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Thursday, September 26th, 2024

Community International Festival is a Huge Success!

Saturday, September 21 2024 saw the first Community International Festival held at Bucknell in collaboration with the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership. Hundreds of people attended the event, which featured performances by international students from Bucknell University and Susquehanna University, food trucks offering delicious snacks and entrees from around the world, a colorful and lively parade of flags down 6th Street, and musical offerings by a visiting gamelan expert from Indonesia and a State College band, Eric Ian Farmer and Friends who performed in the newly constructed Hufnagle Park stage. International students teamed up with community organizations to both distribute information about […]

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Monday, September 16th, 2024

Inaugural Community International Festival

Bucknell University & Lewisburg Downtown Partnership Announce Inaugural Community International Festival LEWISBURG, PA – September 21, 2024: Bucknell University and the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership will host the inaugural Community International Festival, a celebration of the diverse cultures that enrich our community. Set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, this vibrant festival will coincide with Bucknell’s Family Weekend, transforming the heart of Lewisburg into a hub of cultural exchange and celebration. This exciting event marks a significant milestone in fostering stronger town/gown relationships, emphasizing the spirit of collaboration between Bucknell University, the Borough of Lewisburg, and the Susquehanna River […]

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Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Experience the World with BMES, NSBE and SASE!

The College of Engineering had a combined event last week that was also open to the entire campus.  BMES, NSBE and SASE joined together to host our Experience the World event. We had around 60 people in attendance and students enjoyed a tasting of various international foods along with international snacks and desserts/candy at each table. Students traveled around the world to various stations to get their passport stamped.  The stations included paper Russian nesting dolls, Chinese lanterns, a West African drumming lesson, Mexico’s papel picado, Australian dot painting and finally a crepe station. If students participated in four of the […]

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