2008 Bloomsburg University press releases
Press releases from the Office of Communication may be used freely by any media. All releases are in the form of Microsoft Word documents (.doc). Any additional questions may 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 - Bloomsburg University students to earn bachelor's and master's degrees
Dec. 3, 2008 - BU Trustees recommend approval of master's in speech language pathology
Dec. 1, 2008 - Bloomsburg gets NRC grant (photo, caption)
November 2008
Nov. 20, 2008 - Chestnut Brass Company to perform at BU
Nov. 20, 2008 - BU to convert basketball court into factory floorfor 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 Black Graduate Student Association 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 the largest Bocce Bash in Pa.
Oct. 21, 2008 - Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania inaugurates 18th president
Oct. 21, 2008 - Superintendant Kelly to marshal Bloomsburg High/BU homecoming parade
Oct. 21, 2008 - BU's Democracy Matters hosts a teach-in
Oct. 21, 2008 - BU faculty celebrate student voter registration with Mohawk haircuts
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 inauguration of 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's Nurse Lectureship
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 - Bloomsburg University 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 Bloomsburg University 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 BU's 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 Bloomsburg University'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 in nursing
May 5, 2008 - Reading Conference brings authors, literacy experts to BU
May 2, 2008 - BU hosts study abroad trip to China for PASSHE Honors Program 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 Bloomsburg University
April 15, 2008 - Bloomsburg University 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 - Bloomsburg University vocal ensembles to perform
April 9, 2008 - Bloomsburg University Concert Band and Wind Ensemble to perform
April 7, 2008 - Take Back the Night program set for Bloomsburg University
April 4, 2008 - BU Gospel Choir hosts annual Gospelrama
April 3, 2008 - Provost's Lecture Series brings expert on racism and Islamophobia to BU
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 for April 11 and 12
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's Health Sciences Symposium
March 26, 2008 - BU's Magee Center celebrates with open house
March 25, 2008 - Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's 2008 spring orchestra concert
March 25, 2008 - Bloomsburg University Dance ensemble to perform Thursday, Friday
March 24, 2008 - Artist to discuss self surveillance project at BU
March 21, 2008 - Vice president 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 Bloomsburg University
March 13, 2008 - BU student wins tuition scholarship
March 10, 2008 - Public invited to meeting on Bloomsburg University's hazard mitigation plan
March 6, 2008 - BU professor maps northeastern Pennsylvania geology
March 4, 2008 - Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity brings novelist Sapphire to BU
March 3, 2008 - Bloomsburg University's executive chef vies for top honors
February 2008
Feb. 27, 2008 - Bloomsburg University Chamber Orchestra to give concert Sunday
Feb. 27, 2008 - BU Trustees OK student fees for 2008-09
Feb. 25, 2008 - BU scholarships available for students with ties to Lehigh Carbon Community College or Schuylkill County
Feb. 25, 2008 - Cameroonian playwright visits BU Tuesday
Feb. 22, 2008 - Journalism Institute at BU to feature local and statewide media professionals
Feb. 22, 2008 - BU plans math and science summer programs for middle- and high-school students
Feb. 21, 2008 - Yoshiko Shimano printmaking exhibit featured at BU's Haas Gallery
Feb. 20, 2008 - Bloomsburg University to host jazz workshop and poetry reading
Feb. 18, 2008 - BU sororities sponsor letter-writing campaign for overseas 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 program brings diverse backgrounds, expertise to BU
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 theorist to BU
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 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet
Jan. 18, 2008 - Play honors 'Mother of Voting Rights' during Martin Luther King Jr. observance at BU
Jan. 8, 2008 - Supply chain expert to give talk at Bloomsburg University
Jan. 8, 2008 - Photographer to exhibit panoramas of Pittsburgh life at BU