record 2,700 students and parents attended BU's open house Saturday. Admissions director Chris Keller thanks the faculty and staff who helped make the day a success.
Meredith Grimsley (left) of the Department of Art and Art History recently took students to Olympus Fashion Week in New York City. She and her fabric design students had received an invitation from the Academy of Art University (San Francisco) to view their graduate students' spring line in the exclusive access area in the promenade. BU student Rebecca Morgan (third from right) was invited to apply for an internship with a major fashion house.
Chilli Challenge - This past Saturday, the Husky Runners and the Exercise Science Club participated in the Chilli Challenge triathalon at Lake Chillisquaque. In the picture from left are Lacey Kleckher, Ben Auerbach, Kristin Standridge and Jessica Allison. They all won trophies for placing in their divisions. The Husky Runners will be competing in the Pumpkin run this coming Saturday. For more info on the Husky Runners or the race they are sponsoring on November 12 (The 2nd Annual Great American Smokeout 5k fun run/walk) please contact kmstandr@bloomu.edu.
Breast cancer walk - This past Sunday, Bloomsburg University students raised over $5,000 for breast cancer while participating in the 4th Annual Breast Cancer fun run/walk on lower campus. The first place male finisher was Eric Hammesfahr and the first place female finisher was Tina Berardinucci.
Preparing to raise steelThe campus community will soon see new steel being erected for the addition to McCormick Center for Human Services. The $6.4 million project, paid for through state and university funds, is scheduled to be complete in October 2007. The two-story addition will feature two 250-seat lecture auditoriums with tiered seating and two 75 seat classrooms. |
The BU Forensics Team finished in 10th Place at the Collegiate Forensic Association's Fall speech tournament held at Cedar Crest College. BU students competing at the tournament included Shannon Waterman, Amanda Geschwindt, Kristy Westbrook, Sarah Nettleton, Josh O'Brien, and Amanda Bailey. BU Alumnus Scott Gilmore (2006) served as a judge for the Bloomsburg team. Neil Strine, political science, is the director of Forensics at Bloomsburg University.
The following students won individual awards:
BU student Eric Hammesfahr doesn't run from challenges. That's why Hammesfahr, a native of Pittstown, N.J., and a senior political science major, is training to run in the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 19. "I like to do things that challenge me. Life is all about challenges and keeping yourself motivated," said Hammesfahr. Details.
Glenda Vansock, a 17-year BU veteran took the reins as the new dayshift custodial services supervisor. One of four custodial supervisors (two each are on duty for day and evening shifts), Vansock is responsible for custodial services in Nelson Field House, Haas Center for the Arts, Warren Student Services Center, Andruss Library, the Students Recreation Center and the Kehr Union.
DeeAnne Wymer, professor of anthropology, presented the results of her sabbatical research conducted this past March at the Chicago Field Museum at the Midwestern Archaeological Conference in Urbana, Illinois. Her paper "Organic Material on Hopewell Copper: The Field Museum's Hopewell Site Collection," was one of the presentations in the "Plants and Technology" symposium. Anthropology major Judy Steinhilper attended the conference with Wymer and presented their joint paper "Paleoethnobotany at Brown's Bottom 1 site: A Hopewell Habitation Site in Ross County, Ohio." In addition, Kitawna Hoover, anthropology major, acted as a conference volunteer for the MAC meetings.
Jerry Wemple, associate professor of English, recently gave a poetry reading at Penn State-Berks campus in Reading. Wemple read from Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania, an anthology, published by Penn State Press in 2005, which he co-edited. Wemple presented opening remarks about the anthology, and read selections from it as well as some of his own recent work. Four anthology contributors from the region also read that evening, among them BU graduate Charles Rice (English/Secondary Education, 2005). As an undergraduate, Rice served as an editorial intern for the anthology, and contributed one poem. Rice currently teaches at North Schuylkill High School.
Korean artist Ran Hwang is exhibiting her work at BU's Haas Gallery of Art through Nov. 8. A closing reception will be held Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the gallery. The event is free and open to the public. Her chief series of works consist of open outlines of the Buddha filled with thousands of buttons, each attached to the wall by a pin. Her work also incorporates materials such as beads, feathers and broken glass. Other works include paintings and light installations. One work in Haas Gallery consists of thousands of feet of thread strung between hundreds of pins in the wall, resulting in the outline of a temple. Details.
