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Service, Pride, and Connection: The Big Event unites campus and community
BLOOMSBURG — Nearly 1,000 student volunteers working more than 160 job sites in a community-wide impact stretching across Bloomsburg made this year’s rendition of The Big Event one of the largest to...
CU-Lock Haven faculty member works with adults and children with disabilities in Nicaragua
Earlier this semester, Dr. Steven Granich, professor in the Department of Anthropology, Sociology, Criminal Justice and Social Work at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven, traveled to Nicaragua to work...
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Jamaican service-learning trip redefines PT major’s path to patient care
Before JoJo Blewitt ever sets foot in a physical therapy clinic, a week in rural Jamaica is already reshaping how she understands healing, access to care and the kind of provider she wants to become....
Commonwealth University celebrates 10th year of service program in Harmons, Jamaica
Commonwealth University students have been traveling to Harmons, Jamaica, for 10 years to participate in a service-learning program. This year marks the first time that students from all three CU...
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Pre-med major brings lifesaving power to campus hallways with bleeding control kits
A Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg senior eying a career in emergency medicine is turning campus spaces into safer places by pairing bleeding control kits with the familiar defibrillator boxes in...
CU-Lock Haven social work faculty member volunteers at 'Education and Hope' in Guatemala
As a social work faculty member at the Commonwealth University, Dr. Steven Granich believes in the importance of international service. Earlier this year, Granich had the unique opportunity to...
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Social work major finds purpose in school-based internship
It was more than just an internship. It was a full-circle experience that connected classroom lessons to real-world impact for Kayla Parks, a senior Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg social work...
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CU students travel to Harmons, Jamaica for service-learning program
Commonwealth University students once again traveled to Jamaica to serve in the small community of Harmons through a service-learning program offered by professor Jennifer Bell and Dr. Amy Way. The...
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Health professions students discover Jamaican service trip rewarding on many levels
An annual service-learning trip to rural Jamaica now available to Bloomsburg students through the Commonwealth University integration proved to be a life-changing experience for two future healthcare...
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Shooting for Excellence
Allison Hileman, a senior Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg supply chain management and economics student, feels most at home when playing sports. A guard for the Huskies women’s basketball team, she...