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National History Day contest to be held at CU-Lock Haven

LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University-Lock Haven to host the National History Day (NHD) contest for Region 5 on Friday, March 22, for students in grades six through 12. The contest will occur largely in the Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center. Region 5 National History Day is part of the National History Day (NHD) program for middle and high school students and is a yearlong academic program proven to enhance student achievement and college and career readiness. The internationally recognized program has received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama and the National ...

Penn College students in great demand at Career Fair

More than 75% of employers nationwide rate the job market for the Class of 2024 as “good to excellent.” Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Spring Career Fair confirmed that healthy prognosis, delivered by a National Association of Colleges and Employers survey. More than 430 companies, offering thousands of jobs and internships in a range of fields, met with 1,333 students throughout the Feb. 27-28 event, divided between the college’s Bardo Gymnasium and Field House. “Last spring, when we hosted a single-day Career Fair, we had a wait list of about 290 employers. Bringing ...

Chef-instructor receives award for his service

An organization promoting sustainable agriculture recently presented a Lifetime Service Award to Chef Michael J. Ditchfield, a 2023 Pennsylvania College of Technology retiree and current part-time instructor. Each year, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture presents Pasabilities Awards to honor farm, ...

University band to perform spring show

LOCK HAVEN — The Commonwealth University-Lock Haven band will perform its Spring Concert on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Price Performance Center Auditorium. The band will be joined by the Juniata College band to perform music from "The Phantom of the Opera," "The Pirates of the Caribbean" and an entertaining work entitled "Celebration." The spring concert is free and open to the public.

CU awarded funding to support early childhood educators

Commonwealth University (CU) has been awarded a fifth year of funding from the Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization at PASSHE (ECEPDO@PASSHE) to break down barriers and build greater career pathways for early childhood educators. In addition to this award, a representative of Pennsylvania's Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) announced that ECEPDO@PASSHE grant recipients would be awarded an additional year of funding for Program Year 6. The ECEPDO@PASSHE's focus across the 62 Pennsylvania counties it covers is to help students overcome ...

Hughesville artist earns master of fine arts degree

Damon McCloskey, of Hughesville, recently graduated with a master of fine arts degree in interdisciplinary studies at Goddard College in Vermont, according to a news release. McCloskey’s concentrations included “rigorous study and practice” of studio art like painting and drawing, art ...