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around THE quad New Assignment CLAUDIA THRUSH SERVES AS INTERIM VP
CLAUDIA THRUSH, assistant vice president of finance, budget and business services, is serving as interim vice president of administration and finance following the retirement of Richard Rugen. Rugen was Thrush BU’s vice president of administration and finance for the past 10 years. Thrush, a certified public accountant, has been employed by BU for 14 years. She previously served as the director of finance and business services and the assistant director of accounting, collections and office management. The executive search firm Witt/Keiffer is assisting in the hiring of a new vice president. l
Honoring Excellence
BU AMONG 54 CHAPTERS OF MERIT NATIONWIDE THE HONOR SOCIETY of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines — recognized BU’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi as a Chapter of Merit. The award is given to chapters that excel in recognizing and promoting academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engaging the community of scholars in service to others. The Chapter of Merit distinction is a part of the Society’s Chapter Recognition Program, which acknowledged 73 chapters with recognition this year, including 54 as a Chapter of Merit. Thirty-two chapters received chapter recognition in 2011. l
Semester in Harrisburg ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR COMPLETES THIS
GABRIELLE VIELHAUER, a junior anthropology major from Pottstown, completed a 15-week internship with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program sponsored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). She was one of 15 PASSHE students participating in THIS, which provides students the opportuVielhauer nity to work in areas of state government while earning a full semester’s worth of credits. Vielhauer attended several academic seminars during the internship and completed an individualized research project. l
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Drink Coffee, Help Environment CAFÉ SERVES SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BRAND
BU DINING SERVICES/ARAMARK introduced Eco-Grounds, an environmentally and socially responsible coffee brand, in Roongo’s Café in the Warren Student Services Center. The Eco-Grounds program, launched by California-based coffee company, Java City, is an extensive line of coffees promoting social and environmental issues, including improvement of farmers’ and workers’ standards of living, sustainable agriculture and rainforest preservation. “We are pleased to debut Eco-Grounds on Bloomsburg’s campus and are excited to offer students responsible coffee options that will work for environmental, economic and social betterment,” says Dave Giron, district manager of dining services. l
One of Four
SENIOR EARNS PRESTIGIOUS PASSHE SCHOLARSHIP NATALIE WAGNER, a senior anthropology and mass communications major from Milton, was among four Pennsylvania State System of Higher Wagner Education (PASSHE) students to earn a William D. Greenlee Scholarship for 2012-13. The competitive $2,500 scholarship honors the former chair of PASSHE’s Foundation Board and founder of Greenlee Associates, a lobbying and business strategies firm. Wagner plans to put her dual major to use working in a museum. A first-generation college student, she says the scholarship “really made it possible for me to complete my degree.” l