Bloomsburg University is announcing guidelines for the size and type of bags to be permitted at its 2019 spring commencement ceremonies at both the Haas Center for the Arts and Redman Stadium on May 10-11. The guidelines are being instituted to help provide a safer environment for students, family members and guests and to expedite entry into the facilities for the commencement ceremonies.

Prohibited bags/items include, but are not limited to large purses, strollers, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage of any kind, diaper bags, wrapped gifts, computer bags and camera bags. Seat cushions and seatbacks are also not permitted. Items needed for babies and small children must be in a clear bag.

Bloomsburg University will award an honorary doctor of humane letters to Steph Pettit ’89 on Saturday, May 11, at the 10 a.m. commencement ceremony for the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts at Redman Stadium. Pettit graduated with a degree in mass communications and was a four-year member of the Huskies football team. He was part of the 1985 Huskies football team that won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title and was the first team in school history to win 12 games.

“Steph Pettit has been a wonderful friend to Bloomsburg University over the years,” said Bashar W. Hanna, university president. “Through his generous support, so many of our students have achieved the dream of a college degree.”

A portion of Lightstreet Road will be closed until May 17 for the installation of the new pedestrian footbridge, which will make it safer for our students to access campus from Honeysuckle and the other housing complexes. Work will be performed seven days a week until completed.

A detour will be in effect for those traveling from the south. Traffic will be detoured by turning right at the light by the Town Hall, remaining on Route 11, heading along the river several miles and then turning left onto Central Road meeting PA-487 adjacent to I-80. Access from I-80 to the new intersection at the main campus entrance and McCormick parking lot entrance is unaffected

The attached campus maps show the facilities planning and construction project sites for 2019. The intent of the general map is to identify the locations and dates of areas that will be affected, as well as note a brief project description. As always, some projects will affect pedestrian and vehicular movements more than others. Several of the projects shown are current construction projects that will be ongoing in 2019.

The Bloomsburg University Foundation announces that SEKISUI SPI made a $500,000 gift to construct a state-of-the-art professional experience workspace for students in downtown Bloomsburg.

“For us, it was an easy decision,” said SEKISUI President and Chief Operations Officer Ronn Cort. “We already partner with the university in campus events, panels and professional development opportunities for students. Our deeper connection to BU and the local community is part of our business strategy. We were considering building a space like this at one of our manufacturing campuses, but when we learned of BU’s plans for a Professional Experience Lab at the Greenly Center, we thought it would make perfect sense to help them build it there. This allows us to enhance our partnership with BU while also helping them to better serve students, the community and local businesses.”

James Sharpe, a senior mathematics major, and Chris Lynd, an associate professor of mathematics, recently had their research published in the latest edition of The American Mathematical Monthly. This is the most widely read math journal in the world, according to Lynd. Their paper is titled, “Sequences Generated by Powers of the kth-order Fibonacci Recurrence Relation.”

Lynd said James used his computer programming skills to perform computer simulations of sequences generated by Fibonacci recurrence relations. Modifying the computer program allowed him to experiment with Fibonacci recurrence relations of higher order and allowed him to experiment with different exponents in the equation, Lynd added.

loomsburg University’s Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society recently inducted 18 new members during a gathering of inductees and members. Sigma Tau Delta celebrates students in all English tracks whom have demonstrated good scholarship and commitment to their chosen path in an English discipline. The ceremony was presided over by current president, Jose Gamboa.

(L-R) Bryant LeBeau, Katie Cassidy, Isabella Ligenza, and Clayton Newton; 2nd row: Lindsay Cocker and Angela Montano; 3rd row: Kristin Boyles, Riley McSorley, and Anna Olivieri; 4th row: Sherri Boyles and Joseph Peters, Last row: Allison Reed and Alexis Mucci. Not pictured: Marcus Morrison, Aaron Albertson, Samantha Bergen, Dana Rodriguez, and Kayleigh Shovlin.

Bloomsburg University’s chapter of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society recently hosted an induction ceremony for six new members, as well as additional honors for current members with stellar academic performance.

At the ceremony the NU Chapter recognized Act 101/EOP students who earned a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative grade point average in two consecutive semesters, as a full-time student, and a current member who earned a pin upgrade due to an increase in their cumulative grade point average.