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Pitt-Bradford has named Tonya Ackley as the coordinator of its new Office of Community Engagement and the Harriett B. Wick Chapel.

The transition to college can be a difficult one for some students, but Pitt-Bradford is working to make that transition easier through several programs.

Pitt-Bradford has won an award from CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, for its 2010 Go Beyond Brand Party.

Klaus Wuersig, assistant professor of engineering, presented a paper on the recent history of engineering education at the 5th International Forum on Engineering Education held in the United Arab Emirates.

Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday celebrated faculty and staff who “go beyond” and chose winners among the student body who submitted homemade Pitt-Bradford videos.

Four Pitt-Bradford have been selected to receive a $5,000 study-abroad scholarship and participate in the Vira I. Heinz Scholarship Program for Women in Global Leadership.

Dr. Om Singh, an assistant professor of biology, has been spending his time outside the classroom in the lab studying the tiniest building blocks of life and hoping to shed light on possible applications for cystic fibrosis patients, cancer research, microbial toxicity and biofuels.

Pitt-Bradford recognized 29 staff members celebrating service anniversaries at a dinner held last week at the Bradford Club.

Internationally renowned opera legend and Bradford native Marilyn Horne will address the graduating class of 2011 at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford at the May commencement ceremony.

Pitt-Bradford has named Shawn W.T. Murray the university’s new manager of advancement operations.