PHOTO CREDIT: Jaime North
Campus Hosts Science Adventure Camp NEARLY 1,000 STUDENTS from four schools converged on campus in June for a week of exploring ways to grow their science, technical, engineering and math interests and abilities. The camps, coordinated by BU’s
STEM Education Center, also investigated the arts. BU education majors and graduate students led many of the STEM sessions, which included making handmade catapults, balloon shooters and hurricane-proof structures.
CGA President Named to Board of Governors JOAR DAHN, PRESIDENT OF BU’S Community Government Association, was confirmed by the state Senate to serve on the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, 4
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
the board that oversees the state's 14 public universities. Dahn, a senior political science major, was elected CGA president in April 2017. He is responsible for supervising the CGA-owned University Store, Honeysuckle Student Apartments and the organization’s employees and professional staff. A Board of Governors Scholar, he also serves as the president of the Class of 2019 and the African Student Association at
Bloomsburg. As CGA president, Dahn developed the initiative, “Beyond the Fountain,” a day of dialogue among residents of Bloomsburg and students about the issue of racism in the community. He has received numerous awards and honors while a student at Bloomsburg, including the Bloomsburg University Legacy of Leadership award and the International Student Association Award of Excellence.