CU-Bloomsburg holds teacher induction ceremony to celebrate new educators

This spring, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg celebrated student teachers during the Student Teacher Induction and Pinning Ceremony held in the Kehr Union Ballroom after successfully completing their placements, the student teachers were honored during the program designed to celebrate the hard work, dedication and commitment of prospective teachers.

To begin the program, Dr. Jennifer Gurski, director, Office of Teacher Preparation, Clinical Practice and Certification, offered a welcome to all of the guests. Dr. Ann Larson, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences; Dr. Michelle Kiec, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs; and Dr. Todd Hoover, interim associate dean, also greeted the audience and offered remarks. 

The program continued with remarks from the keynote speaker, Jonathan "JJ" Cleaver, superintendent of the Bloomsburg Area School District. Kelly Raudabaugh, assistant director of the Office of Teacher Preparation, Clinical Practice and Certification conducted the recognition of the teacher candidates, with each student receiving their pin.

Students who participated in the ceremony were: Maeyelyn Acevedo Santiago, Mae Adams, Sarah Allen, Daisy Bailey, Emily Bender, Sierra Brda, Isabella Brisgone, Gracie Brosious, Kennedy Brown, Mya Canfield, Haylee Carl, Kyla Casey, Emma Cawley, Alexis Colecio, 

Sierra Coleman, Lucy Coller, Ryan Coller, Evan Collins, Hannah Crouthamel, Samantha Crum, Travis Deaver, Jamie Decker, Kelsey Diaz, Jaime Diedel, Rebecca Docteroff, Ryan Duffy, Elliot Dunn, Briannan Eckard, Jace Eisler, Alexus Engroff, Mackenzie Erb, Emma Felegie, Alissa Fenner, Caroline Fletcher, Chloe Fleurie, Amayah Fogleman, Leighton Force, Tyler Force, Laura Frontz, Lily Fuchs, Sierra Gallucci, Kristin Gantz, Gavin Garlinger, Rebecca Gehrer, Morgan Gifford, Edward Gleeson, Gibsen Goodenough, Allison Gottstein, Stephanie Graham, Brooke Greiner, Kyler Gunuskey, Karina Haldeman, Sarah Hall, Madelyn Hansbury, Abigail Henne, Joshua, Holdredge, Hannah Hopper, Shea Hossler, Ryan Inannuzzi, Sarah

 Jacob, Chloe Johns, Nya Johnson, Amanda Joyce, Sean Joyce, Ella Kale, Lisa Kelly, Breann Kingsbury, Kayla Koonrad, Michelle LeStourgeon, Carahlyn Lewis, Abigail Marusak, Courtney McCann, Tucker McDaniel, Brynn McGinnis, Sam McNeill, Grace Miller, Lauren Miller, Julia Miranda, Kimberly Mitchell, Gracie Montoya, Rhett Mowery, Madison Myers, Jade Neitz, Alexa Newell, Brianna Nichols, Khristian Onuschak, Christopher Outt, Mackenzie Palacz, Sierra Payne, Sage Perakovich, Mia Perez, Rylee Petro, Alina Pietrzyk, Shayne Piro, Rachel Poley, McKennah Proudfit, Grace, Purcell, Margaret Reagan, Maggie Reitz, Chloe Renno, Jacob Schenck, Alexa Schwartz, Isabella Schweikert, Leo Scolforo, Zach Shultz, 

Nadia Simon, Katie Snyder, Makayla Sprague, Seth Stackhouse, Abigayle Steenback, Gabrielle Stewart, Catherine Strayer, Caitlyn Surace, Mya Szydlowski, Ella Thomas, Arabella Thomson, Kyla Tims, Jacob Toupet, Michaelina Trapane, Cameron Trapani, Jason Uebelacker, Emma Vecchio, Mia Velez, Kayla Wagner, Ian Walter, Brianna Weiderman, Jillian Weierbach, Olivia Weigher, Brianna Wendolowski, Rylee Wenzel, Julianne Wheeler, Nicole Wood, Lenda Yan, Isabella Zeller and Aaron Zettlemoyer.