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C.A.T.C.H.ing Teachers for Caesar Rodney School District
Roger Holt was one of 35 employers who represented their school district at the latest Collaborating to Assist Teacher Candidate Hiring (CATCH) Conference as part of the Education and American Sign...
Quality Counts: Commonwealth Grads Bring Compassion to Red Rock Job Corps
The partnership between Red Rock Job Corps and Commonwealth University is one of mutual benefit – an educational organization whose students require quality staff members and a university that...
Volunteer of the Month: Cole Neff '20
Cole Neff '20 says that, after graduating from Bloomsburg University, he felt prepared to enter the teaching profession as an elementary and special education teacher. Now an elementary learning...
Honors Alum Shares the Values of Volunteerism and Lifelong Learning
Lauren (Maylath) Conston '07 went from the classrooms at Bloomsburg to one of her own as a Spanish teacher at the Hazleton Area School District. Now the World Language department chair for Hazleton...
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Education majors get sneak peek into classroom teaching through Williamsport partnership
More than 40 education majors from Commonwealth University's Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield locations recently got an inside look at each level of public education thanks to a collaborative...
CU-Bloomsburg Students, Faculty Visit State Capitol to Address Educator Workforce Crisis
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg (CU) students and faculty recently joined dozens of Pennsylvania teachers, students and education advocates at the State Capitol to meet with lawmakers and highlight...
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Education Learning Community Visits Mennonite School
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg's Education Learning Community took a field trip to Riverview Mennonite School in Liverpool on March 22. The purpose of the trip was to observe what a typical school...
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Taking Teachers from the Triad: Grads Well Prepared for Allentown S.D.
Frank Derrick ’96 started his academic career in engineering at Drexel, but an internship as an actuarial assistant made him rethink his college and career plans. Due to his love of reading, he...
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Commonwealth University students travel to Belize to research politics, culture, economy
Fourteen Commonwealth University students, from the Mansfield and Lock Haven locations, recently returned from studying abroad in the Central American country of Belize. The students were part of a faculty-led, short-term study abroad program that has been introducing students to Belize since 2014.
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Challenging the status quo in education
Aqueelah Ellzy '98 always knew she wanted to be a teacher. The only thing in question was her route to get there. "I always knew," recalled Ellzy. "From first grade, I played 'school' in the summers...