Campus Events
Friday, May 9
Final Examinations
Textbook Buyback, University Store, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Buyback Sale, University Store, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 20% Off Clothing, Insignia Gifts and more.
University Testing Services, Miller Analogies Test (MAT), APPT p.m., Residence Life Office, ground floor of Elwell hall. The MAT, an entrance exam for Graduate School, will be administered on campus. See website for registration form: www.bloomu.edu/current/testing.php For more information contact Kathy Kollar-Valovage by e-mail or phone at 389-4112.
Saturday, May 10
Finals End
Textbook Buyback, University Store, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Buyback Sale, University Store, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 20% Off Clothing, Insignia Gifts and more.
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 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
All Games at NCAA Regional Tournament Shifted to Saturday
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
Huskies Beat Slippery Rock, 5-4, in 9 innings on Lori Neyhard Hit
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
Will Play Slippery Rock at Kutztown on Wednesday, 2 p.m.
BU Tennis Teams Earn NCAA Bids
Women to play Queens on Thursday; Men to Host Merrimack on Thursday.
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Atty. General Tom Corbett to speak at Saturday commencement
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Tom Corbett will be the speaker for BU's undergraduate commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 10. Nearly 1,100 seniors will receive bachelor's degrees Saturday during the first commencement ceremonies on BU's new Academic Quadrangle and the first during the tenure of BU President David Soltz. BU will hold two commencement ceremonies for undergraduates on May 10. Students from the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Science and Technology will graduate at 10 a.m.; students from the Colleges of Business and Professional Studies will receive their degrees at 3 p.m. Details.
Rec Center to close early today, open to staff next week
The Student Rec Center will close at 5 p.m. today, May 9. The center is free and open to faculty and staff next week. Summer memberships to use the facility are due May 19.
Alumni learn about interpreting program
BU alumni gathered for a meeting to learn about the reinstated interpreting program at Bloomsburg during the Pennsylvania Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Inc.(PARID) Conference held on May 3 in Gettysburg. Shown from left are, seated : Mary Beth Bergen Wurster '87, Jessica Mock '05, Kelly Hausman, Cary Richards Thompson '99, Nikki Gaudreau '07, Marty Pensock Andras '02. Second row: Stephanie Jones '06, Katie Sofranko '04, Allison Ahrens Sneidman '03, Christine Chesney Adzema '06, Marci Stoner '07, Stephanie Thompson Ellison '98, Cindi Brown '98, PARID President, Jesse Bentley-Sassaman '01, faculty, Lynda Michaels '87/'88, BU Alumni Affairs director. Third Row: Marissa Sanner '04, Kristin Fitzgerald Eggleton '92, Suzanne Davis Glowaski '92, Allison Carr '03, Nicole Neidig Stone '95, Maureen Hill '88, Brian McHale.
Founding member of MIND to graduate
Members of the BU student MIND mentoring organization ( Men of Intelligence, Notability, and Desire) celebrated the upcoming graduation of senior Dante Saunders a founding member. Shown from left are Theo Lawrence, Franky Martinez, Jaren Burdine, Saunders, Terrell Garrett, Jajuan Wilkerson, Quaadir Crawfor, and Andrew Jerry.
Life experiences influence BU nursing graduate's career in nursing
Seunghyo Hong's life began in a rural South Korean village where he was born without the aid of doctors, nurses or public health workers. The outlook for his survival was bleak until a Buddhist monk gave spiritual advice to his mother and he began to gain strength. Hong, a May 2008 graduate of BU's nursing program, shared his story of survival, a story that led him to a career as a registered nurse, at the recent Johnson amd Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future gala fundraising event in Philadelphia. Details.
Parking changes for commencement
Parking will be restricted in the lots north of Bakeless and McCormick centers on Friday, May 9, after 4 p.m. Those lots will be reserved for VIP and handicapped parking for graduate commencement.
On Saturday, May 10, general parking will be at the direction of staff throughout campus. The following areas will be reserved for undergraduate commencement:
- North of Bakeless and McCormick: Handicap parking and people in need of assistance
- Rear of Waller: VIP secondary parking Area
- East Centennial (Main): Handicap, people in need of assistance and VIP Parking
- East of Centennial (Elevated): Platform party
- Chestnut Street Meter Lot: VIP parking
- Sutliff Lot: Faculty parking only
- Staff working commencement should park in the Old Science Lot or Behind Elwell
BU professor maps northeastern PA geology
Nineteenth century technology still has a place in the modern world. Duane Braun, professor of geosciences at BU, has the proof. With a waterproof notebook in hand, Braun covers up to 500 square miles each summer. Four days a week, 10 to 12 hours each day, he charts glacial deposits and the type and depth of material just below the topsoil. During the academic year, at night and on weekends, he draws the maps using plastic Mylar sheets on top of a light table. Over the last 25 years, he and his undergraduate field assistants have charted 9,000 square miles of northeastern Pennsylvania, divided into 157 quadrangles. Details.
Chairs are set up on the Academic Quadrangle Wednesday morning in preparation for commencement ceremonies Saturday.
BU professors win TALE Outstanding Teaching award
Two BU faculty members were selected for the 2008 Teaching and Learning Enchancement (TALE) Outstanding Teaching award. Jennifer Stotter (left), assistant professor of sociology, social work and criminal justice, and Margie Eckroth-Bucher (right), associate professor of nursing, will be recognized for their outstanding teaching at BU's undergraduate spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10. Winners were nominated by May graduates. Details.
BU Anthropologist helps Girl Scouts learn about Mayan textiles
Junior Girl Scout Troop 2422, headed by Carol Moore (nursing) learned about Mayan culture and women's traditional dress from Mayan specialist, Faith Warner (anthropology). Shown from left with Warner (back) are scouts Alison Moore, Carissa Mazeika, Sarah Ventura, Maddie Harder, Maddie Snyder, and Rebecca Lowe.
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.
Reading Conference brings authors, literacy experts to BU
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.
BU apartments close May 10
The upper campus and Kile Apartments will close on Saturday, May 10, at 11 p.m. All students must check out and hand in keys by this time. No exceptions will be made.
Lower campus residence halls close May 10
All lower campus residence halls will close Saturday, May 10, at noon without exception. For closing/check out procedures go to the residence life web site.