Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
ADmissions Guide 2010-2011
Overview Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is one of the 14 public universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. It was founded as the Bloomsburg Literary Institute in 1839. Enrollment: About 9,500 under-graduate and graduate students.
Programs: Nearly 56 undergraduate programs and 19 graduate programs. Faculty: 390, full time, most with doctoral degrees Campus: 282 acres, 54 buildings, just a short walk from downtown Bloomsburg. Seven modern residence halls and
three apartment complexes on campus, six dining facilities, student union, recreation center, university store, library and intercollegiate sports facilities. Activities: More than 160 student organizations, intramural athletics and club sports.
Your future starts here. Challenging. Exciting. Welcoming. Bloomsburg’s 9,500 students experience personal growth, new perspectives, expanded horizons. Gain confidence, earn respect, discover strength. Find new beginnings and second chances. Bloomsburg is not too close and not too far from home. The university is large enough to offer the programs and services you need, but small enough to feel comfortable.
The Right Size Enjoy personal attention, form life-long friendships and find security in an extended family of caring people. Learn from nearly 400 full-time faculty, most with doctoral degrees, and receive support from Bloomsburg’s 600 professional staff. Live on a 282-acre campus where everything is within walking distance. It adds up to comfort, security, opportunity and a sense of belonging. It’s a great place to be you!
Above: Friends Kerri Scharfenberg, right, and Grace Crispell use a popular sculpture in the Academic Quad as a study spot.
Below left: The business district of downtown Bloomsburg, featuring shops and restaurants, begins a block from campus.
The Right Location
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The university is one mile south of exit 236, Interstate 80, in north-central Pennsylvania.
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Bloomsburg Accreditations Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, Council on Education of the Deaf, Council on Social Work Education, American Society of Exercise Physiologists, Educational Standards Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Audiology and Speech Pathology/PSB/ASHA Certified, The National Association of Schools of Theatre, The National Association of Schools of Music and National League for Nursing. Programs have been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, State Board of Nursing and the American Chemical Society.
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On the Cover: The golden dome of historic Carver Hall overlooks sidewalks where students walk to class. This photo: The modern glass-walled McCormick Center addition is a focal point of Bloomsburg’s Academic Quad. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is committed to affirmative action by way of providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.
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Allentown, 1.5 hours Altoona, 2.25 hours Conshohocken, 2 hours Downingtown, 2.5 hours Doylestown, 2.5 hours Harrisburg, 1.5 hours Lancaster, 2 hours Lower Bucks County, 2.5 hours Reading, 1.75 hours Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 1 hour Stroudsburg, 1.5 hours Williamsport, 1 hour
Learn more: www.bloomu.edu/admissions
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Opportunities College of Business
Accounting (B.S.B.A) Business Education (B.S.Ed.) Finance (B.S.B.A.) Information and Technology Management (B.S.B.A) Management (B.S.B.A.) Management Information Systems (B.S.B.A.) Specializations: Managerial Applications, Design and Development Marketing (B.S.B.A)
As a comprehensive university, Bloomsburg offers 56 majors leading to bachelor’s degrees in science and technology, teacher education, business, health care, social sciences and the arts and humanities. BU offers preparatory programs for professional study in law, medicine and engineering.
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College of Liberal Arts Anthropology (B.A.) Art History (B.A.) Art Studio (B.A.) Specializations: Digital Art, Drawing, Fabric Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture Communications Studies (B.A.) Specializations: Interpersonal Relationship Management, Leadership and Social Influence, Organizational Communication Criminal Justice (B.A.) Economics (B.A.) Specializations: General, Political, Business Economics English (B.A.) Specialization: Creative Writing History (B.A.) Languages and Cultures (B.A.) Specializations: French, German, Spanish Mass Communications (B.A.) Music (B.A.) Specializations: Audio-Video Recording, Education (K-12), Liberal Arts Philosophy (B.A.) Political Science (B.A.) Psychology (B.A.) Social Work (B.S.W.) Sociology (B.A.) Theatre Arts (B.A.)
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College of Education
Costs total about $7,000 per semester for tuition, all fees, room and meals for Pennsylvania residents and $11,200 per semester for non-residents. Add about $500 for books and classroom materials. Exact costs vary depending on meal plans and housing options and are subject to change, usually in early July, for the following year.