Seven faculty were honored recently with the College of Liberals Arts Dean's Salute to Excellence. The faculty were presented with a glass apple and a plaque to hang on their wall. Details, photo.
BU alumnae Betsy M. Snook, '02M, M.Ed, BSN, RN, has been named the new executive administrator PA State Nurses Association. Snook, of Lewisburg, began her tenure with the association Sept. 18. In her 30-year career, Snook's professional roles have included clinical nurse manager, staff development coordinator, nurse educator, academic chair, chief nursing officer and health care consultant. Most recently, she served as President of MedEd Consulting, which provides nursing and management training programs, recruitment and retention strategies, and educational training programs for staff development departments.
M. Theresa Bloskey, director of TRiO Student Support Services, and Toni M. Barrile, assistant director of TRiO Student Support Services, presented a workshop, "TRiO SSS First Year Experience for Summer Freshman," at the 34th Annual Pennsylvania Association for Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Conference in King of Prussia. Bloskey and Barrile also co-presented a workshop, "Public Relations and Legislative Affairs" with another TRiO colleague.
Kate Bauman, assistant director and Jennifer Cughan, academic coordinator of TRiO Upward Bound co-presented "Summer Group Projects: Creating the Ideal City" at the 34th annual Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel state conference in King of Prussia, Pa.
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Youmin Lu, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, has published two papers recently with professor Huizeng Qin from Shandong University of Technology. The paper titled "Asymptotic Expression and a Sufficient Condition on the Oscillating Solutions to the General Second Painleve Equation" has appeared in the Journal of Communications in Applied Analysis. The paper "On the Asymptotics of the Real Solutions to the General Sixth Painleve Equation" has appeared in the International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences.
Eric J. Hawrelak and Greg Zimmerman, assistant professors of chemistry traveled this past weekend to the 9th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Undergraduate, Michael Giano (. Zimmerman) presented his research titled "Determination of the Ionization Constants of Amino Acids at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures." Undergraduate Rachel Harris (Hawrelak) presented her research titled "Synthesis and Characterization of (Pentafluorophenyl)cyclopentadienylcobalt Dicarbonyl; a Potential Catalyst for Catalytic Substituted Pyridine Production."
Richard Ganahl, professor of mass communications, will present his refereed research titled "Catholic Communications: Conversion through Convergence, or Preaching Across Platforms" at the Convergence and Society: Ethics, Religion, and New Media conference sponsored by the College of Mass Communication and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina on October 19-21. Ganahl is also on The Booknotes panel which focuses on the experiences and challenges of publishing book-length works on convergence-related topics. He will discuss his experiences related to his forthcoming co-edited book "Webcasting Worldwide" published by LEA.
Three faculty from the department of financial and legal studies gave presentations at the 29th Annual meeting of the Association of Pennsylvania University Business and Economics Faculty. Laura Davis presented a paper co-authored with Dr. Victoria Geyfman: "Women Get Lost on Wall Street." Jonathan Ohn presented a paper: "On the Process of Wage Adjustment in the US and PA: Using the Wage Phillips Curve Model," and also served as a session chair. Bruce L. Rockwood presented a paper: "Climate Change, Science, and Business Social Responsibility."
Three members of the philosophy department recently participated in the conference "The Philosophy of Pragmatism: Religious Premises, Moral Issues and Historical Impact" at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Wendy Lee presented her paper "'No Creature Lives Merely Under its Skin': Environmental Responsibility and the Future of Human Consciousness." Steven Hales presented "Moral Relativism, Pragmatism, and Evolutionary Psychology." Scott Lowe presented "Rorty, Liberalism and Relativism". The conference included participants from across Europe and the United States.
BU's Community Government Association president is one of the newest members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors. Joshua O'Brien, a graduate of Dauphin County Area Vocational Technical School and a native of Harrisburg, was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Governors. He is the second BU student in two years to sit on the board and he will hold the position until he graduates. Details.
