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The Morning AgendaGov. Shapiro wants to triple state funding for mass transit. And details of the Eagles’ visit to the White House.House and Senate members are back in session this week to continue negotiations on a state budget for the fiscal year that begins July first. As WITF's David Payne reports, one of the issues lawmakers will be discussing is funding for mass transit. The owners of Restorative Roots Recovery want to continue operating recovery houses in northeastern Pennsylvania, but they're concerned about the Trump administration's federal funding cuts. Lydia McFarlane from our friends at WVIA reports from the only licensed male recovery houses in Luzerne County. The Eagles visited the White House Monday to celebrate th...2025-05-0110 min
Hanna talks spirituality 1:1Healing modalities: Trees, water and breathingSend us a textIn this episode I draw on Bashar talk about how water and oxygen are medicine that help us the to our bodies and prepare us for 2025 Ascension. I also talk about trees and how they communicate with us. In this episode I draw on Bashar talk about how water and oxygen are medicine that help us the to our bodies and prepare us for 2025 Ascension. I also talk about trees and how they presents.You can find Bashar (Daryl Anka) on ig and YouTube Ig hanna_talkspirituality 2024-10-0118 min
Common GroundCharacter Wins-A Conversation with Hall of Fame Football Coach Danny HaleJoin me for a conversation with former Bloomsburg Huskies Head Football Coach, Danny Hale, who was
recently selected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Hale is one of the winningest coaches in all of NCAA Division II. He was at Bloomsburg from 1993 until 2012. During that time, he posted a record of 173-56-1. He still holds the school record for most coaching victories.
Along with his success on the field, Hale was
known for the phenomenal work he did in mentoring student-athletes and making a true difference in their lives.
2024-04-2323 minCommon GroundBright Points of Light-A Conversation with PASSHE Chancellor Daniel GreensteinChancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education, Daniel Greenstein serves as chief executive officer of the state's system of public universities. Serving more than 80,000 degree-seeking students and thousands more enrolled in certificate programs, Chancellor Greenstein has led a system-wide redesign effort focused on increasing opportunities for students.
In this episode of Common Ground, President Hanna and Chancellor Greenstein talk about Greenstein's journey through education and how his passion for change agency and social justice influenced his career trajectory.
Their candid conversation delves into both the opportunities and challenges ahead for colleges and universities, but...2024-01-2537 minCommon GroundRoom for Hope-A Conversation with ESPN Radio Host Freddie Coleman1987 Mansfield alumnus Freddie Coleman is the host of ESPN's popular afternoon drive radio show. At Mansfield, Coleman earned a degree in mass communications and went on to a successful career in radio. He first joined ESPN in 2004 as co-host of Game Night, and has also hosted The Freddie Coleman Show and Freddie and Fitzsimmons.
Coleman shares memories from his early days at Mansfield and how his experiences at the small, rural university helped to shape the person he is today, while also leading him to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a radio personality.
President...2023-12-1329 minCommon GroundA Lifetime of Service: Veteran's Day Conversation with PA State Treasurer Stacy GarrityPennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity joins President Hanna for a special Veteran's Day episode of The Common Ground Podcast. Treasurer Garrity serves as the 78th Treasurer
for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She is a former businesswoman and retired
U.S. Army Reserve Colonel.
During her service as a Colonel in the Army Reserves, Garrity received
national attention for her decorated service on the Iraq battlefields. She served three remarkable deployments in service to our country and was twice awarded the Bronze Star for exceptional service and received the Legion of Merit before retiring from the Army Reserve.
...2023-11-0824 minCommon GroundBuilding Community, Building Confidence-A Conversation with Senator Lynda CulverDr. Hanna is joined by Pennsylvania State Senator and Bloomsburg Alumna Lynda Schlegel Culver. Together, they talk about Senator Culver's move from the PA House of Representatives to the Senate, why building community is so important for today's college students, and how a strong sense of community leads to confidence.
Senator Culver talks about the impact enrolling in college early had on her son, and shares her advice for students and parents contemplating dual enrollment programs.
