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Geography students’ data mining helps with Florida forest conservation
A remote sensing geography class from Bloomsburg University played a key role in the conservation of a 14-acre southern Florida forest home to protected wildlife that’s been fending off urban and commercial development for the past 60 years.
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Not A Number: Alumni Couple Turns Struggle into Support
Hakeem Thomas and Coleen Schlager found each other on a dating site in the spring of 2013. They soon realized they had enrolled at the same university. That university was Bloomsburg.
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Professional sales students deliver as top PA team, among the best at ICSC
It was a memorable performance for a group of Bloomsburg University professional sales and marketing students who placed 14th out of 80 schools in the recent International Collegiate Sales Competition...
VMware Welcomes Husky Partnership
The notion that a student from a state university such as BU would never be noticed by as prominent a company has also changed. Through a shift in VMware’s recruitment strategy and utilization of his network, Digital Forensics/ITM major Charles Pearsall ‘20 became one of the first two BU Huskies to intern with the Palo Alto company.
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Internship gives SLP major an inviting look into audiology
Meghan Okken’s career plan was simple. Become a speech therapist. It’s why she chose Bloomsburg University. It’s why she chose to major in audiology and speech-language pathology. Next in her plan —...
MEP practicum opens virtual doors to online teaching
A few added lessons came with this summer’s Migrant Education Program practicum for a group of Bloomsburg University education majors eager for classroom experience prior to their student teaching...
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Marketing major kicks off senior year with rewarding internship
Eyeing a fast-paced, interactive marketing internship this summer, Damian Arizini had his career focus lined up just right to kick off his senior year of college. Then the COVID-19 pandemic took over...
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Child life practicum delivers amid COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 nearly canceled this summer’s field-based practicum for Bloomsburg University’s child life specialist program. Instead, the 28 students made history by going virtual with their 120-hour...
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Accounting intern navigates COVID-19 hurdles to land job offer
COVID-19 may have interrupted Andrew Horst’s last semester of college and subsequent graduation plans but didn’t deter his path to a full-time job, which he landed directly from his summer internship...
Criminal justice major competes in global World of Warcraft competition for U.S. Army
Sergeant Frank Doone, a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and a criminal justice major at Bloomsburg University, is part of a six-person nationwide team that is battling in a new way — in...