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Dr. Walter Rhinehart, an adjunct faculty member in the psychology program at Pitt-Bradford, served on the Advisory Committee on Violence Prevention that presented its findings to the State Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 14. 

Seventeen residents of the region graduated last month from the Master of Social Work program.  

Dr. Lisa Fiorentino, associate professor of nursing, has been named the director for the Center for Rural Health Practice at Pitt-Bradford, which will enable the center and the nursing program to collaborate on projects.

Dr. Tracee Howell has joined the Pitt-Bradford’s Office of the President as the executive associate to President Livingston Alexander. As executive associate, she will work at the president’s direction to oversee and support various university projects and programs; she will also serve as the officer responsible for compliance with institutional affirmative action policies and procedures.

Minard Run Oil Co. has made a $25,000 contribution to Pitt-Bradford that will allow more high school students to take advantage of a program that allows them to earn college credit at minimal cost.

Pitt-Bradford has tripled its Internet capacity through the efforts of a technology consortium of universities called the Keystone Initiative for Network Education and Research.

Pitt-Bradford has named two new ex-officio members to its Advisory Board and reappointed 21 members.

Between them, Dr. George and Susan Evans of Bradford have attended five different universities, yet they’ve steadfastly supported Pitt-Bradford even though neither of them were ever students there.

By the end of the academic year, 20 medical students from the University of Pittsburgh will have spent one of their clinical rotations in Bradford thanks to a five-year grant to introduce medical students to rural medicine.

The Friends of Hanley Library will present its 21th annual “Seasonal Readings” on WESB’s LiveLine Wednesday, Dec. 11.