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Future teachers lend their voice to Advocacy Day at the State Capitol
A group of Commonwealth University-Lock Haven education majors did their part this spring advocating for several key issues facing teacher education, including fully funding student teacher stipends, during Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in Harrisbu...
Jul 15, 2025, 1:51pm EDT

CU-Lock Haven professor emerita Paula 'Sandy' Bell champions women's wrestling at The Haven
For most of her life, Lock Haven Professor Emerita, Paula "Sandy" Bell, had little interest in the sport of wrestling. However, that changed a few years ago after meeting W. Max Bossert Jr., a Mill Hall native and former wrestler. Their relationship le...
Jul 15, 2025, 8:00am EDT

Commonwealth University awarded 5-year TRIO grant to support students
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Commonwealth University a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. The...
Jul 14, 2025, 2:32pm EDT

Friends and family honor Lock Haven alumnus with memorial wrestling scholarship
For those who knew Rodger Cook '67, his legacy lives not in loud declarations or headlines - but in the lives he shaped, the teams he led and the steady example he set as a teacher, coach and friend. Now, through the Rodger Cook '67 Memorial Wrestling...
Jul 11, 2025, 3:29pm EDT

Commonwealth University's Accreditation Reaffirmed by Middle States
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) has reaffirmed Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's accreditation through 2032-33. This action follows a comprehensive, multi-year self-study process and reflects the university's commitment...
Jul 7, 2025, 2:11pm EDT

CU-Lock Haven honors students visit Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
This spring, seven honors students from the Eileen G. Jones Honors College of the Commonwealth University-Lock Haven campus traveled to Washington D.C. to visit the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights. The trip was developed as a part of the students' C...
Jul 3, 2025, 2:51pm EDT

Competitive research experiences give chemistry major advanced look into materials science field
Nick Manning has a deep love for trying to optimize things. It sparked an investigative drive in the Commonwealth University-Lock Haven chemistry major while operating his own microgreens business in high school growing little plant sprouts to sell to...
Jul 3, 2025, 12:19pm EDT
CU-Lock Haven graduate student completes 2 clinical internships prior to graduation
Commonwealth University-Lock Haven athletic training graduate student, Zack Chowansky, of Ringtown, chose to stay close to home to complete his clinical internship at his alma mater, North Schuylkill High School (NSHS), prior to graduating from CU this...
Jul 1, 2025, 3:58pm EDT

CU-Mansfield to host summer preview day July 11
Commonwealth University-Mansfield will host a Summer Preview Day on Friday, July 11. Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Allen Hall, room 104. Attendees will begin their visit with an admissions and financial aid presentation at 10 a.m. They will learn...
Jun 30, 2025, 2:39pm EDT

CU-Mansfield Announces 2025 Summer Youth Music Camp
Commonwealth University-Mansfield invites young musicians to participate in its 2025 Summer Youth Music Camp offering an immersive experience designed to foster musical growth and creativity. The Youth Music Camp from July 6-12, is tailored for youn...
Jun 30, 2025, 1:45pm EDT