ASL/English Interpreting (B.S.) Education Pre‐K through Grade 4 (B.S.Ed.) Middle Level Education Grades 4 – 8 (B.S.Ed.) Interpreting for the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing (B.S.) Secondary Education (B.S.B.A.) Special Education (B.S.Ed.)
Nearly $1 million in scholarships are awarded to students in a typical year. Other support includes loans, grants and work-study. About 90 percent of students receive some form of financial aid; the average amount of aid is $10,000 per year.
College of Science and Technology
Audiology and Speech Pathology (B.S.) Biology (B.S., B.A.) Specializations: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Environmental Biology, Natural History Health Sciences (B.S.) Specializations: Pre-Cytotechnology, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Pharmacy Chemistry (B.A., B.S.) Clinical Chemistry (B.S) Computer Forensics (B.S.) Computer Science (B.S.) Electronics Engineering Technology (B.S.) Engineering Science 3+2 (B.S.) Exercise Science (B.S.) Geography (B.A.) Specializations: Urban and Regional Planning Environmental Planning Geology (B.S.) Specializations: Earth Science, Environmental, Planetary Health Physics (B.S.) Mathematics (B.A., B.S.) Nursing (B.S.N.) Physics (B.A., B.S.)
See www.bloomu.edu/fees for the most current and complete fee schedule and www.bloomu.edu/aid for information about financial assistance.
03 Profile: Sameerah Abdullah
The tree-lined walk behind Carver Hall. A water fountain plumes in front of the recently expanded and renovated Centennial Hall.
Sameerah Abdullah has found Bloomsburg University to be the best of both worlds, a cozy place to be independent and discover new opportunities, while tackling the rigorous academic path of becoming a nurse. Among her biggest supporters are the professors who have taken the time to encourage her to stick to her goals and help her adjust to college life. Abdullah has begun to leave her mark on campus as vice president of the freshman class — a continuation of her civic involvement from high school. Abdullah is also involved in the Black Cultural Society, Kehr Union Governing Board and Community Government Association.
Profile: Debra Walter
Not many undergraduate find themselves enlisted in the fight against cancer. But biology major Debra Walter has been an integral part of biology professor Angela Hess’ team that is researching the role that specific proteins play in the rapid reproduction of highly aggressive, and often deadly, melanoma.
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Academic Focus First and foremost, Bloomsburg is about academics, giving you tools and knowledge to create your own future. You’ll learn from plenty of one-on-one contact with professors, from your fellow students, and from going the extra mile on the projects you care most passionately about. You’ll have modern facilities and the latest equipment to do that work.
Chemistry professor Phillip Osborn helps a student at a study session in Columbia Residence Hall’s Living and Learning Center. Painting students react to each other’s work in the huge studio in Old Science Hall. It’s late afternoon, and class is long over,
but electronics engineering professor Ghassan Ibrahim and his students are still working in the electronics lab in Hartline Science Center. Management professor John Okpara gives students a real-world perspective on business. Students Keashla Marengo (left) and Jazmin Carrasco give a presentation about a Puerto Rican pirate at a symposium on Caribbean nations. Nina Gandolfo prepares her final project for her digital arts class.
05 Profile: Bryan Crowley
Studying Arabic at Bloomsburg University enabled Bryan Crowley to discover a love for history, which led him to land a highly competitive scholarship to study abroad. Crowley, a history major, continued his study of Arabic in the Middle East through a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship, where he gained first-hand experience in the language and culture.
Learning
Freshmen biology students explore anatomy in one of the first classes of the semester. A sculpture student gets feedback from art history professor Nogin Chung. Physics students Andrew Gearhart and David Moyer were invited to participate in a
10-week summer research project at the Brookhaven National Lab in Long Island with professor Ju Xin. Audiology and speech pathology professor Shaheen Awan shows students what to look for when diagnosing a voice problem. Art and theatre students collaborate each spring for Personal Adornment Day, which combines sculptural costuming and wild makeup in a fun evening event. Students practice signing in an American Sign Language class. Computer forensics major Tarah Moore refined her computer investigative skills through an internship with the FBI. Languages and cultures professor (Spanish) Patricia Dórame-Holoviak works with a student on accent marks. Anthropology professor Conrad Quintyn instructs a student on how to measure human remains. An expert in forensic anthropology, Quintyn has been called on by state and local police departments to assist in murder investigations.
