Bloomsburg University press releases
Press releases from the Office of Communications may be used freely. All releases from 2005-07 are Microsoft Word documents (.doc). Additional questions can be directed to Rosalee Rush, Director of Communications, 105 Waller Administration Building, (570) 389-4043.
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December 2008
Dec. 23, 2008 - State budget crisis affects hiring at BU
Dec. 22, 2008 - Local student among BU's top honor graduates
Dec. 4, 2008 - BU offers travel programs as part of PASSHE program
Dec. 4, 2008 - BU students to earn bachelor's and master's degrees
Dec. 3, 2008 - BU Trustees recommend approval of new master's degree
Dec. 1, 2008 - Bloomsburg gets NRC grant
November 2008
Nov. 20, 2008 - Chestnut Brass Company to perform at BU
Nov. 20, 2008 - BU to convert basketball court for manufacturing simulation
Nov. 14, 2008 - BU to hold activities for Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week
Nov. 14, 2008 - High school math contest planned for Tuesday
Nov. 14, 2008 - Digital humanities lecture planned at BU
Nov. 10, 2008 - BU to host national student conference
Nov. 7, 2008 - Pharmaceutical company helped fund BU program
Nov. 5, 2008 - University Community Orchestra to perform with violinist Lisa Liu
Nov. 4, 2008 - 'Rent's' Adam Pascal to perform at BU
Nov. 4, 2008 - BU dean receives Minority Achievement Award
Nov. 3, 2008 - Bloomsburg University Players to stage "Bat Boy: The Musical"
October 2008
Oct. 24, 2008 - Pittsburgh poet presents program at BU
Oct. 23, 2008 - BU and Special Olympics Columbia Montour hosts Bocce Bash
Oct. 21, 2008 - BU inaugurates 18th president
Oct. 21, 2008 - Superintendant to marshal homecoming parade
Oct. 21, 2008 - BU's Democracy Matters hosts a teach-in
Oct. 21, 2008 - BU faculty celebrate student voter registration with Mohawks
Oct. 21, 2008 - BU's TRiO Upward Bound program celebrates 30 years
Oct. 20, 2008 - Chinese acrobats take BU stage
Oct. 16, 2008 - BU hosts lecture by president of Arab American Institute
Oct. 15, 2008 - Pittsburgh poet presents program at BU
Oct. 15, 2008 - Oceanographer commemorates BU's 18th president
Oct. 15, 2008 - Quest offers wilderness first aid course at BU
Oct. 14, 2008 - Program focuses on BU's first president, Henry Carver
Oct. 14, 2008 - BU's sixth annual breast cancer walk
Oct. 13, 2008 - BU encourages students to go environmentally 'green' as a team
Oct. 10, 2008 - BU Chamber Orchestra to give fall concert
Oct. 10, 2008 - BU math honor society to host regional conference
Oct. 10, 2008 - Astronomer to give presentation at BU
Oct. 10, 2008 - Visiting professor to discuss equal opportunity at BU
Oct. 10, 2008 - Installation artist to give lecture at BU
Oct. 6, 2008 - Deadline approaching for Marathon of the Mind contests at BU
Oct. 1, 2008 - Students highly satisfied with BU experience, VSA report shows
Oct. 1, 2008 - Georgetown professor to speak at BU Provost's Lecture Series
Oct. 1, 2008 - BU graduate helps to promote university volunteerism
September 2008
Sept. 26, 2008 - Educator Georges to be keynote speaker at BU
Sept. 23, 2008 - Student motivation expert to speak at BU
Sept. 22, 2008 - BU exercise science programs accredited
Sept. 22, 2008 - Prize-winning author to speak for BU's Big Dog Reading Series
Sept. 19, 2008 - BU faculty to speak on international issues
Sept. 17, 2008 - BU Players present 'An Evening of Ten Minute Plays'
Sept. 17, 2008 - Painting exhibit features camouflage, religious iconography
Sept. 15, 2008 - BU radiologist assistant program recognized
Sept. 10, 2008 - BU welcomes new communications director
Sept. 9, 2008 - Bloomsburg University hosts Constitution Day 2008
Sept. 3, 2008 - Bloomsburg University hits enrollment milestone
August 2008
Aug. 25, 2008 - BU event draws attention to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Aug. 22, 2008 - U.S. News' annual ranking lists BU among the best
Aug. 20, 2008 - BU to host 'Crocs' music tour Sept. 18
Aug. 18, 2008 - Activities planned for BU's Parents' and Family Weekend
Aug. 18, 2008 - New BU CGA president starts term in office
Aug. 15, 2008 - Pep rally introduces new BU students to Roongo
Aug. 14, 2008 - 'Forbidden Broadway' opens 2008-09 Celebrity Artist Series
Aug. 13, 2008 - Charities benefit from BU's University Store initiative
Aug. 12, 2008 - BU's new student Trustee wants to impact university
Aug. 11, 2008 - 'The Real Me' on display at BU
July 2008
July 21, 2008 - BU welcomes new dean of graduate studies
July 17, 2008 - Local BU student earns scholarship
July 1, 2008 - BU's Quest adds two sessions of Outdoor Day Camp
