Celebrating the academic achievements of nearly 900 students from the Class of 2019 representing 37 states and 27 countries, Bucknell University’s 169th Commencement will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, on Malesardi Quadrangle.
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The Bucknell Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Samek Art Museum have partnered for an exhibition called “Women’s Work,” from Tuesday, Oct. 2 through Sunday,…
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Jonathan Frey, an art professor at Bucknell, is presenting a solo exhibition entitled Language and Other Games at the Samek Art Museum's Downtown Gallery, 416 Market Street, Lewisburg, through Sunday, May 19. The Downtown Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday between 12 noon and 5 p.m. and all exhibitions and public programs are free and open to the public.
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Bucknell’s Office of Civic Engagement is seeking reservations from local agencies who wish to participate in its Fall Community Service and Involvement Fair on Wednesday,…
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Bucknell University will host nearly 40 summer events that will bring approximately 7,500 visitors to campus. These programs will run through Aug. 26.
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Orthodox Christians in the area will commemorate the centennial with an Akathist prayer service led by the Very Rev. Archpriest Claude Vinyard and conducted by vocalist Matushka Anna Sharonoff at Bucknell's Rooke Chapel on Sunday, July 17, from 7-8 p.m. The service will include brief historical talks by Bucknell English professor Alf Siewers and Father George Sharonoff.
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The Penn Central Wind Band, under the direction of Bucknell Professor of Music William Kenny, will celebrate its silver anniversary season with a free concert…
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Bucknell University will welcome more than 2,300 alumni and family members to campus for its annual Reunion Weekend May 31 to June 3. Reunions will be celebrated for class years ending in 3 and 8, as well as all classes who graduated more than 50 years ago.
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Comedian and author Chelsea Handler will participate in a fireside chat on social activism on Tuesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. in Bucknell University’s Weis Center for the Performing Arts. The discussion will be moderated by Bucknell philosophy professor and department chair Sheila Lintott and a 20-minute Q&A will follow. Free tickets are available for the Bucknell community on April 3 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the CAP (Campus Activities and Programs) Center, Weis Center, and online through the campus box office. One hundred tickets will be available at 6 p.m. for the general public and Bucknell community the day of the event at the Weis Center Box Office.
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Stacy Richards, a 1978 Bucknell University graduate who is now founder and principal of Stacy Richards & Associates— a consulting firm focused on strategic planning and program implementation for sustainability and energy efficiency — will present the Virginia Travis Lectureship in Social Justice on Wednesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. in the Forum, Elaine Langone Center. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the Terrace Room.
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Celebrating the accomplishments of nearly 900 graduates, Bucknell University’s 168th Commencement will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, on Malesardi Quadrangle.
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The Weis Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau and the Susquehanna River Arts initiative, will host a free art exhibit and installation featuring the work of 10 local artists from Tuesday, April 3 through Friday, May 25 in the Weis Center’s upper Atrium Lobby.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are story and photo ideas that may interest you from Bucknell University this month and during the holiday season.
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Lightwire Theater: A Very Electric Christmas will come to the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors 62+, $10 for youth 18 and under, $10 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), $10 for Bucknell students (limit 2), and $10 for non-Bucknell college students (limit 2). Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice, by calling 570-577-1000, or from several campus locations.
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The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will host Lenny Kaye, acclaimed guitarist for the Patti Smith Group, on Monday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. “An Evening with Lenny Kaye” is free and tickets are not required. There will be a free question and answer session with Kaye on the same day as the performance at 12 noon, also in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby.
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Bucknell undergraduate students will premiere their original short films on the big screen at the Campus Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The free event, which begins at 7 p.m., is the culmination of the Introduction to Film & Video Production course taught by Rebecca Meyers, lecturer and academic film programmer.
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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo will bring their unique kid-friendly hip-hop to the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. The performance is free and tickets are not required.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University biology professor Chris Martine calls poison ivy “perhaps the least popular plant in America.” But in a new study published…
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Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, presented Bucknell University’s Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship team with a Special Achievement in GIS (geographic information systems) Award (SAG Award) at its annual Esri User Conference. Selected from over 300,000 eligible candidates, Bucknell received the award for its innovative application of technology, data collection, geospatial information visualization, and thought leadership through GIS in the field of higher education.
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The telescopes of the Bucknell Observatory will be open to Bucknell families and the community on Friday, Sept. 22, from 8:30-11 p.m. during the University’s Family Weekend. The event is free.
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Bucknell will host its annual Family Weekend Sept. 22-24, offering numerous activities for Bucknell students and their families. Events will focus on the academics, arts, athletics and student activities. Programming begins Friday afternoon and runs through Sunday morning.
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Jay Wright '83, head coach of the Villanova University men's basketball team for the last 15 years, will return to campus to participate in the Walling Speaker Series on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. in Trout Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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Joel S. Wit '76, senior fellow at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS, will give a lecture titled "Crisis in North Korea: Where Do We Go From Here?" on Monday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gallery Theater, Elaine Langone Center, Room 301.
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Comic storyteller and LGBTQ activist Peterson Toscano will discuss global warming in a fresh new way during a free presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Forum Room 272 of the Elaine Langone Center.
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The 31st Annual Black Experiences Lecture will be given by Karyn Lacy, associate professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. in the LC Forum. Her talked is titled titled "Growing Up Around Blacks: Strategic Assimilation in Middle-Class Suburbia."
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