For immediate release: March 20, 2012

BLOOMSBURG — The University Store at Bloomsburg University now offers fingerprinting service during regular operating hours.

Anyone who needs fingerprinting to meet requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Education or the Department of Public Welfare must first register online at Cogent Systems Applicant Fingerprinting Services and pay by credit card or money order. Fingerprinting takes five to seven minutes to complete and, although appointments are not required, it is requested that large groups call ahead.

The University Store is open Monday through Thursday, from 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m.

Contact Carl Sodergren, merchandise manager, (570) 389-4010 for more information.

Bloomsburg University is one of 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. BU serves approximately 10,000 students, offering comprehensive programs of study in the colleges of Education, Business, Liberal Arts and Science and Technology.