All components of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s emergency notification system – e-mail, voice mail, text messages and campus sirens – will be tested on Friday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. The sirens, installed on Elwell Hall, McCormick Hall and on the upper campus, will alert the campus community when vital emergency information is available via e-mail, voice mail and text message.

All BU students and registered faculty and staff will receive a test e-mail message on Friday. Test voice mail and text messages also will be sent to those who opted to receive notification in these formats.

BU tests the emergency notification system once each semester.

Do you have a professor that is exceptionally outstanding? Show your appreciation!

If you will be graduating in December 2009, either undergraduate or graduate, you are invited to nominate an outstanding professor. From now until December 11^th at 4:00 p.m., students can nominate their favorite professor for the Outstanding Teaching Award, sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Center (TALE).

Two professors will be selected by a panel after careful consideration of the entrees. Nominations will be combined with May/August graduate nominations and the two winners will be announced at the May 2010 graduation ceremonies.

The two selected professors will receive a plaque that is awarded to them, and their name will be added to a plaque in the TALE Center. The professors also receive a monetary award that may be used toward any professional development, including, but not limited to, attending a conference, furthering education, or supplies that will enhance their programs.

Students who nominated previous award winning teachers expressed that the professors are enthusiastic and have excellent instructing style, sincere concern with students’ success, and have served as role models as professionals for students. The panel for this selection consists of a professor from each college that has previously received this award and a co-chairperson from the TALE Center.

All nominations and essays will be kept entirely confidential. A professor may only receive the award once every ten years.

Go to http://iit.bloomu.edu/award now to start your nomination!

If you have any problems with the form for submission contact, contact Lisa Stallbaumer-Beishline at lstallba@bloomu.edu or 570-389-4310 in the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Center (TALE), located in 1231 McCormick.

Best known for his discovery of the sunken Titanic, Ballard has conducted more than 120 deep-sea expeditions using the latest in exploration technology. Ballard’s other discoveries include the Lusitania and vessels sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal which are featured in his book, “The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal: Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific.” Other books he’s written or co-authored about his underwater adventures include “Return to Midway,” “Finding the Titanic” and “Graveyards of the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Island.”

President of the Institute for Exploration and director of the Institute for Archaeological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, Ballard attributes his early interest in underwater exploration to reading the novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” While earning bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, he completed the U.S. Army’s ROTC program and, after graduation, received an officer’s commission in Army intelligence. He earned a master’s degree in geophysics from the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Geophysics, where he trained porpoises and whales.

Ballard founded the JASON Project, a distance education program designed to engage middle school students in science and technology, in response to the thousands of student letters he received following his discovery of the Titanic. His awards include the Explorers Club’s Explorers Medal, the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal and the Lindbergh Award.

General admission for Ballard’s lecture is $19, and tickets can be purchased at the Haas Center box office Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday’s box office hours are extended to 7 p.m. when school is in session; on performance days, box office hours are noon to 8 p.m.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the box office at (570) 389-4409 or at www.bloomu.edu/cas.

AJA Productions

Anna Katz

Email: alk90109@huskies.bloomu.edu

Phone: 814-207-4709

Immediate Release

Issued 1/01/09

BU Dance Ensemble Takes Center Stage to Perform First Fall Showcase

            BLOOMSBURG PA (October 2009) – The Bloomsburg University Dance Ensemble will be making history on Sunday, November 15 after performing a collection of 14 types of dance in the university’s first Fall Showcase. This event will take place from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Kehr Union Ballroom, located above the Husky Lounge in the center of campus. This show will be open to the general public at no cost, however donations are appreciated. The doors will be open at 6:30.

The Dance Ensemble is Bloomsburg University’s largest student run organization and this showcase will help gain exposure and raise awareness for their annual spring production. Shannon Stahl, the president of the dance ensemble, is looking forward to the show. “It is really exciting there is going to be a fall showcase this year. It is always a great feeling to be a part of something that is new and original. All of the classes work really hard throughout the year and it is a great way to showcase their dedication and talents,” Stahl says.

The evening will be packed with a variety of different dance styles, baked goods, and dance ensemble merchandise, such as t-shirts and umbrellas.

For more information regarding this event, contact Anna Katz at alk90109@huskies.bloomu.edu, or additional members of AJA Productions, Andrea Kellock at amk74566@huskies.bloomu.edu or Jillian Mundhenk at jmm65767@huskies.bloomu.edu.

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Becoming a D.J. is very simple and no experience is required and you do not have to start as a freshman, you can join when you are an upper classman. The staff of WBUQ will teach you how to work the equipment and give you the confidence to become a D.J. You can even pick your own program.

