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Education

Kennedy named director of UPB facilities management

BRADFORD — Rhett Kennedy of Bradford has been named director of facilities management at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, succeeding longtime director Peter Buchheit, who retired this summer. Kennedy, a 1992 Pitt-Bradford alumnus, comes to the position with more than 20 years’ ...

Smith earns promotion at NPRC

Northern Pennsylvania Regional College recently appointed Rick W. Smith Sr. as the vice president for institutional advancement and community relations. Smith will lead the college’s advancement, fundraising, brand development and promotion and will direct college-wide strategies to unify, ...

Pascarella receives recognition award

BRADFORD, Pa. – Jim Pascarella, web manager at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, has been chosen by his fellow staff members as the recipient of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s annual Staff Recognition Award. He was nominated by his co-workers Pat Frantz Cercone, ...

Universities are forming partnership

California, Clarion and Edinboro universities are forming a partnership that could change the face of higher education in western Pennsylvania. Under PASSHE’s plan for System Redesign, the universities will affiliate, building on their institutional strengths in order to expand high-quality ...

Aruna D’Souza presents at Edinboro University

Edinboro University is hosting nationally renowned arts and culture writer Aruna D’Souza on Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. D’Souza will present a public conversation, “Against Empathy: The Value of Mistranslation in Art and Life,” which will be followed by a discussion with Edinboro professor ...

Joe Mays earns teaching job

Joe Mays is the new East Forest High School health, physical education, and drivers education teacher. He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University where he earned a bachelors of science degree in school wellness education. Along with teaching, he will also be the assistant coach for the boys ...