June 2008
June 25, 2008 - BU's Quest to hold summer camp
June 13, 2008 - BU's Jones Center hosts institute on autism
June 4, 2008 - Barth named chair of BU's Council of Trustees
May 2008
May 19, 2008 - BU student to assist in U.S. Navy research project
May 19, 2008 - Local student joins Bloomsburg University honor society
May 19, 2008 - BU holds induction for nursing honor society
May 16, 2008 - Local student among BU's top honor graduates
May 7, 2008 - BU professors win TALE Outstanding Teaching award
May 6, 2008 - Life experiences influence BU nursing graduate's career
May 5, 2008 - Reading Conference brings authors, literacy experts to BU
May 2, 2008 - BU hosts study abroad trip to China for honors students
April 2008
April 25, 2008 - BU undergraduate commencement planned for Academic Quad
April 22, 2008 - BU hosts high school computer programming contest
April 18, 2008 - End-of-life issues focus of BU conference
April 17, 2008 - Barbecue highlight of BU's Ally Week
April 17, 2008 - BU summer distance education course focuses on statistics
April 15, 2008 - Earth Day events planned at BU
April 15, 2008 - BU enhances campus security
April 15, 2008 - BU students plan second annual 5K in local community
April 14, 2008 - Biologist Robbie Soltz to discuss water resources in China at BU
April 14, 2008 - BU conference centers on quest for African ancestral heritage
April 11, 2008 - Big Dog Reading Series features novelist Chris Bachelder
April 11, 2008 - BU to hold Jazz Festival
April 9, 2008 - BU vocal ensembles to perform
April 9, 2008 - BU Concert Band and Wind Ensemble to perform
April 7, 2008 - Take Back the Night program set for BU
April 4, 2008 - BU Gospel Choir hosts annual Gospelrama
April 3, 2008 - Lecture series brings expert on racism and Islamophobia
April 1, 2008 - BU hosts sixth annual Empty Bowls Banquet
March 2008
March 31, 2008 - NCATE conducts focused visit at BU
March 31, 2008 - Transition conference brings local high school students to BU
March 28, 2008 - BU to celebrate personal adornment day
March 28, 2008 - Alumni Weekend at BU set
March 28, 2008 - 'Evita' to be performed at BU
March 28, 2008 - BU faculty to give lectures in April
March 27, 2008 - 'Nun Study' researcher featured speaker at BU
March 26, 2008 - BU's Magee Center celebrates with open house
March 25, 2008 - BU's spring orchestra concert
March 25, 2008 - BU Dance ensemble to perform
March 24, 2008 - Artist to discuss self surveillance project at BU
March 21, 2008 - VP of Philadelphia's Federal Reserve Bank to speak at BU
March 21, 2008 - Paul Taylor Dance Company to perform at BU
March 18, 2008 - BU program promotes political awareness
March 18, 2008 - BU's Big Dog Reading Series features poet Ellen Dore Watson
March 17, 2008 - Archaeologist Meave Leakey to speak at BU
March 13, 2008 - BU student wins tuition scholarship
March 10, 2008 - Public invited to meeting on BU's hazard mitigation plan
March 6, 2008 - BU professor maps northeastern Pennsylvania geology
March 4, 2008 - Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity brings novelist
March 3, 2008 - BU's executive chef vies for top honors
February 2008
Feb. 27, 2008 - BU Chamber Orchestra to give concert
Feb. 27, 2008 - BU Trustees OK student fees for 2008-09
Feb. 25, 2008 - More BU scholarships available for students
Feb. 25, 2008 - Cameroonian playwright visits BU Tuesday
Feb. 22, 2008 - Journalism Institute at BU to feature local and statewide media
Feb. 22, 2008 - BU plans math and science summer camps
Feb. 21, 2008 - Yoshiko Shimano printmaking exhibit featured at Haas Gallery
Feb. 20, 2008 - BU to host jazz workshop and poetry reading
Feb. 18, 2008 - BU sororities sponsor letter-writing campaign for troops
Feb. 15, 2008 - BU students volunteer with annual Children's Fair
Feb. 6, 2008 - BU researcher to study supplement's benefits to older people
Feb. 5, 2008 - Teaching Scholars bring diverse backgrounds, expertise
Feb. 1, 2008 - BU shows documentaries in "Women of the Muslim World" series
Feb. 1, 2008 - BU to host acclaimed jazz band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
January 2008
Jan. 29, 2008 - Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity brings feminist
Jan. 29, 2008 - Soaring with the best: BU's Pimm aims for flight school
Jan. 28, 2008 - BU to host music educator lecture
Jan. 23, 2008 - BU hosts 15th annual MLK Jr. Commemorative Banquet
Jan. 18, 2008 - Play honors 'Mother of Voting Rights' during MLK Jr. observance
Jan. 8, 2008 - Supply chain expert to give talk at Bloomsburg University
Jan. 8, 2008 - Photographer to exhibit panoramas of Pittsburgh life at BU