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Billy Basalt is born

Willy Girard first picked Bloomsburg University as his college of choice because of its proximity to his home. Coincidently, the EGGS 330 Special Topics in Field Geology course took him far away from...

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New perspective on a familiar adventure

EGGS 330 was not Sean Leshko’s first field course nor was it his first time in Southern California. In fact, the senior geology major lived in Death Valley, Calif., for a number of years before moving...

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Small group learning leads to big lessons

Though the groups were small, the impact was big — for both the Bloomsburg University education majors and Benton middle school students. A class of soon-to-be student teachers spent an afternoon this...

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Special topics course heads to California for field study

There will be a beach but no time for sunbathing or wave jumping. Also included is a trip to a national park, a desert adventure and even an island visit. Sounds like a perfect vacation but in fact it...

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An impressionable winter in Europe

Most first year students do not anticipate they will study abroad after only one semester of college. However, Andrew Clickard was in a unique position to do so, and he took a leap of faith. “It would...

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Anthropology home to real life CSI

By day Conrad Quintyn, Ph.D. is an anthropology professor at Bloomsburg University. In his spare time, he practices biological anthropology when he willingly wades into crime scenes throughout...

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Life mission achieved through medical imaging

Emily Hackenberg has always wanted to help people, and Bloomsburg University’s medical imaging program is getting her a step closer to doing just that for a living. “My favorite aspect of the program...

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Medical imaging guides career path to radiology

Emily Reynolds has always been fascinated by how the internal human body works, an interest that’s led her to a future in radiology courtesy of Bloomsburg University’s medical imaging program. “The...

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Computer science major builds prototype for new course

Picking college courses most often depends upon what’s being offered, but one computer science student recently had the opportunity to help his own cause and create one. Brett Treas, a freshman...

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Chemistry seniors earn ASBMB certification

One sees chemistry as a path to law school and the other, a journey to a doctorate degree in synthetic chemistry. Both are set to graduate Bloomsburg University this December as among the few...