President Hanna and Senator Culver also unpack the impact that growing up in a multigenerational family had on their...2023-10-1022 minCommon GroundLeading Through Strategic Change-A Conversation with Diana Rogers-AdkinsonCommonwealth University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Diana Rogers-Adkinson joins Dr. Hanna to talk about the process for bringing about wide-scale strategic change to the academic curriculum through integration in one of the fastest timelines ever seen in higher education.
Together they talk about the focus on making this an inclusive, collaborative, and student-informed process centered on creating expanded opportunities for students that result in updated outcomes for every Commonwealth University degree.
For more information about Commonwealth University's degree programs, visit www.commonwealthu.edu 2023-09-2626 min
Hadbaa Podcast بودكاست حدباءBashar Hannaمقابلة مع الفنان المهندس بشار غانم حنا , تكلمنا عن الهجرة, التأقلم مع مجتمعه الجديد , عمله مع المؤسسات المختلفة للتنمية البشرية , تكلمنا عن الموسيقى واهميتها له وللأخرين, الوضع الاقتصادي الاسترالي , اسعار الفائدة. عضويته في الهيئة الإستشارية لمتحف الحرب الاسترالي ولماذا اختير لذلك, الوعي السياسي للافراد واهميتها. والكثير. #بغداد #iraq #استراليا #الحرب #سيدني #العراق #عراق #موسيقى #مجتمع #العربية #المجتمعات_العربية #غناء #صوت2023-09-2448 minCommon GroundThe Beauty of Diversity-A Conversation with Chad LassiterChad Lassiter, executive director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission joins me for a candid conversation about the work he does to support social work, social justice and race relations in Pennsylvania.
Through his own powerful education story, we unpack the ways that education exists as the passport for the future, and why many urban and rural students have more in common than they realize.
Join us as we explore the ways mentorship, vulnerability, and servant leadership have changed our lives.
Together, we imagine the ways education communities can rally around students to...2023-08-0141 min
TRANSFORMEDMaintaining Traditions through Disruptive ChangeQuestions? Feedback? Send us a text!In this episode, Dr. Bashar Hanna - President of Commonwealth University - discusses the importance of maintaining the cultural traditions, mascots and branding of the three institutions that are consolidating to form this new school serving Central Pennsylvania.References:Dr. Bashar Hanna, President of Commonwealth UniversityCommonwealth University of PennsylvaniaSubscribe or follow TRANSFORMED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear...2023-07-2149 minCommon GroundOvercoming Industry Shortages through EducationPresident Hanna is joined by Commonwealth University Deans Dr. Leo-Felix Jurado from the College of Health Professions and Dr. Ann E. Larson from the College of Education and Human Studies to talk about industry shortages in both healthcare and education and how CU is using innovative strategies to prepare our next generation of healthcare professionals and educators. 2023-07-1122 minCommon GroundFostering Partnerships through Workforce DevelopmentJennifer Wakeman, Executive Director of DRIVE and Hope Lineman, PASSHE Executive Director of Workforce Development join Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna for a conversation about fostering partnerships across industries and employers, breaking down traditional barriers to education, and looking outside the box to reach students and set the region up for success long into the future.2023-06-0727 min
Verden kalderHar Assad vundet?Over en halv million mennesker er blevet dræbt, mens han har været ved magten, og han står anklaget for at have brugt giftgas mod sin egen befolkning og medvirke til andre brutale krigsforbrydelser. Alligevel er den syriske diktator, Bashar Al-Assad, igen blevet budt velkommen ved bordet i sammenslutningen af arabiske lande. ’Verden Kalder’ undersøger, om Assad har vundet, og hvad vi i Vesten overhovedet kan gøre. Medvirkende: Hanna Ziadeh, ph.d. i menneskerettigheder og mellemøstekspert. Haifaa Awad, læge og forperson for Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-05-0828 minCommon GroundJohn Wetzel--Students are the North StarCommonwealth University President, Dr. Bashar Hanna is joined by Chair of the Council of Trustees, Former PA Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel.
Together, they discuss former Secretary Wetzel's education journey, the road that led to the formation of Commonwealth U, and how education can transform the lives of students.
