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Commonwealth University Leadership Challenge Surpasses Goal to Support Student Retention and Emergency Scholarships
During this year's All In Day of Giving, held April 10-11, Commonwealth University (CU) alumni in leadership roles came together to support one of the most critical priorities facing students today: staying enrolled and on track to graduate. The Presi...
May 13, 2025, 3:29pm EDT
Commonwealth U website wins pair of international golds at 2025 Hermes Creative Awards
The Commonwealth University Strategic Communications and Marketing team has earned international acclaim, taking home a pair of gold awards for the commonwealthu.edu website at the 2025 Hermes Creative Awards - one of the world's oldest and most presti...
May 13, 2025, 3:01pm EDT
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg to Award Honorary Degrees to Judge Mary Jane Bowes, Allison Pettit
Two honorary doctoral degrees will be conferred at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg's commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 17. The honorary degrees will be awarded to the Honorable Mary Jane Bowes '22(H), Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylva...
May 12, 2025, 3:29pm EDT
Alumni to be Recognized at CU-Bloomsburg Celebration
The Bloomsburg Alumni Association will honor four alumni on Friday, May 30, in the Kehr Union Ballroom on the Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg campus. Among the 2025 honorees are a school district leader, a sustainability advocate, a youth advocate,...
May 9, 2025, 10:09am EDT
Commonwealth University enters Academic Agreement with Luzerne County Community College and Hazleton Area School District to Combat the Teacher Shortage
Commonwealth University (CU) announced an educational partnership with Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) and Hazleton Area School District (HASD) at a ceremony at LCCC's Hazleton Center on Thursday, May 1. The partnership, dubbed the "Teach in N...
May 1, 2025, 4:23pm EDT
Student biologists leave winning mark at annual PASSHE conference
A group of biology majors from Commonwealth University-Mansfield, with an emphasis in cell and molecular genomics, presented research at the recent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists (CPUB) 56th Annual Meeting, including two taking home...
Apr 30, 2025, 1:54pm EDT
Commonwealth University President Bashar W. Hanna to Step Down; Accepts Statewide Leadership Role
Commonwealth University President Dr. Bashar W. Hanna announced today that he will step down from his position effective July 31, 2025, to assume a new leadership role as vice chancellor for strategic initiatives for Pennsylvania's State System of High...
Apr 29, 2025, 3:05pm EDT
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg to host 2 Major Showcase days in May
The Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg Admissions Office will host two Major Showcase events in May. The first will take place on Friday, May 2, and focus on Management and Supply Chain Management and the second will take place on Friday, May 9, and fo...
Apr 24, 2025, 8:00am EDT
CU-Bloomsburg Celebrates Alumni Volunteers
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg is celebrating National Volunteer Week April 20-26 with special messages of gratitude and small gifts to alumni volunteers and the faculty and staff members who invite them into the educational experience of their stu...
Apr 23, 2025, 2:40pm EDT
Steph and Allie Pettit Gift $1.9 Million to Bring Bronze Husky Statues to CU-Bloomsburg
The Bloomsburg University Foundation and Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg are celebrating the generosity of Steph and Allie Pettit, whose latest gift of $1.9 million will bring four bronze Husky statues to campus over the next five years. Fully funde...
Apr 22, 2025, 3:00pm EDT