Campus Events
Wednesday, May 14
Textbook department open for the sale of Summer 08 textbooks, University Store, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
University Testing Services, Registration Deadline -- 6/14/08 PRAXIS exams, 12 p.m., www.ets.org/praxis. Today is ETS's registration deadline for the 6/14/08 PRAXIS exams. See: www.ets.org/praxis For more information contact University Testing Services by e-mail or phone at 389-4112.
Saturday, May 17
Columbia County United Way / BU / WHLM 930 am, Trash To Treasure Event (T2T), 8 a.m., Parking Lot near Danny Litwhiler Baseball Field-Upper Campus. Variety of household, electronic & other items available. Regular hours: 8 a.m.-noon. Early bird hours: 7 a.m.-8a.m. Contact Jill x. 4329 for tickets. For more information contact Bob Wislock by e-mail or phone at x. 4529.
Sports Headlines
Men's Tennis Team Loses to Valdosta State
Huskies Season Comes to Close With 5-0 Loss on Wednesday
Five Named All-PSAC In Lacrosse
Angie Picciotti Named First Team
Huskies Lose 6-1 to Lock Haven; Season Ends at 51-11
Softball Team Loses on Saturday
Huskies Fall 1-0 to Lock Haven
Men's Tennis Moves On With Win
Huskies Down Bryant by 5-3 Score
Three Named All-PSAC In Baseball
Donofry, Tressler and Kernaghan Earn Second Team Honors
Huskies Lose 5-0 To Cal on Friday
BU Wins 3-1 over Kutztown; To Face Lock Haven on Friday at 2 p.m.
Men's Tennis Advances with Win
Huskies Post 5-0 Win over Merrimack
Women's Tennis Team Advances on Thursday
Huskies Win 5-3 Over Queens
PSAC Names All-Conference Team in Softball
Ashley Lynn Named PSAC East Pitcher of the Year; Lacy Mauro Named Rookie of the Year
Bill Cleary Hired as Women's Basketball Head Coach
Comes to Bloomsburg From Wilmington University
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Mail services team wins STRIVE Award
The staff of the mail services office has presented with a STRIVE (Staff and Team Recognized in their Valuable Efforts) award for their consistently excellent service and helpfulness. Shown from left are Brian Sweetra, Chris Rovito, Janet Fester and President David Soltz. Details.
BU art students participate in downtown ArtWalk
BU art students Rachel Fenner, Rebecca Rugg, Lisa Neese, and Andrew Hench will exhibit their work at Phillips Emporium as part of Bloomsburg's second downtown ArtWalk. Twenty downtown businesses will present work by over 40 local artists from 4 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 15. Artists will be present to talk with visitors about their work.
Reading Conference brings authors, experts to BU Thursday and Friday
The 44th annual BU Reading Conference will feature lectures and workshops by children's authors, illustrators, educators and literacy specialists. The conference will begin on Thursday, May 15, at 8:30 a.m., with sessions ending on Friday, May 16, at 2:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the Bloomsburg University Reading Center. Details.
Sale Saturday benefits United Way
The annual Trash to Treasure sale benefiting the Columbia County United Way will be held on Saturday, May 17, in the university parking lot near the Danny Litwhiler Baseball Field on Upper Campus. Regular sale hours are 8 a.m. to noon. An early bird sale runs from 7 to 8 a.m. Early bird tickets are $5 and can be obtained by contacting Jill Bond at 389-4329. Sale items include donations from students leaving campus at the end of the semester as well as surplus items donated by the university.
Staff and faculty members wishing to make donations to the sale may drop their items off Tuesday and Wednesday, May 13 and 14 from noon to 2 p.m. at the large tent in the parking lot near the baseball field. Household items as well as clean or new clothing will be accepted.
Jesus Salas Elorza, professor of languages and cultures, taught children from St. Columba Catholic School about Mexican culture as an activity of the school's Culture Club. The club is co-advised by Faith Warner, associate professor of anthropology, Salas Elorza, and St. Columba social studies teacher Stephanie Brady. Students learned about pinatas, holidays, food, language, and music. Next semester, Anthropology faculty and students will teach the children about African peoples and cultures.
Adult Fitness Center announces summer hours
The Adult Fitness Center in Centennial Hall, room 135 will be open during the summer sessions from May 19 to Aug. 8. Summer hours will be:
- Monday: 8-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8-9:30 am, 11:45 am-1:30 pm
- Wednesday: 8-9:30 am, 11:30 am-1:30 pm
- Thursday: 8-10 am, 11:30 am-1:30 pm
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday: closed
Summer students: Take a campus tour, get your ID, buy your books
Students taking summer classes are invited to a start of school session Wednesday, May 14, at 4:30 p.m. at the front of Andruss Library. Students will tour campus to locate their classroom buildings and have an opportunity to get their student ID, obtain a parking permit and purchase textbooks. The event is sponsored by the orientation office and academic advisement center. Students interested in participating should call (570) 389-4003.
