Dr Bashar Hanna
Bashar Hanna – Award-Winning University Administrator
Appointed president of the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. in 2022, Bashar Hanna also serves as interim president at Lock Haven University and president at Bloomsburg University. Described as a “student-focused leader driven by a passion for public higher education” by Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education chancellor Dan Greenstein, Bashar Hanna is leading a team responsible for the Northeast Integration of the three academic institutions. He has been president of Bloomsburg University since 2017. Since then, he has increased student retention by 5 percent and established the President’s Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, among other accomplishments.
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After a multi-year consolidation process, former Bloomsburg University President Bashar Hanna recently took over leadership of the new Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.
“We will preserve the founding principles of each campus and continue to provide vibrant, on-campus student experiences while serving as pillars of our three communities,” Hanna said. “The power of three will create a higher education experience — the likes of which is not possible without integration.”
This recognition demonstrates our university’s commitment to supporting and celebrating our students who proudly defend our nation,” said BU President Bashar Hanna. “As a university community, we strive to serve our military students in exemplary ways because they deserve nothing less than our very best.”
This recognition demonstrates our university’s commitment to supporting and celebrating our students who proudly defend our nation,” said BU President Bashar Hanna. “As a university community, we strive to serve our military students in exemplary ways because they deserve nothing less than our very best.”
CRAIG DIEHL ’82 HONORED FOR $1.5 MILLION GIFT TO CREATE CENTER FOR LAW SCHOOL PREPARATION AT BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
“The excitement that I think we are all feeling is that our students, regardless of which campus they call their home campus, will have access to an increasing number of academic programs,” said Hanna, who had served as president of Bloomsburg University since 2017 prior to taking on his new role.
Bloomsburg, PA (04/19/2023) — On Wednesday, April 18, Commonwealth University co-hosted a college expo in partnership with Sen. Art Haywood at Enon Tabernacle Church in Philadelphia. During the expo, high school students from Sen. Haywood’s district gathered to learn about the college application process and college life.
LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania was named a winner of the 2023 Ellucian Impact Awards in the Institutional Resilience category. Ellucian is the leading higher education technology solutions provider.
Bashar Hanna, president of Commonwealth University, one of the two consolidated PASSHE institutions, said the tide is starting to turn. This fall, in welcoming its second class, the university saw a 10 percent jump in first-time enrollment and a nearly 25 percent increase in graduate student enrollment.
A Q&A with Bashar Hanna
President, Commonwealth University
