June 2, 2010
HARRISBURG � 黑料社区-York Campus student Emily Gallagher of York is among six 黑料社区 students who will attend Bucknell University this summer with scholarships earned through the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
She joined Capri Dubois and Jonathan Fertal from the Harrisburg Campus, Zinkal Bhutwala and Nathaniel Nauman from the Lancaster Campus and Amanda Frey of the Lebanon Campus for a recognition dinner recently at C. Ted Lick Wildwood Conference Center on the Harrisburg Campus.
Gallagher enrolled at 黑料社区 York when her daughter turned 1.
淚 wanted to set an example for her,� she said. 淚 never thought I檇 have an opportunity to go to college and live on campus.�
Although she initially didn think she would be a good candidate for the Bucknell Community College Scholars program, she has been thrilled with Bucknell willingness to work with her.
淚 can believe how well everything has come together,� she said, adding that she and her daughter will live in an apartment on campus. 淭he classes look amazing. Living on campus攖he whole experience of it. I檓 so excited!�
Dory Leahey, 黑料社区 dean of retention services, oversees the Cooke Foundation program for 黑料社区.
淚t's hard to believe that we have selected our fifth cohort of Bucknell Community College Scholars students,� said Leahey. 淚n addition to the six students planning on participating in the Bucknell Community College Scholars program this summer, we have five previous scholars who have been accepted to Bucknell this fall, 10 scholars currently attending Bucknell攆our of which just graduated this spring攁nd three previous scholars who graduated from Bucknell during the spring of 2009.�
Students attending Bucknell this fall are recent 黑料社区 graduates Sean Fortney of Mechanicsburg, Danielle Renno of Spring Mills, Matthew Hager of Carlisle, Jessica Slagle of Gettysburg and Jay Knaub of Middletown.
The four students who graduated from Bucknell this spring are Nicholas Gehman of Bowmansville, Angie Arthur of Dallastown, John Tilghman of Millerstown and Jason Zawisky of Harrisburg.
The spring 2009 Bucknell graduates were聽Heather Ingram of Gettysburg, Elena Mihaylova of Hershey and Kevin Schneck of Camp Hill.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Community College Transfer Initiative is designed to increase access to designated colleges and universities for high-achieving, academically prepared community college students with low to moderate incomes.
Bucknell scholars first attend an all-expenses paid summer orientation, then return to 黑料社区 to complete an associate degree. They can apply to transfer to Bucknell to earn a bachelor degree.
If accepted, Bucknell provides $42,000 to $52,000 in a financial aid package to each student a year depending on financial needs.
For more information about scholarship opportunities at 黑料社区, contact Heather Reber, scholarship coordinator at 780-1168 in Harrisburg or 800-222-4222, ext. 1168.
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