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Profile: Molly Phelan Molly Phelan’s passion for English literature traces back to a seven-page high school research paper on why “Gladiator” is an epic film. Three years later, the Bloomsburg University honors student remains sheepishly shy to admit Russell Crowe could be considered a key influence in her choice to study the classics. Phelan, a junior English literature major, says her love for literature has grown while at BU and even more so from the inspiration of her professors and the passion of fellow English majors. Analyzing and finding interpretations of classic literature is the foundation of Phelan’s study, which she hopes to someday be able to do full-time.
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Profile: Joshua Prosceno Joshua Prosceno came to Bloomsburg as a freshmen in 2001. Inspired by his country’s need, he joined the Air Force that November and served six years of active duty as an aircraft mechanic, deploying five times for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now a junior, Prosceno brings a global perspective to his courses in geography and environmental planning.
Engaged
Education doesn’t stop when class is over. At Bloomsburg, you will have plenty of opportunities to grow through internships, clinical experiences, campus media and by engaging the community as a volunteer.
Nursing professor Debra Sanders guides an upper-level student at her clinic experience at Geisinger Medical Center, one of the premier hospitals in the country. Students take
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the lead in producing their own programs in the television studio in McCormick Center for Human Services. BUTV’s studio was completely modernized just two years ago. Secondary education major Sarah Clemo teaches a class in Hazleton. A student volunteer hand-paints bowls for the annual Empty Bowls Banquet held each spring. The banquet raises funds for the the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard. Heather DeLauretis waits for an interview with a school district at the Central Pennsylvania Educational Consortium job fair co-sponsored by Bloomsburg University each spring. Bloomsburg education graduates are actively recruited by school districts throughout Pennslvania and other states, including Arizona, Delaware, Florida and Maryland. Nearly 90 percent of Bloomsburg alumni are employed or furthering their education within a year of graduation.
09 Profile: Katherine Bluff
Learn more about exceptional students at www.bloomu.edu/stars
Katherine Bluff (shown at left reading to a child at the Bloomsburg Town Library), a senior early childhood/elementary education major, has found Bloomsburg University to be the perfect place to develop the skills needed to pursue a love of working with children. Plus, it’s become a second home as she follows in the footsteps of her parents, both BU alums. Bluff got a jump-start on teaching by completing a summer practicum in the Bethlehem Area School District, applying what she learned at BU in a new environment. There, she worked with a diverse student population and gained valuable classroom experience. Bluff said the practicum gave her a glimpse into what to expect when she student teaches. Outside the classroom, Bluff stays active and involved with many campus groups and affiliations through her major.
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Bloomsburg’s primary academic buildings ring a beautifully landscaped Quad. Maples arch over the walkway outside Hartline
Science Center, a facility which has recently doubled in size and been entirely renovated. A historic fountain is a focal point of the Quad. Behind the fountain is the Andruss Library lawn, featuring trees and sculpture. Sculpture provides an opportunity for geology faculty to take their students outside to look at real rocks. Nearly every academic building on campus has been recently renovated ... and many have been expanded as well. Coming soon, as shown in this architect’s rendering, will be an expanded and renovated Sutliff Hall, home to Bloomsburg’s College of Business. Among the features of the renovated building will be a lab simulating a stock exchange trading floor.
See more of Bloomsburg’s campus at www.facebook.com/bloomuniversity
Choices Bloomsburg’s faculty has the breadth and depth of knowledge to provide you with a rich choice of minors and career concentrations to fine-tune your education and set you apart from the crowd.
College of Business Minor in Accounting Career Concentration in Fraud Examination Minor in Computer Information Systems Minor in Legal Studies Career Concentration in International Business Minor in Information and Technology Management Minor in Business Information Systems Minor in Management Minor in Human Resource Management Career Concentration and Minor in Entrepreneurship Career Concentration, Supply Chain Management Minor in Management Information Systems Career Concentration in Information Assurance Minor in Marketing
College of Education
Minor in Educational Technology Minor in Sign Language
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Northumberland residence halls toward the Academic Quad. The shaded lawn of Luzerne Hall is a casual study spot. Century-old Tiffany windows are a focal point of a favorite study area in Andruss Library. The patio of Warren Student Services Center is a prime place for meeting friends. Warren Center is home to the admissions office, financial aid office, registrar and Roongo’s Café. Street lamps illuminate the walk between the Scranton Commons and Kehr Union. Meals in the Scranton Commons are served in a scattercourt setting. In the Kehr Union on the left, you’ll find the student health center ready to offer care for minor illnesses. Bloomsburg’s community hospital is adjacent to campus and a major regional medical center is only a dozen miles away. From this spot, a short walk of about three-hundred yards puts you in the midst of downtown Bloomsburg.
