Environmental concerns, enrollment issues and a massive budget deficit plague Buck’s morale, but new Provost Dr. Kelly Kelleway still holds out hope for our historic institution. Walking into Tyler Hall you are immediately met with the graveness of the history of Bucks. Tall extravagant ceilings and gorgeous woodwork line the halls that lead to...

Bucks County Community College President Dr. Felicia Ganther announced her resignation Thursday after just two years in the position. She will officially step down at the end of the Fall 2023 semester. Ganther attributed her abrupt departure to personal issues. "The passing of three of my presidential colleagues unexpectedly in the past few weeks...

On Friday, Sept. 8, I and many other Bucks students went to visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, giving us an experience of how it was on that terrible day just 22 years ago. The trip, held by the Student Life office, was attended by a group of 50 students made up of those who were the most engaged in the Bucks+ app, and of students...

Bucks County Community College adopts new smoking and vaping policy, to go into effect Jan. 1 , prohibits all students and staff from smoking on 100 percent of campus. Tina Permar, the director of the campus’s Fitness Center, has been petitioning for a revised policy for a long time. She wants to make campus a safe space for non-smokers and smokers...

Bucks County Community College closed the bottom two floors of Grupp Hall a few weeks before the Fall semester after an environmental scan found a variety of contaminants in the building including mold and radon. Currently, Grupp Hall is undergoing a remediation process after Remington & Vernicks Engineers, a full-service engineering consulting...

Bucks County Community College launches the Building & Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Program after partnering with the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council to offer students the opportunity to learn many skills in building trades disciplines. This new program is believed to be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, and...

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Office of Community & Government Relations held the second annual “Women’s Power Panel” on March 23 at 12:30 p.m. at Bucks’ Newtown campus and streamed the event on Zoom. Women were able to discuss life’s obstacles and challenges. Many of these challenges include workplace inequality, as...

Newtown, PA —- The Bucks County Community College Men’s basketball team defends their impressive season record and gains the title of Eastern States Athletic Conference Champions after beating the Knights of Central Penn College 109-87. Before the championship game, the team had an impressive 10-game win streak which lead up to them hosting the...

Bucks County Community College’s own student-run newspaper won 18 awards in the Keystone’s Media journalism contest this year, despite the challenges of the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to students. Tony Rogers, the journalism professor at Bucks, and the faculty advisor to the Centurion exclaims that “we've won more than 160...

The emergence and refinement of artificial intelligence tools over the last few years has been staggering to witness, and the release of ChatGPT by California company OpenAI in November of last year has many wondering about the implications of such technology. Schools across the country are banning and welcoming it in equal measure, and ethical quandaries...