Jersey Shore Area High School selects two seniors each month to honor as students of the month. For the month of October, Cale Edwards Fazler, Lions Club Student of the Month and Grace Leigh Welshans, Business and Professional Women’s Organization Student of the Month, have been chosen to ...
LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven campus of Commonwealth University will host an open house on Saturday. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the program will run until 1 p.m. Prospective students are encouraged to attend to learn more about what The Haven has to offer. During the program, prospective students will hear from the admissions team, current students, faculty, and others. The interactive event will provide information about the application process, admissions requirements, academic majors and departments, financial aid and scholarships, student life, housing, dining, downtown ...
LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven Dance Consort will hold its semi-annual Showcase on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the John Sloan Fine Arts Center Auditorium. The recital will showcase the dancers' talents and the choreography that they have worked on all semester. Donations of period products (pads, tampons, and pantyliners) will be accepted at each show to benefit LHUPCSS Period Poverty program on campus. Tickets are free and open to the public and can be reserved prior to the shows. Tickets are available at the university box office by emailing ...
BLOOMSBURG — The Commission for Gender and Sexuality at Bloomsburg, a Commonwealth University, awards two scholarships each year to provide financial support to students in the LGBTQIA+ community. The first scholarship is endowed directly by the Commission through its annual fundraiser. The second is endowed through the generous gift of friends of the Commission, Joshua Payne '89 and Randy Lyons. The Commission for Gender and Sexuality awarded Katie Eyler, a junior majoring in chemistry and education, the Payne-Lyons LGBTQA Scholarship. The scholarship is given to a current ...
As schools return to all in-person learning after two years of dealing with pandemic mitigation efforts, what is emerging is the loss not only in terms of academic skills that students are experiencing but also a loss of the ability to connect on a social and emotional level. “Mental health needs were on the rise prior to the pandemic, but the pandemic really exacerbated more,” said Heather Way, social worker in the Williamsport Area School District. Although they do not diagnose, the counselors do refer and they have seen an increase in the need for referrals. “We see that ...
LOCK HAVEN — The new Robert and Dolores Lynch Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) at Lock Haven, a Commonwealth University, has seen many students come through its doors since opening in September. “Students come in and out all day, whether it be to mingle and/or study,” said Mia Swales ‘19, MRC director and student success specialist. The center, located in 103 Raub Hall, has been a project more than a year in the making. In the spring of 2021, students, staff, faculty, and alumni, reached out to President Bashar Hanna regarding the need for a multicultural center at Lock ...
