The Husky Difference

Laticia Feliciano and Serenity Vidot have been chosen to participate in the upcoming Frederick Douglass Research and Debate Days presented by the Frederick FDI Collaborative. The collaborative exists across the 14 universities of the State System. Submissions were accepted on social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion from all disciplines. Only 20 submissions were accepted to present.

Bloomsburg University is thrilled to announce plans to host in-person commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021! The ceremonies will be held outdoors (rain or shine) at Redman Stadium from May 14 to 16. Each ceremony will follow the appropriate COVID-19 safety guidelines from the CDC, the PA Department of Health, and Gov. Tom Wolf’s office.

The Women’s Resource Center and Office of Title IX invite you to show support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout April. We care, BU cares, so please continue to show you care and support by participating in one of several presentations this month. Your voice has power: believe survivors, end victim blaming, ask for consent, respect boundaries, and together we can change the culture.

Bloomsburg University and the Green Campus Initiative will offer multiple events this week in celebration of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22. Starting with an outdoor table and tent on the Academic Quad and then later in the week between Scranton Commons and Kehr Union to pick up a free aluminum water bottle specially created for BU’s Green Campus initiative.

Bloomsburg University plans to return to a full-time, in-person Fall 2021 semester. The intent is to offer in-person instruction to students so that they are fully immersed in an on-campus setting with maximal opportunities for face-to-face engagement. The Fall 2021 semester will begin on Aug. 23 with the term concluding on Dec. 3, while commencement ceremonies set for Dec. 11.

It was a record-breaking RNMKRS College Sales Skills Competition as more than 2,100 college students from 59 different schools from across the globe completed over 45,000 role-plays. A handful of competitors got within striking distance of a perfect score. Among them was Dakota Carroll, who finished just out of the top 1% of the competition.