Greg Walker
Pennsylvanians own their state universities. That university system is an important investment. By failing the universities, we fail ourselves. I will compare the university situation with an issue endemic to American corporations.
My own Lock Haven University is in special trouble. Enrollment has declined more steeply than the population. The chancellor says we must lay off faculty and integrate with Mansfield and Bloomsburg universities. The community is wary of a downward spiral.
Local families who earn middle class wages is bad enough. We will also teach more online. This will affect dorm revenue, sports, bands, clubs and sidewalk life. You will less likely meet people from big cities or from Russia and Africa. You will less likely meet your mate here.
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Alexandro Dunkelberger poses with the LHU Army ROTC sign.
LOCK HAVEN – Alexandro Dunkelberger, a freshman biology major at Lock Haven University and an ROTC cadet with the Bald Eagle Battalion, recently was awarded a University of Pittsburgh Project Go Russian Language Scholarship.
The University of Pittsburgh’s highly competitive Project Go scholarships provide intensive first- through fourth-year Russian summer language programs to ROTC students nationwide. Over eight weeks, students cover the equivalent of one academic year of language training.
Pitt Project Go scholarships help students make quick progress toward their degree requirements, provide study abroad opportunities and increase ROTC students’ competitiveness for additional scholarship opportunities like Boren and Critical Language Scholarships – and when commissioning.
The two-part plan lays the groundwork for integrating Bloomsburg University, Lock Haven and Mansfield University into one western institution, and California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University and Edinboro University into a northeastern institution.
So far, praise for the plan has come from Pennsylvania’s higher education decision makers. PASSHE chancellor Daniel Greenstein, the Board of Governors and presidents at the universities marked for consolidation largely support the effort. The Board of Governors could vote to approve the plan as early as July.
Since the consolidation was announced last summer, Greenstein has framed the process as inevitable. He said during a State Senate hearing last month that if the board does not approve consolidation, he will recommend dissolving the state system.
FDU Appoints Robert Pignatello as Senior Vice President for University Operations On May 3, 2021
After conducting a comprehensive national search, Teaneck-based Fairleigh Dickinson University announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Pignatello as FDU’s first senior vice president for university operations.
“This is a key appointment and one that will have a major impact on our future growth and development,” said University President Christopher A. Capuano. “The senior vice president for university operations will be responsible for many non-academic matters on the New Jersey campuses, including facilities, student affairs, athletics, student counseling and health services, and public safety, to name a few.”
EXPRESS ARCHIVES
If you can’t quite remember the fashion of the 70s, you’re in luck. This photo from the Express’s archives provides a look at the wide range of clothing and hair styles that were popular during this decade. Pictured above are two Lock Haven University fraternity members, at left, handing a check worth approximately $5,500 to representatives for a local organization. Pictured, from left, Jerry Heaps of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE), Marc Bridgens of Lamda Chi Alpha, Arlene Clossner of the Keystone Central School District, and Dave Arsenault employed by Lock Haven State College and the head of the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC). The picture would have been taken between 1975-77. Thank you to everyone who called or sent an email identifying these individuals!