CLARION, Pa. – Clarion University employees are generally satisfied with the new American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees state contract, AFSCME President John Massa said. “Nobody likes to give up anything, but I think it’s a fair contract,” he said. The state has not yet published the contract in text, but it has [...]

Clarion, Pa – Multiple unforeseen problems were responsible for the delay of financial aid to thousands of Clarion University students. According to Director of Financial Aid Ken Grugel and Dean of Enrollment Management William Bailey, a change in software at the Financial Aid Office and a higher volume of private student loans made the delays [...]

Clarion, Pa – Clarion’s chapter of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty is coping with the revenue lost from the state’s last round of budget cuts, according to Clarion APSCUF Chapter President Jamie Phillips. Phillips said he thinks the reason Clarion’s faculty union wasn’t hit by the budget cuts as hard as [...]

With Contribution by Allison Doherty Clarion, Pa. – The search for a new chief academic officer for Clarion University is close to reaching its culmination. Erika Beck, current provost and executive vice president of Nevada State College in Henderson, Nev., visited Clarion’s Hart Chapel for an open forum on April 26. “Clarion needs a strong [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Hundreds of students and handfuls of faculty and staff met with Clarion University President Karen Whitney at the Student Inaugural Celebration on Wednesday, April 13, in the Gemmell Multipurpose Room. The informal meet-and-greet included music, dancing and dessert and beverage catering by Chartwells. Chris Myers managed the event, and said, “It is [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Clarion’s Recognized Student Organizations and other university-affiliated groups reached out to help the hungry in this semester’s “Together We Can Fight Hunger in the Clarion region” food drive. In the upper level of Gemmell Student Center on March 25, students collected almost 1,200 pounds of nonperishable food and beverages. “Together We Can” [...]

Clarion, Pa. – “We’re in the middle of a storm,” Karen Ball, vice chancellor for external relations for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, said March 21 to a crowd of Clarion University students, faculty and staff at Level A of Carlson Library. Ball echoed the concern held by many in the state’s education [...]

Clarion, Pa. – The Center for Leadership and Involvement kicked off the Second Annual Leaders In Action Conference Feb. 26, taking over Gemmell Student Complex and the surrounding lots. CLI described the conference as “intense” and “focused on building and refining participants’ abilities as a leader.” The keynote speaker was Jermaine Davis, a motivational author [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Alaeddin Abukabda, a graduate student in Clarion University’s biology department, wants his fellow students to be aware of the growing unrest in his home country of Libya. Abukabda is a former resident of Tripoli, the Libyan capital. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, who entered Tobruk on Feb. 22 said “the [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Clarion University President Karen Whitney addressed a crowd of almost 100 members of university staff, faculty, students and community members at Hart Chapel auditorium on Feb. 14. The topic was one of hot contention: funding the university in the years to come and making sure it is financially sound. Whitney introduced a [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Around this time of year, Clarion’s Financial Aid office begins reminding students and their parents to re-apply for financial aid by filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. While acquiring the necessary cash to attend college can be a headache for some, there are easy ways to expedite the [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Clarion University President Karen Whitney has released her working 500-day plan for her role at the university. This plan comes as a result of the 90 days of “hitting the ground listening,” Whitney said, and numerous meetings with students, faculty, staff, community leaders and university trustees. “My job description, the things the [...]

Clarion, Pa. – Dr. Bob Ranelle has brought a new wave of orthopedic care to Clarion and the surrounding areas. At Clarion Hospital, Dr. Ranelle said he will apply the fundamentals he has developed over decades of orthopedic care, mostly to help people “understand their problems, and their options for treatment.” Dr. Ranelle said after [...]

Harrisburg, Pa. – Delegates from the student media organizations of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities met in Richards Hall at Dixon University in Harrisburg Nov. 9. The delegates met with PASSHE Chancellor John Cavanaugh and numerous media professionals to discuss career goals, student media resources and competitive job market climates. Cavanaugh opened [...]

By Kelsey Huebert and Jon Knoll Clarion, Pa. – John Cavanaugh, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, held an open forum in the Hart Chapel Auditorium to discuss questions and concerns of the faculty, staff, students and community, as part of his visit to Clarion University. Cavanaugh, who has been PASSHE chancellor [...]