College of Liberal Arts Minor in Anthropology Minor in Art Studio Minor in Art History Minor in Communication Studies Minor in Economics Minor in English Minor in Creative Writing Minor in Professional Writing Minor in History Minor in Ethnic Studies in the United States Languages Minor in Chinese Minor in French Minor in German Minor in Spanish
Interdisciplinary Minor in Gender and Women’s Studies Minor in Latin American Studies Minor in Music Minor in Theatre Arts Minor in Philosophy Minor in Political Science Minor in Psychology Minor in Criminal Justice Minor in Sociology
College of Science and Technology Minor in Audiology and Speech Pathology ESL Program Specialist certificate program
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Minor in Biology Minor in Chemistry Minor in Computer Forensics Minor in Computer Science Minor in Computer Science Web Development Minor in Geography Minor in Geology Minor in Mathematics Minor in Statistics
Profile: Nina Chlubicki
Getting a taste of the Chinese language at Bloomsburg University led to an opportunity to experience the Chinese culture first-hand. Nina Chlubicki, a senior mathematics major who is pursuing a minor in Chinese, spent the spring ’10 semester studying at Sichuan University in China as a result of earning a prestigious scholarship through the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Institute of International Education. Chlubicki was among the select few chosen from 2,050 applications for 850 possible awards. In China, she completed an intense 12-credit Chinese language course along with a Chinese history course and Tai Chi class.
Learn more about Bloomsburg’s academics at www.bloomu.edu/academics
Profile: Eric Bisong
Eric Bisong has come a long way to discover a second home in Bloomsburg, where he has kept busy laying the foundation to make a difference in his homeland of Cameroon. He was a mentor for freshmen as a community assistant and then a pioneer for African student relations on campus, establishing the African Student Association and serving as northeastern president of the National African Student Association. This year, Bisong has expanded his leadership efforts with hopes of unifying young leaders into making a difference on a global scale. His recent mission has been spreading the word about the Global Coalition for Social and Economic Empowerment for African Youths, a coalition he launched as a platform to discuss ways to improve the economic conditions and educational opportunities in Africa.
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Living
Living amenities on Bloomsburg’s lower campus include seven residence halls, four dining facilities and the Student Recreation Center. Residential living at BU is safe, affordable and convenient. All residence halls are hard-wired with smoke detectors and sprinkler systems, restricted to cardkey access and staffed by resident advisers. Upper campus, about a half-mile away and connected by continuous shuttle service, features three university-owned student apartment complexes, a dining and conference center, and athletic facilities.
For students who wish to take their studies further, Bloomsburg offers Living and Learning Communities (LLCs). An LLC is a group of students who share common academic interests, live together in a residence hall, participate in the same activities, and are enrolled in related courses. Activities include trips to cities such as New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Students help plan special campus events, attend career counseling sessions, develop professional connections and gain opportunities for leadership.
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as viewed from a grove of trees. Members of the BU Dance Ensemble prepare their makeup before their spring showcase. A guitarist from the Bloomsburg Guitar Ensemble warms up before a concert. Bloomsburg’s music ensembles include an orchestra, a chamber orchestra, four choral ensembles, a jazz band, a wind ensemble, concert and marching bands, and a percussion ensemble. A student catches up on her reading while working out on an elliptical machine in the Student Rec Center.
To learn more about Living and Learning Communities at Bloomsburg University, visit www.bloomu.edu/LLC. LLCs include:
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Profile: Denise Collins
Denise Collins (immediate right), a secondary education and French major, furthered her Bloomsburg University experience through many leadership roles, including president of the Presidential Leadership program and as a residence hall community assistant for the past two years. Collins says BU felt like home from the moment she set foot on campus. Since then, she has made a commitment to help other students feel at home too. Collins recently developed a fun, interactive Jeopardy game to help freshmen acclimate to campus and plans to continue mentoring freshmen through creative activties.
Learn more: www.bloomu.edu/LLC
view the Susquehanna River Valley, with Columbia Hall peeking above the tree line. Students work out in the weight room of the Student Rec Center. The center also features racquetball courts, a dance room, a cardio room, multipurpose basketball courts, an indoor track, a dance floor and an indoor climbing wall. The porch of the community center at the Jessica S. Kozloff Apartments frames a view of apartment buildings and distant mountains. The community center features a small gym for students living in upper campus apartments. Nearby is Bloomsburg’s full-featured tennis center.
