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Jun 24, 2026 | Darwin King, professor of Accounting, Dr. Carl Case, professor of Management, and Michael McLanahan, lecturer in Accounting, had an article published in the fall 2024 issue of the Journal of Business and Accounting, a refereed publication of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51���� senior Tanner Pasi has won the Broadcast Education Association’s inaugural Gen AI Competition, an innovative challenge that tasked students with creating a 30-second video entirely through artificial intelligence tools — all within just 60 minutes.

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Jun 24, 2026 | In her role as a member of the Ethics and Practice Guidelines Committee for the national Association for Play Therapy (APT), Dr. Margaret Hindman, assistant professor of Counselor Education, was a reviewer for the 2025 updates for the Play Therapy Best Practices: Clinical, Professional & Ethical Issues.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The latest book by Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Jandoli School, offers a reader-friendly, intro-level overview of Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s wartime career.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Deborah L. Duenyas, professor in the Counselor Education program, co-presented “Makerspaces in Action: Insights from PA Educators” at the Pennsylvania School Library Association (PSLA) Annual Conference.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Francisco “Frank” Morales, director of 51����’s Office of Veterans Services, has been inducted into the 10th Mountain Division Warrior Legend Hall of Fame.

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Jun 24, 2026 | On March 26, Dr. Stephen Setman, assistant professor of Philosophy, gave an invited AI Ethics lecture at the University of West Georgia sponsored by the Philosophy program and the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor and director of the Franciscan Institute, delivered three academic papers at the General Assembly of the International Franciscan Conference of Congregations of the Third Order Regular in Assisi, Italy, in May.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Communication, has been awarded the Scottsdale Civil War Roundtable's 2024-25 Ed Bearss Memorial Award.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Jason K. Bussman, adjunct lecturer in English, had a pair of essays published in Otherwise Engaged: A Literary and Arts Journal’s Winter 2025 issue: “No, I’m Not Nate Bargatze” and “The R2D2 Toy Everyone Wanted.”

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Jun 24, 2026 | An article by Dr. Richard Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School, appeared in AMP: American Musical Perspectives, an academic journal published by Penn State University Press.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51����’s Department of Occupational Therapy is now a satellite location of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Program. This program offers short-term assistive technology loans to the public, including people with disabilities or short-term injuries, caregivers, parents, students requiring technology for education, healthcare providers and/or educators, and many more.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Honoring her life’s work as a beloved teacher, renowned scholar and transformative college president, 51���� has established the Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., ’86, Endowed Chair in Theology and Franciscan Studies, marking only the second endowed chair in the university’s 167-year history.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Edward J. Bysiek, MBA, CPA, adjunct professor in the Department of Accounting and owner of Bysiek CPA, PLLC, was named the recipient of the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce Enterprising Business Award.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Five faculty members attended the Valley & Ridge Faculty Workshop for Sustainability held at Dickinson College in May.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Suzi Marasco, assistant professor of Occupational Therapy, will present a poster at the American Occupational Therapy Association national conference on April 4.

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Jun 24, 2026 | On Monday, April 13, historians from the nationally acclaimed digital history platform Emerging Revolutionary War will present an interactive panel discussion titled “Winning the War: Why American Victory was So Remarkable” at 7 p.m. in 201 Plassmann Hall.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51����’s Jandoli School of Communication, already with a rich history of producing acclaimed sports journalists, will begin offering a bachelor of arts degree in Sports Media this fall.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program director, had a manuscript accepted for publication in ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the American Chemical Society that publishes broad, high-quality research across all areas of chemistry and related sciences.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Over midterm break, Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, presented a paper at The Goddess at the Crossing Place, a conference hosted by the Department of Humanities at Marshall University.

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