Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission wants people to stay off icy rivers, streams and creeks. That’s because water still flows under the ice and can sweep victims away.

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Sarah Hofius Hall talk about recent active shooter training at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's Bloomsburg campus and how colleges around the region are evaluating safety and security after the shooting at Brown University in December.

As college students return to campuses for the spring semester, leaders from schools across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania have scheduled additional training, reevaluated security and planned drills.

Reporters with The Voice student newspaper at Commonwealth University's Bloomsburg campus spent the school year covering the aftermath of whistleblower jury verdict against President Bashar Hanna.

If approved by the state system's board of governors, Jeffery Osgood will serve as interim president of Commonwealth University. Embattled President Bashar Hanna will step down July 31, he announced last month.

Students in Hazleton will soon be able to earn a four-year teaching degree without ever leaving the city.

The president of Commonwealth University is stepping down and we have an update on the arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence.Plus, football players at Wilkes University rally their fellow students to join a bone marrow registry.

In February, faculty overwhelmingly expressed a lack of confidence in Bashar Hanna. He will become vice chancellor for strategic initiatives for Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.

The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties polled its members this week, and they voted overwhelmingly against embattled president.

Announcement comes as legal proceedings grind on in the wake of summer's federal court verdict against Hanna, Commonwealth University, State System in ex-dean's whistleblower lawsuit.