Patricia Dorame-Holoviak, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish) presented the paper "Arau y Arizmendi: A Day Without a Mexican, La voz arcaica del emigrante universal" at the XXXII Annual Hispanic Literatures Conference, Cine y Literatura in Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The paper discusses the mockumentary shot film "A Day Without a Mexican" and opens a dialogue on the history of migration, human rights and the "walls of shame." It also pays homage to Hugo Bettauer's 1922 Die Stadt ohne Juden--A City Without Jews.
Martina Vidovic, assistant professor of economics and her co-author Neha Khanna, associate professor of economics and environmental studies at Binghamton University, had their paper titled "Can Voluntary Pollution Prevention Programs Fulfill Their Promise? Further Evidence From the EPA's 33/50 Program" accepted to the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, which is a top journal in environmental and natural resource economics. This paper is a policy oriented empirical study evaluating one of the instruments used by the EPA to reduce pollution.
'Eyes Wide Open,' an exhibit on the impact of the Iraq War, will be displayed today, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Kehr Union, Multicultural Center. The displays are free and open to the public. The traveling exhibit of more than 120 pairs of empty combat boots, tagged with the names of Pennsylvania soldiers who have died in the current Iraq war, will be displayed along with a visual representation of thousands of Iraqi civilians who have died during the conflict. Details.
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BU's Institute for Cultural and Society, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts, recently honored four faculty members. Steven Hales, professor of philosophy, and Walter Howard, professor of history, were honored for their works of scholarship. Karl Beamer, professor of art and art history, were honored for creative works. Steven Cohen, professor of psychology, was presented with the ICS's first ever lifetime achievement award, which is not presented every year. Details.
Opportunities exist for student within Army ROTC for sophomores. The program involves both classroom and applied learning. Students will learn teamwork and leadership through activities such as orienteering, paintball, rappelling, rifle marksmanship and field training exercises. Senior cadets are given the opportunity to lead and teach underclassmen. The first step students take is a leadership training course. After completing the course, students may enroll in ROTC and be eligible for a 2 year full-tuition scholarship, $450.00 per month stipend as a junior, a $500.00 per month stipend as a senior, and an Army Commission upon graduation. For more information contact Captain Christopher Griffiths at 577-1013 or e-mail.
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and cultures (Spanish), presented the paper "La ciudad que me habita de Magali Garcia Ramos: Encuentro con la puertorriquenidad" at the Puerto Rican Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Conference in Cornell University.
Nathalie G. Cornelius, associate professor of languages and cultures (French), has had her review of Christian Combaz's Lion ardent ou la confession de Leonard de Vinci published in the October 2006 edition of The French Review. The novel proposes an alternate perspective to da Vinci's legendary image, by layering fiction with the few facts known regarding da Vinci's life. Leonardo emerges as a tragic figure who, even on his deathbed, continues to be blinded by his love for a traitor, and unable to appreciate his own accomplishments.
Yixun Shi, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, recently wrote a research paper, "Application of Vector Division in Solving Systems of Linear Equations", which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Neural, Parallel and Scientific Computations.
Four new members joined the BU Foundation Board of Directors last spring. The new members are Randolph C. Brown, Drew Hostetter '76, Mark J. Keyser '75 and Patricia Szymanek Mica '67. Each member will serve a three-year term, until June 30, 2009. Details.
Family members of current BU students are reminded that Parents and Family Weekend 2006 will be November 3, 4 and 5 this fall. Area hotels and motels fill up fast, so book your rooms early. Hotel and Motel Information.
This year's weekend will feature a Saturday night performance by the comedy troupe Second City. Schedule of Activities.
BU students hold math, science fair at Town Library |
Supervisory Roundtable goes to Gilligan's Island - Keeping with the homecoming theme "Island Getaway," BU's Supervisory Roundtable paraded through town on Gilligan's Island Saturday. From left to right, and in character, are roundtable members (and friends): Judy Ohl as a tourist, Jason Raynes as Mr. Howell, Cyndi Fisher as Mrs. Howell, Robert Wislock as the Skipper, Kim Schmitz as Ginger, Mike Buck (alumni) as Gilligan, Jill Bond as Maryann. Kneeling: Evan Bond as a tourist, Robert Hakim as the Professor and mermaid Jaryn Bond. Homecoming Awards, Photos. |
Gary Hardcastle, assistant professor of philosophy, presented a paper, "The Anti-Metaphysicians: Ayer, Carnap, and Quine," to the Philosophy Department of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, as part of the department's 2006-2007 Colloquium Series.
