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Marc and Diane Steckel Expand Their CU Honors Vision
Commonwealth University alumnus Marc Steckel ’93 and his wife, Diane, are expanding their support for students in the university’s Jones Honors College. They’ve doubled their annual scholarship...
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Award-Winning High School Wrestling Coach Establishes Leadership Scholarship for Women’s Wrestling at CU-Lock Haven
Award-winning North Allegheny High School head girls wrestling coach, Dan Heckert, was never a student at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven. He was never employed at the university. Nor did he grow...
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Keith ’73 and Susan Hall Establish Tenacity Grant to Champion Lock Haven Students Who Refuse to Give Up
Some students arrive on campus carrying more than just backpacks and textbooks. They carry long work shifts, family responsibilities, financial uncertainty, but also the determination to keep moving...
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CU-Bloomsburg Students Contribute to Food Bank
CU-Bloomsburg students contributed $5,000 to purchase food supplies for the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard. The supplies, which were delivered June 8, are purchased with contributions from students' unused...
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Barbara Romano ’83 Makes $25,000 Gift to Digital Forensics
Bloomsburg Alumna Barbara Romano ’83 has recently pledged $25,000 to uplift Bloomsburg’s Digital Forensics program. After years of contributions and involvement on campus, Romano recently decided to...
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Bill and Liz Bent Make $500,000 Commitment to Student Leadership and Career Development
For Bloomsburg University Foundation Board of Directors member William “Bill” Bent, giving back to his alma mater has always been about creating opportunities for students to grow as leaders and gain...
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CU Proposes Naming of Pettit Center for the Arts at Bloomsburg
At the March 6, 2026, Commonwealth University Board of Trustees meeting, the Trustees acted to name the center for the arts building on the Bloomsburg campus the Steph and Allie Pettit Center for the...
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Dettwiler commits portion of estate to support Mansfield choral music
MANSFIELD – Peggy Dettwiler, retired Director of Choral Activities, has committed a portion of her estate to support choral music at Commonwealth University-Mansfield through the Mansfield University...
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CU-Bloomsburg alumnus donates $3.5M through future gift to scholarships and student opportunities
Following more than 30 years of consistent contributions to his alma mater, Joshua Payne, a 1989 graduate of Bloomsburg University, now Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, has recently made a gift of...
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Bloomsburg University Foundation Receives $200,000 Commitment from UPMC for Nursing Simulation Center
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg is pleased to announce a generous $200,000 gift from UPMC, which will be used to name the Peri-Operative Suite within the new Nursing Simulation Center at the...