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Graduates

COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY — Fall graduates: Gabriel Brower, Alexandria, CU-Bloomsburg; Daniel Forster, Pennsylvania Furnace, CU-Bloomsburg; Taylor Pagliaro, Altoona, CU-Bloomsburg; Gabrielle Bowser, Tyrone, CU-Lock Haven, magna cum laude; Miranda Cymbor, Carrolltown, CU-Lock Haven; Sara Caldwell, Houtzdale, CU-Lock Haven; Sarah Gray, Altoona, CU-Lock Haven; Trisha Hinson, New Paris, CU-Lock Haven. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, Grand Forks, N.D. — Winter graduate: Andrew T Schneider, East Freedom, B.S., aeronautics, commercial aviation, summa cum laude. MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY — ...

Pennwest University graduates

PENNWEST UNIVERSITY — Briana Cunningham, Bedford, master of social work, Global Online campus; Michaela Horner, DuBois, master of science in speech pathology, Clarion campus; Kyla Alker, DuBois, B.S., education/secondary education, English with a minor in literature and culture, Clarion campus; Dottie Bowery, Clearfield, A.S., early childhood education, Global Online campus; Damien Brannan, Hollidaysburg, B.S., business administration/marketing, Global Online campus; Rachael Chobany, Portage, B.S., business administration/accounting with a minor in finance, California ...

On campus

Belmont musicians join Bocelli on tour NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Holden Cessna of Clearville was among more than 85 Belmont University student musicians from the University Orchestra and Chorale who took the stage alongside world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli in February, performing in the Nashville and Birmingham stops of his “Romanza –– 30th Anniversary World Tour.” The students performed with Bocelli, Sunday, Feb. 22, at Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama, and Monday, Feb. 23, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, joining a professional orchestra conducted by ...

Readiness Institute Program for rising high school seniors

IU8 partners with Penn State Outreach to offer paid participation Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 announced its partnership with Penn State Outreach to bring the Readiness Institute Summer Discovery program to rising high school seniors in Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties. This five-week, paid learning experience is designed to prepare students for college, career and life alongside a cohort of peers. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday from June 29 to July 30. The program has been made available locally in part due to generous funding ...

Nurse pinning ceremony

Courtesy photo Penn State Altoona celebrated the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing bachelor of science in nursing class of 2025 during its pinning ceremony on Friday, Dec. 19. The nursing pin, a long-standing symbol of dedication and service to others, was bestowed upon 27 ...

Bellwood-Antis MiniTHON 2026

Students at Bellwood-Antis High School kicked off their annual MiniTHON event at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 to raise money for the Four Diamonds Foundation to aid in the fight against pediatric cancer. At 8:30 p.m., members of the senior class made the fundraising reveal of $32,706.81, surpassing their ...