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Social Dimension From the moment you arrive on campus, you start building a network of friends. You are accepted for who you are, find people who care about you and are surrounded constantly by people just like you.
BU’s Student Dance Ensemble, the largest
student organization on campus, performs to a packed house in Mitrani Hall each spring. The ensemble’s Competition Dance Team placed first in 2010 in the college jazz and college hip-hop division at the Battle of the Northeast, a Universal Dance Association competition. This is the third consecutive year the team has placed first in the college division. BU’s popular Gospel Choir performs each fall and spring semester. Students watch the Homecoming parade from their porch on College Hill. Members of BU’s drum corps practice on the Academic Quad. BU’s club hockey team won the MICHL League Championship for the second straight year in 2010.
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17 Profile: Austin Brunson
Austin Brunson, second from left on the Andruss Library Café patio, a senior political science major, is positioning himself to make a difference in the world with a foundation he has built at Bloomsburg University through a variety of leadership roles, strong academics and community involvement. Brunson served as president of the Legal Studies Association, a campus group that helps students prepare for law school admission. He was a member of the Community Government Association and Big Brothers Big Sisters, and former vice president of his graduating class. Additionally, Brunson presented two of his research papers to the Bloomsburg community. Brunson is passionate about environmental law. He knows BU’s research-intensive curriculum and faculty have prepared him for his ambitions.
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Excellence A BU Tradition
Bloomsburg’s intercollegiate athletic teams compete in 18 NCAA Division II and I (wrestling) sports and belong to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. In the trophy case:
19 national championship (NCAA, AIAW, NAIA) trophies, more than 100 conference titles and hundreds of all-Americans in many sports.
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Football Field Hockey Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Lacrosse Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Swimming Women’s Swimming Wrestling Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis
Softball Men’s Track (Indoor & outdoor) Women’s Track (Indoor & outdoor) Baseball
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Learn more: www.buhuskies.com
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Profile: Brian Janiczek Brian Janiczek, a junior history major, is laying the groundwork for a possible pursuit of a doctoral degree, which was recently aided by a summer semester in Turkey. Janiczek, also an English minor, spent a summer studying Turkish through an all-expense-paid Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. State Department. The goal, he says, was to build a foundation of learning Turkish, Arabic and Ottoman-Turkish.
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Challenge yourself. Plan a visit. BU’s outdoor adventure and leadership program, Quest, takes teams of students to locations around the world for adventure. Here a team of students climbs at Smith Rocks State Park in Oregon over a spring spring break leadership experience. Students Lee Herbert, Ben Liken, Quest director Brett Simpson, and Justin Erdman hold a BU banner on the summit of La Malinche (14,635 feet) in Mexico during a high altitude climbing trip. The group eventually summitted the highest mountain in Mexico, Pico De Orizaba (18,500 feet). Students in Ferda Asya’s English class pose outside Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. The students traveled to France for a week and met with authors whose works they had been studying. Other international programs sponsored by Bloomsburg include extended trips to China, Europe and Africa.
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Bloomsburg University encourages visits from prospective students and their families. In addition to four organized open house programs, two in the fall and two in the spring, prospective students may schedule individual visits throughout the year.
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Open house events include campus tours, general information sessions and an opportunity to meet with representatives of academic departments to learn about specific degree programs. To register for an open house program, visit the BU website at www.bloomu.edu/admissions. Weekday visits include a general information session and campus tour. Students may contact departments directly to schedule a personal meeting. Visitors may pick up a parking pass at the Buckingham Maintenance Center (BMC) upon arrival. The Admissions office is located in Warrent Student Services Center (shown below).
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To schedule a weekday visit, contact Admissions at (570) 389-4316.
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For more than 20 years, accounting professor Dick Baker has been guiding students toward rewarding careers. In the classroom, this former Marine turns students into professionals, ready to work at the highest levels in a competitive corporate world. Outside of the classroom, he’s built relationships with major firms throughout the east coast to connect students with prestigious internships and valuable career opportunities. And for decades, at nearly every commencenent he’s served as a marshal, guiding students through the ceremony to the point where they cross the stage, receive their diploma and take the next step in their lives. That’s what Bloomsburg is all about.
Office of Admissions Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 104 Warren Student Services Center Bloomsburg PA 17815-1301 (570) 389-4316 www.bloomu.edu