WBUQ D.J. Kelly Barnett, Photo Courtesy of Julianne Cozens

One D.J. who has been working at WBUQ- The Revolution since her freshman year is Kelly Barnett. She started as a freshman and has been on the executive board at WBUQ- The Revolution since Spring 2008, and has her own program at the radio station. In asking her a few questions about the radio station, you can realize that she is a committed and loyal member of the radio station and really wants it to thrive!

She wants to convey that anyone can become a D.J. and to understand it is not as scary and nerve-racking as it might seem. When the question arose about what you would tell a student who wants to join but is too afraid, Barnett said, “I was the exact same way. I was so nervous, but I guess I kind of sucked it up and just went for it. It’s really not scary at all – we don’t yell at you and you get to do things the way you would like to on air (for the most part). It’s really a great experience – surprisingly minimum pressure.”

Another question that came up was how working for the radio station could help you in the future? As a Mass Communication major and Marketing minor, “having broadcasting experience will be a great addition to my resume,” she said, and it will help her find a career after she graduates. Being a part of a program like this might cause stress in the beginning but in the end it will be worth it when you have a job and you enjoy what you are doing.

At the conclusion of the interview, Barnett was asked what advice would you give someone who wanted to join the staff of WBUQ- The Revolution? Barnett answered the question with this simple response: “JOIN! It looks great to have a real position in a club on your resume, and it looks even better when it’s a club that makes you unique. I mean really, how many people really can say they have been a DJ on the radio? We are looking for new members for next year and next semester- I would love to meet them!”

So if you had any concerns about joining the WBUQ staff, go and ask them! They are always willing to sit and explain everything they know and want to make you feel comfortable there. Any questions please contact Kelly Barnett at klb33104@huskies.bloomu.edu.

For the fifth consecutive year, BU’s Drug, Alcohol and Wellness Network (DAWN) Office and Husky Running Club are sponsoring the race. All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society and the Bloomsburg Area YMCA. This year the race includes a one-mile Kids’ Fun Run at noon.

The race course starts on East Seventh Street and continues on Market Street, East 12th Street, Catherine Street, Fort McClure Boulevard and Railroad Street. From Railroad Street, the participants will turn right on East 13th Street and right on Colonial Street, heading back to Fort McClure Boulevard and the YMCA. Streets will be closed 15 minutes before the event begins and will remain closed until the last participants pass.

For more information, contact Lauren Heidelbaugh, a senior management major from Earlville, at lph44887@huskies.bloomu.edu or Zachary Herb, a senior management major from Gilbertsville, at zjh97603@huskies.bloomu.edu.

The American Cancer Society held its first Smoke Out, dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of tobacco use, in 1977. The event challenges people not to smoke cigarettes for 24 hours, hoping their decision to quit will last forever. The Great American Smoke Out is held annually on the third Tuesday of November.

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The 7th Annual Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Race raised about $10,000 for the Pennsylania Breast Cancer Coalition (PABCC), when about 400 participants took part in the race on a sunny afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Student Recreation Center.

“We made around the same amount as last year,” said Madelyn Rodriguez, director of The Office of Multicultural Affairs.  “It was parents weekend, so one thing that I thought was very successful was that we had more families, parents, and more community members came out this year.”

Madeyln Rodriguez (right) with a donation check from a previous year of the Breast Cancer Walk/Race, courtesy of bloomu.edu

There were a number of students from organizations who took part in the breast cancer awareness walk/race.  The highest amount raised by a Greek organization was Tri-Sigma with over $900, Dazzle raised over $1,200, the most for a student organization, and the highest amount by a Residence Hall was upper campus with over $150.

“We had an enormous amount of support of the student population,” said Rodriguez.  “In terms of them coming out, raising money, volunteering, I couldn’t do it by myself.” 

 Rodriguez started the walk/race when she was a hall director seven years ago after the original breast cancer awareness race, set up in Bloomsburg, was discontinued. 

 “For me this hit home, I lost my mother to breast cancer, so that’s part of my passion for organizing the walk,” said Rodriguez.

 PABCC is a non-profit organization that helps women in the state become aware of the risk of breast cancer and supports breast cancer survivors and their families.

 “The nice thing about the PBCC is that the money stays in Pennsylvania,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez plans to keep the event running in the future and knows she can depend on continued support by the student body.

“None of these years would have been successful if it wasn’t because of these students,” Rodriguez said.  “So I give the students the upmost respect and thank them a million for helping this walk be as successful as it is.”    

The 5K course looped lower campus twice; the results are shown below.