Charles J. Russo, associate professor of accounting, presented a paper co-authored with A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator. The paper , "Integrating Information Technology in Undergraduate Tax Accounting Curriculum," was presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Association of Pennsylvania University Business and Economics Faculty in State College.
Alison Stone-Briggs, associate director of the Corporate Institute, has signed a year long contract with Thompson Mailing Inc. Stone-Briggs will work with thirty teams ranging from upper level management to supervisors in order to assess, evaluate, identify, and implement information flow procedures. Additionally, Alison will conduct executive coaching sessions with key personnel within the organization. The goal is to help grow the company to meet new business objectives.
Ralph M. Feather, Jr., assistant professor of educational studies and secondary education, recently published a three-volume set of middle school textbooks entitled, Glencoe Science: Florida. The three-textbook program is designed specifically for middle school science students in the state of Florida. The 2006 copyrighted texts were published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
James P. Purdy, assistant professor of English, gave a presentation, "Building an Infrastructure for Tomorrow's Composing," at the Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Louisville.
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish and Italian), has the translation of an article by the 2005 Cervantes Prize of Literature, Sergio Pitol, titled "Pereira Declares," accepted for publication in number 61-62 (December 2006) of Inti: Review of Hispanic Literature.
The BU Departmental Outcomes Assessment Taskforce has constructed a website to help Outcomes Assessment Committees within university departments create meaningful instruments to directly assess student learning. The site is intended to serve as a central point for information such as resources for best practices within a discipline, online outcomes assessment resources, documents, events, and deadlines. The deadline for departments to submit its annual strategic plan to its respective dean is October 31.
Amber Kroboth, a May 2006 graduate of the BU Department of Nursing and Theta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (nursing honor society) were recognized on September 30 at the Chapter Leader Academy's Regional Showcase of Excellence held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Amber was accompanied by nursing faculty member Linda Cook, who served as her preceptor for the leadership project for which she was honored. The title of Amber's project was "Leadership Experience: Building Recognition and Communication for Sigma Theta Tau."
Faculty attend workshop on active learning - Fifty-two faculty members from 24 different departments and 4 colleges participated in the TALE (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Center) Active Learning Strategies Workshops held Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5 and 6. The workshops were conducted by Dr. Mel Silberman, Professor Emeritus, Temple University. |
Jessica Bickel of Philadelphia won the Husky Club's 2006 Student Tuition Raffle drawing of $2,500. The drawing was held on Monday, Sept. 11, in the Development Center. The three "early bird" winners of $250 gift certificates from the University Bookstore were: David Forney of Catawissa; Erica Hinchliffe of Woodlands; and Linda Dotson of Darby. The raffle proceeds of $15,928 benefit the General Athletic Scholarship Fund.
The Bloomsburg University Archives latest exhibit is "Celebrating a Century of Science Hall: 100 Years of Bloomsburg University's Oldest Classroom Building." The display features many items documenting the building's original construction and the changes that have occurred there over the years. The Exhibit is located on the third floor of the Andruss Library and will be up until Jan, 26, 2007. More information.
Jackie Davie, assistant professor of audiology and speech pathology, presented two posters at the 13th Annual Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology held in Harrisburg. The posters were titled "Developmental Changes in Screening Tympanometry" and "Screening Tympanometry: The More Feasible Choice for Kids."
Eric S. Rawson, assistant professor of exercise science and athletics, was recently interviewed for a series of articles published in the Scranton Times Tribune. The articles titled "Young athletes trying to make it big," "Big dreams, bigger decisions," and "Plenty of opinions for and against the use of dietary supplements makes decisions difficult" provided data on the use of dietary supplements from leading researchers in the field.
Current and former Doctorate of Audiology students presented research posters at the at the 13th Annual Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology held in Harrisburg.
At its meeting Sept. 27, the Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee (BUCC) had a second reading of "PRP 3446 - Undergraduate Academic Retention Standards" and a first reading of "PRP 3343 - Evaluation of Transfer Credits." The committee also recommended that the provost approve a change in the requirements for BS in computer science degree. University archivist Robert Dunkelberger discussed revisions to PRP 2200 - University Records Management, which will likely be brought to the university forum.
