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Transitioning to College STUDENT WINS FOR RESEARCH
Brittany Vaszlavik won a prestigious award at the National Collegiate Honors Council’s recent conference in Phoenix for her poster, “Social Support and the College Freshman Experience.” “It has been my goal to identify the groups that have a hard time adjusting to college life and and are at most risk for feelings of loneliness, stress and isolation,” says Vaszlavik, a senior from Vernon, N.J. “It is my hope by identifying these groups those feelings can be ameliorated.” Also presenting Katherine Zimmerman, left research at the conferand Brittany Vaszlavik ence was Katherine Zimmerman, a senior anthropology and English major from Mechanicsburg. Zimmerman discussed a training module she developed for camp counselors, Camp Counseling 101: A Guide to Understanding and Managing Your Camper’s Behavior. The training module will be distributed free of charge to summer camps across the nation, supported by a Jessica S. and Stephen R. Kozloff Undergraduate Research Scholarship. BU EDUCATION MAJOR
Going Underground S T U D E N T S C L E A N A N D E X P L O R E C AV E S
the Bloomsburg University Geoscience Society (BUGS) assisted two chapters of the National Speleological Society — the York and Franklin County Grottos — in removing graffiti from caves in the Shippensburg area. Using drills and brushes, workers cleaned the walls and then covered the rock with mud. The group also explored the cave to learn more about speleology, the study of caves and other rocky features. Taking part in the project were students Philip Anzelmo, Denville, N.J., shown in the accompanying photo, along with Kendi Waltemyer, Red Lion; Ario D’Amato, Conyngham; John Lenches, Millville; Matthew Pisanchyn, Clarks Summit; and Katrina Taylor, Tannersville.
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Coming in First P U B L I C AT I O N S A R E W I N N E R S
designed by Eric Foster in the Marketing and Communications Office received MarCom gold awards as first-place winners. The publications are the First and Goal case statement for the football fundraising campaign and the mailer for the 2011-2012 Celebrity Artist Series. BU’s publications were among 18 percent of more than 6,000 entries that received gold awards.
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