Route 6N construction gets under way

Work crews could begin improvements to Route 6N between Fry Road and Washington Towne Center (Wal-Mart plaza) today, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman said.

The work, which will extend the route’s eastbound lanes to give traffic approaching Edinboro from Interstate 79 more time to merge and to provide left-turn lanes at Fry Road, is expected to be completed Sept. 27.

Although PennDOT officials will require the contractor to keep the road open Aug. 22-25 for returning students ahead of the start of the fall semester, lane closures through the summer and early fall are expected to cause delays.

Bad weather = good reminder to sign up for alerts

Flooding on campus June 6 – on the heels of a tornado in the area on May 28 and followed a week later by another flood watch – provided an excellent reminder to sign up for e2Campus alerts.

The e2Campus notification system is one of the best ways to ensure you receive vital information about weather and other emergencies on and around campus in real time, wherever you happen to be.

The service is free to students, faculty, staff, family and friends, though subscribers are responsible for text messaging charges by their service providers.

To sign up, go to the University website at www.edinboro.edu and click on Campus Alert System on the home page. Users can register up to two mobile phone numbers and two email addresses.

E2Campus also has a voice service available so that the alerts can be received as speech messages. To request speech message alerts, contact the Office for Students with Disabilities at 732-2462.

New look, expanding role for myEdinboro

You may already have noticed the new appearance of the myEdinboro portal following an upgrade that occurred late last week. The new colors, branding and images are the first step in improvements that will better organize the homepage, and provide easier access to content and features such as communities.

The change that took place last week and those that will be made in the coming days are the first steps in moving content directed at current students, faculty, and staff from Edinboro.edu to myEdinboro. The move will allow the University to establish Edinboro.edu as a recruitment tool for prospective students.

The transition will take place throughout the summer. The departments affected first will be notified.

Share your concerns and direct your questions to Toni Malena at tmalena@edinboro.edu.

It’s not too late to register for summer or fall classes

There’s still time to register for the next session of summer classes, which begins July 8. Get ahead, catch up or make up by taking up to four credits during the five-week session of Monday through Thursday classes. Click here to learn more.

Registration also is open for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 26. Prepare to advance in your current career or start a new one by choosing among Edinboro University’s more than 100 degree programs and concentrations. Click here for more information.

Alumnus Mitchell joins Communications & Marketing

Edinboro alumnus John Mitchell began work last week as a communications manager in University Communications & Marketing.

Mitchell previously worked in the department while pursuing his master’s degree in Communication Studies. His undergraduate degree, also from EU, is in English. For the last three years he worked in New York City as an entertainment writer, editor and Web content producer for AOL, MTV News and others.

His responsibilities in Communications & Marketing will include producing the Boro Weekly.

Contact him at 732-1793 or by email at jmitchell@edinboro.edu.

Welcome, John.

WQLN says ‘thanks’ with ticket offer

As a gesture of appreciation for the Edinboro University community’s support of public radio through the annual Collegiate Challenge, WQLN is extending to University employees a 20 percent discount on tickets for the WQLN Crawford County Music Fest. The festival will be held Saturday, June 29, at the Sprague Farm and Brew Works in Venango.

Call WQLN at 864-3001 to purchase tickets (regular price $25 in advance) and receive the discount. Additional information about the Music Fest can be found at www.wqln.org/musicfest.

Edinboro has won the Collegiate Challenge with the most money pledged among local colleges and universities each of the last five years.