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Pettit awarded honorary doctorate
Bloomsburg University was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters to Steph Pettit ’89 during the commencement ceremony for the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts at Redman Stadium. Pettit graduated with a degree in mass communications and was a four-year member of the Huskies football team. He was part of the 1985 Huskies football team that won the PSAC title and was the first team in school history to win 12 games.
“Steph Pettit has been a wonderful friend to Bloomsburg University over the years,” said Bashar W. Hanna, university president. “Through his generous support, so many of our students have achieved the dream of a college degree.”
Recent graduate nominated for national rugby honor
Newly minted BU graduate Atalyia Eisenhauer is one of 19 individuals nominated for the 2019 Penn Mutual Life of Significance award. Now it its fifth year, the award highlights how college rugby players demonstrate the values of integrity, respect, loyalty and community in their everyday lives.
I say the Bloom Us, because it's a different us
Closing this chapter has made me realize the special place Bloom has in my heart. I know this is the place where we had the most cherished memories together. It's where we became best friends. These laughs will forever stay the same. Just now, there will be a little more distance in between them.
Collaborative research gets published in math journal
James Sharpe, a senior mathematics major at Bloomsburg University, and Chris Lynd, an associate professor of mathematics, recently had their research published in the latest edition of The American Mathematical Monthly. This is the most widely read math journal in the world, according to Lynd.
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