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Students from Pitt-Bradford soaked up the sun this year in Miami during spring break, but they didn’t do it on the beach. Swapping bathing suits for construction hats to build houses for the Habitat for Humanity of Miami was on the agenda for these spring breakers.

William O’Connell has been blessed with the luck of the Irish, which, in his case, is his Irish family.

Pitt-Bradford will host the eighth Empty Bowls and Baskets Dinner of homemade soup and bread to raise awareness of the fight against hunger and to raise money for the Friendship Table.

Pitt-Bradford’s five academic divisions have elected division chairs for a term of four years that will begin July 1.

That Pitt-Bradford acts as an “anchor institution” in the economy of North Central Pennsylvania is something many in the region have long known to be true, but a study conducted last summer by a University of Pittsburgh economist has quantified what had been more of a hunch.

Women writers will take center stage Pitt-Bradford’s Women’s History Month celebration in March.

Word about the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is getting out.

Pitt-Bradford will name its sport and fitness center in honor of President Emeritus Dr. Richard McDowell and his wife, Ruth.

Bradford native and venture capitalist George J. Still Jr. will address the graduating class of 2013 at the April commencement ceremony.

Pitt-Bradford will host its annual One World Cultural Festival on Saturday, Feb. 23, to celebrate the many different cultures represented by the Pitt-Bradford student body, faculty and staff, and the surrounding community.