Jonathan Lincoln, assistant vice president for academic affairs, led discussion of the possibility of scheduling a time period during the week without courses so that meetings could be held without class conflicts.
Juniors and seniors are invited to apply for Kozloff Undergraduate Research Awards. Juniors and seniors who have initiated a scholarly project under the direction of a faculty mentor are eligible to apply. In addition to monetary support, the awards provide recognition of student achievement. Applicants must be enrolled as a regular undergraduate student at the times of application and award. Application packets are available at online or the office of research and sponsored programs in Centennial Hall, room 212. Application deadline is Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. Awards will be announced in mid-December.
Human Resources contributes to Ronald McDonald House, Children's Museum - BU's human resources department recently contributed $200 each to the Ronald McDonald House in Danville and the Children's Museum in Bloomsburg. Funds for the donation came from an auction held at the recent State System of Pennsylvania Human Resources Auction held on campus. Shown from left are Michael Turlis of the Ronald McDonald House, Virginia Rinkus, director of human resources, and Deborah Rhodes of the Children's Museum. |
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The Quest program is planning a mountain bike safari through the rugged terrain of Ethiopia this winter. Running from Dec. 26 to Jan. 14, the trip is designed for the serious and fit cyclist. "Ethiopia is one of the least explored countries of Africa. Most of the land where we bike is above 5,000 feet, and dry, making temperatures pleasant and more like those of a Montana summer," says Quest director Roy Smith. Details.
Meredith Re' Grimsley, assistant professor of art and art history, is participating in an international exhibition at the Yorkarts center in York, PA. The exhibition is titled Do It! Too!. Each participating artist contributed a work which involves audience participation. Her work includes a performance and audience response process in which viewers write responses to phrases received from me during my performance and from the installed work in the gallery. The opening reception will be Thursday Oct. 5, from 6 to 8 pm.
Ferda Asya, assistant professor of English, presented a paper, "From Persia to Paris: Mutual Aid in Diane Johnson's Fictional Universe," at American Literature Association Symposium on American Fiction in San Diego, Calif.
Walter Brasch, professor of journalism, was one of three speakers for a Freedom of Information Forum, at Bucknell University. The other speakers were Paula Knudsen, ACLU staff attorney; and Teri Henning, general counsel of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. The speakers discussed both the federal and state laws that help assure the public's right to know. All three were in agreement that Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know law is one of the weakest in the nation, even after a revision in 2002, and that significant cutbacks in staff and budgets, as well as policies that emphasize secrecy over public information, have affected the dissemination of public records at the federal level. The forum was approved by the Pennsylvania Bar Association for continuing legal education credits and sponsored by the Bucknellian, the student newspaper.
Impromptu lesson - Jazz drummer Jae Sinnett gives an impromptu lesson to BU students Ryan Spann and Steve Schumeg (right) after a public workshop Thursday afternoon. The BU Jazz Ensemble performed with the Jae Sinnett Trio Thursday night in Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. |
Brian Perri awarded U.S. Department of Energy scholarshipBrian Perri, a senior health physics major of Berwick, has been awarded a $2,000 U.S. Department of Energy scholarship. Perri recently completed an internship at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Plant in Salem Township will work part time at the plant in October. The scholarship is in recognition of Perri's academic accomplishments and in expectation of his future achievements in undergraduate study. Perri is a U.S. Army veteran with five years of service. |
Two student workers at BU's volunteer office have dedicated their time this fall to registering young voters and educating students about the importance of voting. Victoria Yurksza, a junior secondary education and history major, and Jiayan Wu, a graduate student studying business administration, are spearheading the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Voter Registration Project through BU's SOLVE office. Details.
The Quest program is planning a mountain bike safari through the rugged terrain of Ethiopia this winter. Running from Dec. 26 to Jan. 14, the trip is designed for the serious and fit cyclist.
Four BU health physics students were trained last spring as volunteers for the Columbia County Emergency Operations Center to respond to radiation accidents. The students were trained as potential volunteers for a response to an accident at the Susquehanna Nuclear plant near Berwick. The four students, Al Bino, Adam Quinton, Brian Lorah, and Kevin Majors, along with faculty member David Simpson, participated in a drill last week simulating an incident in which workers might need to be surveyed for radioactive contamination.
