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Penn Highlands selects leaders for marketing agency
Two Pennsylvania Highlands students have been selected to lead the new Black Bear Student Marketing Agency.
Jacob Buckley, a second-year marketing student from Huntingdon County, will serve as agency director, while Morgan Hamel of Blair County will serve as editor-in-chief of the Black Bear Marketing Journal.
The agency gives Marketing AAS students hands-on experience with marketing projects, including research, social media, branding and content development.
Students were ambassadors for band conference
Slippery Rock University music education majors Keira Mayhue of Altoona and Ethan Aeschbacher of Midland were selected as collegiate ambassadors for the university at the 2026 Modern Band Summit in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The July 22-24 conference, hosted by Music Will, brought together music educators and student leaders from across the country.
The students assisted with equipment, worked with industry professionals and learned about incorporating contemporary genres such as rock, pop, hip-hop and blues into K-12 music education.
Penn Highlands dean named 2026 Window Keeper
Dr. Barbara Zaborowski, dean of library services and special projects at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, has been named a 2026 Window Keeper by PA Humanities.
Zaborowski was recognized for her work on the Cambria Memory Project and the One Book Middle School program, which is celebrating its 20th year.
"It's an honor to be recognized for the work on The Cambria Memory Project and the 20 years of the One Book Middle School program," Zaborowski said.
She is among 125 new honorees in The Window Keeper: Civic Honors, a statewide initiative recognizing Pennsylvanians who strengthen their communities through the humanities. The program has recognized 180 people representing 64 counties.
Honorees will gather Nov. 10 in Harrisburg for a statewide celebration hosted by PA Humanities.
For a complete list of honorees, visit www.pahumanities.org/thewindow
keeper/.
Alvernia student to serve
as peer tutor for 2026-27
Cassidy Miksich of Tyrone has been selected as one of 46 Peer Tutors and Study Group Leaders at Alvernia University for the 2026-27 academic year.
The Academic Success Center's peer tutors provide students with academic support in areas including writing, study skills and course-specific subjects.
Tutors complete 10 hours of training and at least 25 hours of tutoring to earn Level 1 certification from the College Reading and Learning Association.