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CU-Lock Haven students receive Presidential Volunteer Service Award

LOCK HAVEN — Three Commonwealth University-Lock Haven students have received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for the 2022-2023 school year. The PVSA recognizes students who complete 100 or more volunteer service hours over a 12-month period. Lock Haven students who received the award were Pollyana Canete, health sciences/physician assistant major from Lebanon, Pennsylvania; Alexis Mayes, heath sciences major from Coalport; and Emma Stellfox, psychology major from Enola. The students received hours for helping with projects like the annual Hunger Bowl, helping the ...

Commonwealth University seeks employers for spring career expo

Commonwealth University is seeking employers to participate in several boutique-style career expos it will offer to its students during the spring 2024 semester at its Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield locations. For each expo, employers can attend one campus for one day for $100, two campuses for $150 or all three campus locations for $200. Registration is now open for the following events: Public, Health and Human Services Career Expo • Feb. 20, 2024 - Mansfield, Alumni Hall 307, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Feb. 21, 2024 - Bloomsburg, Kehr Union Ballroom, 10 a.m. to 3 ...

Central Elementary School to see expansion

South Williamsport Area School District recently began a renovation project to Central Elementary School including the expansion of a new cafeteria and a separate gymnasium space. The members of the school board, students, members of the construction management team from SitelogIQ and the ...

Lock Haven grad spearheads launch of Professional U

LOCK HAVEN — When 1978 Lock Haven University graduate, Dr. Philip Burlingame, joined the Lock Haven University Alumni Association board of directors, he believed his 35-year career in academia could positively impact students’ pre-professional experiences at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven.In less than one year, Burlingame and a team of alumni volunteers have helped the university’s Center for Career and Professional Development launch Professional U, a groundbreaking initiative that integrates successful alumni into the student experience. Professional U opens doors to ...

High school hosts DECA conference at Bucknell; to present at states

Warrior Run High School hosted the District IV DECA Conference at Bucknell University on December 6th. Liona Dion, Alexis Hudson, Avery McCormick, Alena Shaffer, Gabriel Staman, Helen Wertz and Lillian Wertz will represent Warrior Run at the State Conference.

CU-Lock Haven Health Science Club awarded American Lung Association grant to help students quit using tobacco

LOCK HAVEN — The Commonwealth University-Lock Haven Health Science Club was awarded a $2,000 grant to implement a Freedom From Smoking (FFS) in-person tobacco cessation program on campus. The American Lung Association is working with colleges and universities in northcentral Pennsylvania to support students and staff with quitting all tobacco use, including vaping. The evidence-based seven-week program will begin in January 2024 and each session is designed to help tobacco users quit smoking by gaining control over their behavior. The project was a collaborative effort among Lock ...