For more about the Common Ground Podcast visit: https://www.commonwealthu.edu/commonground
For more about Commonwealth University visit: https://www.commonwealthu.edu
The Marshall Project: How I Went From...2023-05-0127 min
THE PLEXUSS PRESIDENTIAL PODCAST SERIESEpisode #134 Bashar Hanna - President, Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBashar Hanna - President, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, joins Brad Johnson. 2023-04-1839 min
Built Not Born#70 - Bashar Hanna, PhD - College 101Bashar Hanna, PhD is the President of Commonwealth Univerity of Pennsylvania which is comprised of Bloomsburg Univerity, Lock Haven Univerity and Mansfield University. Dr Hanna and I discuss the cost of college, is a college degree still worth the investment, America's student loan epidemic and why a person can not lead without kindness. Connect with Bashar Hanna, PhD:Website: Bashar Hanna, PhDLinkedIn: Bashar Hanna, PhD"Life is Built, Not Born."Joe Ciccarone2022-11-0247 min
SONDER | the improvised podcaststuckStuck between a clock and a hard space.
Sonder | the final season asks: "What was an unusual or irrational fear you had as a child?"
It's all true...in Sonder.
This episode of Sonder was fully-improvised on 08.21.21, originally streamed LIVE to an online audience via Twitch. The audience suggestion was: “The clock that is stuck ticking on the same second.”
For more info, please visit www.improvisedpodcast.com
Cast: Helen Allemano, Gale Brennan, Karen Forman, Jeremy Hanna, Kelly Holden-Bashar, Rick Steadman
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Change AgentsChange Agents: Bashar HannaBashar Hanna left Iraq for Australia after the 2003 war and later set up a choir for others who have also left their homelands.2021-07-3006 min
Change AgentsChange Agents: Bashar HannaBashar Hanna left Iraq for Australia after the 2003 war and later set up a choir for others who have also left their homelands.2021-07-3006 minChange AgentsChange Agents: Bashar HannaBashar Hanna left Iraq for Australia after the 2003 war and later set up a choir for others who have also left their homelands.2021-07-3006 min
SameSame DifferentArt are the valves that can air our feelings - Meet Bashar HannaBashar joins host Sara and Western Sydney MRC on our new venture of the discovery of Western Sydney and its rich diversity through storytelling and the amazing world of podcasts. In this episode, Bashar shares his time living and working in Iraq, a country that he loved dearly, to then having to leave and his time rebuilding his life in Australia.His love and respect of art, culture and language are evident in all that he undertakes. Bashar believes that music and art allow us to connect with the world and one another, and are a method for promoting...2020-01-0839 min
SameSame DifferentArt are the valves that can air our feelings - Meet Bashar HannaBashar joins host Sara and Western Sydney MRC on our new venture of the discovery of Western Sydney and its rich diversity through storytelling and the amazing world of podcasts. In this episode, Bashar shares his time living and working in Iraq, a country that he loved dearly, to then having to leave and his time rebuilding his life in Australia.His love and respect of art, culture and language are evident in all that he undertakes. Bashar believes that music and art allow us to connect with the world and one another, and...2020-01-0839 min
Accent of WomenNo War on SyriaEastern Ghouta, located just east of Damascus, has become the recent focus of a fierce offensive by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Health officials have also accused the Syrian government of using chlorine gas in their aerial bombardment campaign on Eastern Ghouta. The UN has called the situation in the enclave "hell on earth". Mariam Salameh, one of the women that has been organising rallies and marches in defence of the Syrian people is featured on today's program.2018-03-1200 min
Order From AshesSyria's Next PhaseAs Syria’s conflict settles decisively into a new phase, much of the fight has moved to diplomatic salons. Reconstruction and normalization are the biggest questions of the day. If Syria is to be rebuilt, who will pay? If Bashar al-Assad wins the civil war outright, will the foreign governments that opposed him now change tack and reestablish full diplomatic relations?
These questions frame the Syrian government’s diplomatic agenda, as it tries to leverage battlefield gains to reap lasting political dividends. Western governments are perplexed, as they ponder whether and how to continue their opposition to Assad.
Participants include:
Thanass...2017-10-2027 min