Supervisory Roundtable plans fundraiser lunch
BU's Supervisory Roundtable is sponsoring a bagged lunch sale to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude's, a non-denominational hospital, conducts research and treats various forms of childhood cancer. The bagged lunch will be held on Thursday, May 22. The donation is $5. Orders are due Thursday, May 15 by contacting Kim Schmitz by e-mail or at 389-5107. Please specify a turkey or ham sandwich and regular or diet cola.
New chancellor tabbed for State System of Higher Ed.
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, has been selected by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors to serve as PASSHE's next chancellor. Cavanaugh will start in the position July 1. He will succeed Dr. Judy G. Hample as chancellor of PASSHE, which comprises Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities, with a combined enrollment of more than 110,000 students. Details from PASSHE.
Arrangements announced for faculty member Bonita Franks
Services for Bonita Franks, associate professor of early childhood and elementary education, who died unexpectedly Friday, May 9, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, will be held Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at the Grace Baptist Church, Waterbury, Conn. Friends may call at the church after 9 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Dr. Bonita B. Franks Scholarship Fund, Grace Baptist Church, 65 Kingsbury St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702.
BU president David Soltz recognizes faculty at the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday. He called on nursing faculty member Margie Eckroth-Bucher to come forward to receive a teaching award from BU's Teaching and Learning Enhancement (TALE) Center. Details on the teaching award. Photo and details about the top honor graduates. A complete list of honor graduates.
More than 150 receive degrees at graduate commencement
At the graduate commencement ceremony held Friday evening in Haas Center for the Arts, 10 doctor of audiology degrees and 157 master's degrees were conferred. Shown before the ceremony are, from left, standing: BU Trustees LaRoy Davis, Joseph Mowad and David Klingerman, BU president David L. Soltz, graduate dean James Matta, student and Trustee James D'Amico and Trustee Charles "Nick" Housenick. Seated: Trustee Romona Alley, graduate Sandra Cooper, and Trustee Marie Conley Lammando. Cooper, a nurse for 42 years, was receiving a master's degree in nursing.
Complete list of graduate degree candidates.
Doctoral and Master's Degree Theses.
Top photo: Natasha Morrison (right) talks with her friend Laura Tomlinson at the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremony. Middle photo: Commencement speaker Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's Attorney General, gives a speach focusing on the increasing rate of change in modern life. Third photo: Friends Harold Smith, Dante Saunders, Jake Ingram, Salim Weldon and Jon DeJesus pose for a snapshot. Fourth photo: A graduate waves to a friend from her seat.
Living off campus this summer? Let us know where
All BU students (except those who will be living on campus), including graduate students, must register their local address including house number, apartment number (if applicable) and street where they will be living while taking classes for any of the 2008 summer sessions. This should be done by going to STINF no later than the first Friday of classes for each session. It is very important our records be accurate because of emergency issues, parking permits, and financial aid review. Non-degree students should call the office of student standards and off-campus housing at (570) 389-4734, to report their address or ask questions.
Summer student vehicle registration
All student vehicles must be registered with the University Police Department. No fees will be charged to park on campus for the summer. Details.
BU Latin sorority chapter recognized at national convention
BU's chapter of the national Latin Sorority, Chi Upsilon Sigma, was recognized at the sorority's National Convention in Dallas, Tex. on April 19. The Grand Chapter Board presented BU's Iota Chapter, with the Invictus Award for Most Improved Chapter. Current executive board members of the BU chapter are Crystal Diaz, president; Elaine Gonzalez, vice president; Julie Sanchez, treasurer; Christine Vega, community service coordinator; Tania Aponte, parliamentarian; and Nancy Ayllon-Ramirez, public relations. Patricia Dorame-Holoviak, associate professor of languages and cultures is the chapter adviser.
BU students celebrate semester of outreach to middle school students
Students from Stephanie Schlitz's Composition One English class and the Fine Arts and Humanities Living Learning Community celebrated the close of the Fine Arts and Humanities Outreach Program with Danville Middle School students on Saturday, May 3. During the semester-long program, which was designed to expose middle schoolers to the fine arts and humanities and to offer them an early introduction to college life, Bloomsburg students served as mentors to Danville Middle School students, and together they participated in five different events, including a campus visit and residence hall tour; an African American Read-In; a pottery class; a Celebrity Artist Series performance; and an end-of-year picnic. The program was organized by Schlitz, Amy LoVallo (senior, English major), Erin DeLong (sophomore, Sec. Ed. English major), and Kayla Wolfe (freshman, English major) and was made possible by support from a College of Liberal Arts Special Initiatives Award and the Fine Arts and Humanities Living Learning Community.
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