News Releases of 2020

December 2020

December 9 - BU Supports Town’s Fire Department in Purchase of New Ladder Truck

December 8 - BU Alumni and Professional Engagement Office Honored by WebFX

December 2 - Bloomsburg University Names Top Honor Graduates for Fall 2020

November 2020

November 13 - 6th Annual Bloomsburg University No Hate Week Nov. 15-19

November 12 - Alumna elected State Treasurer of Pennsylvania

November 10 - BU Names Claudia Thrush as VP for Finance and Administration

November 6 - Bloomsburg University Players to Present Six Original Plays in Virtual Setting

November 4 - BU Foundation Receives First Federal Charitable Foundation Grant

October 2020

October 28 - BU Football Player Named Finalist for 2020 Armed Forces Merit Award

October 19 - Pathways in Science and Technology

October 19 - Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Opportunites

October 16 - Bloomsburg University Announces Spring 2021 Plans

October 15 - Columbia County to Partner with Bloomsburg University for COVID testing kits

October 15 - Meta Majors and Minors Fair

October 14 - John Wetzel Named BU Alumni Association Volunteer of the Year

October 5 - BU Names Latha Ramakrishnan Dean of the College of Science and Technology

September 2020

September 30 - BU Biology Professor Receives Grant From National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

September 27 - BU Dedicates the Maryan G. McCormick Serenity Garden

September 21 - Bloomsburg University to Honor Alumni

September 18 - Bloomsburg University Assists with Purchase of Bloom YMCA Gymnasium Wall Mat

September 16 - New Partnership to be Explored by Three Pennsylvania State System Universities

September 8 - Bloomsburg University introducing new test-optional admission practice

September 7 - Bloomsburg University Ranked Sixth by Money Magazine

September 7 - Bloomsburg University Recognizes SCI Guidance Counselor Cathy Pickett

September 4 - BU Student; a member of the PA National Guard, participating in World of Warcraft competition

August 2020

August 27- Bloomsburg University to Transition to Online Learning

August 24- Bloomsburg University’s Mindy Andino Named HACU Fellow

August 20- Nursing Faculty Member Named to Federal Advisory Committee

August 18- Student Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Bloomsburg University

August 14- Positive COVID-19 Test at Bloomsburg University

August 14- Faculty Tenure and Promotions Announced

August 11- Bloomsburg University Receives TRIO Grant for a Fifth Time

August 11- Nursing Faculty Member Named Fellow by American Academy of Nursing

August 11- Two Bloomsburg University Faculty Named 2019-20 Outstanding Teaching Award Winners

June 2020

• June 23- Bloomsburg University chapter of Beta Beta Beta named nation's Outstanding Chapter
• June 18- Bloomsburg University Foundation Establishes Community Impact Fund
• June 11- Bloomsburg University to host virtual program on women’s contributions to technology
• June 8 - Bloomsburg University Announces Plans for Fall 2020 Academic Calendar
• June 3 - Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees Reelects Executive Officers

May 2020

• May 29 - Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees to hold quarterly meeting
• May 27 - Bloomsburg University and The SAGE Corporation to resume CDL training program
• May 26 - Hummel Named Interim Dean of Science and Technology
• May 19 - Bloomsburg University Welcomes Four New Members to Council of Trustees
• May 19 - BU Alumni Board reallocates $80,000 in Funding to Provide Scholarships for Incoming First-Year Students Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
• May 7 - Bloomsburg University Students Receive Department of Defense Cybersecurity Scholarships
• May 7 - Bloomsburg University Celebrates the Class of 2020
• May 6 - Bloomsburg University Students Take Top Two Spots at Cybersecurity Event
• May 4 - Bloomsburg University Names Winner of Philosophy Outstanding Senior Award
• May 1 - Bloomsburg University Graduate Program in Instructional Design and Technology Ranked Second in the nation
• May 1 - Scholarships Established to Support Bloomsburg University Students

April 2020

April 29 - Bloomsburg University offering Small Business Recovery Program through Zeigler College of Business

April 28 - Bloomsburg University Names Senior Award Winners for Music in Department of Music, Theatre and Dance

April 17 - Bloomsburg University Donates Perishable Items to Students and Hospital Staff

April 08 - Bloomsburg University Donates PPE Items to Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital

April 01 - Bloomsburg University to Host a Virtual Self-Care Summit

March 2020

• March 30 - Bloomsburg University Purchases Software to Enable Student Nurses to Complete Clinicals
• March 26 - Bloomsburg University to Postpone Commencement Ceremony Until August
• March 25 - Bloomsburg University Nursing Department Donates Supplies to Local Hospitals
• March 12 - Trinity Irish Dance Company Show Canceled at Bloomsburg University
• March 5 - Bloomsburg University to host Trinity Irish Dance Company
• March 4 - Duo Sureño to perform at Bloomsburg University
• March 4 - Bloomsburg University Professors to Give Talk on X-Ray Diffraction

February 2020

• Feb. 27 - Knox Mine Disaster Movie to screen at Bloomsburg University
• Feb. 27 - Bloomsburg University Nursing Program Ranked Ninth in State
• Feb. 25 - Student Soloists to perform with Bloomsburg University-Community Orchestra
• Feb. 25 - Kadida Kenner to speak at Bloomsburg University on judicial fairness
• Feb. 21 - Bloomsburg University Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Milton Hershey School
• Feb. 20 - Bloomsburg University is a leader in saving students money on textbooks
• Feb. 19 - Bloomsburg University Receives Grant for GEAR UP Program
• Feb. 19 - Bloomsburg University to host “Conversations for the Common Good”
• Feb. 19 - Bloomsburg University to host Spring 2020 Green Campus Film Series
• Feb. 13 - Bloomsburg University to Host Interfaith Council Events
• Feb. 11 - Bloomsburg University to host international author/educator for lecture on entrepreneurial leadership
• Feb. 10 - Siren testing at Bloomsburg University
• Feb. 8 - Bloomsburg University's Sankofa Conference to hear from activist Yusef Salaam
• Feb. 7 - Bloomsburg University to Celebrate Diversity by Focusing on The Faces of Access and Success
• Feb. 7 - Bloomsburg University to Host Screening of “When They See Us”
• Feb. 7 - Bloomsburg University to present award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson for Big Dog Reading Series
• Feb. 7- Bloomsburg University to host Kids Fun Carnival 2020
• Feb. 3 - Bloomsburg University Names Mary Lou D’Allegro as new Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

January 2020

• Jan. 27 - Bloomsburg University to screen the film “Harriet”
• Jan. 24 - Bloomsburg University to present lecture on adults predisposed to hypertension
• Jan. 22 - Bloomsburg University to host lecture by former NASA astronaut on human limits to trip to Mars
• Jan. 22 - Bloomsburg University Enters Into Accelerated Law Admissions Program with Pitt School of Law
• Jan. 20 - Bloomsburg University Receives Grant for “It’s on Us PA” Program
• Jan. 17 - Bloomsburg University Earns PNGAS Guard-Friendly School Designation
• Jan. 9 - Bloomsburg University to host activist and lawyer Bakari Sellers for MLK celebration
• Jan. 7 - Bloomsburg University to Host Slavic Soul Party! For Arts-in-Bloom Show