Field Botany Students Head into the Woods

Twenty-some students and their professor pile into two Bridgewater College vans at 8 a.m. on a May Wednesday and head west. After a 30-minute drive up Rt. 33 into the Allegheny Mountains, and a 15-minute drive down a bumpy dirt-and-gravel one-lane road into woods of white pine and hemlock, the vans stop at a small […]

Record Amount of Summer Research Funding Awarded

More than $100,000 in funding was awarded for Bridgewater College students to conduct fulltime research under the mentorship of faculty members this summer. This year’s funding level is the highest yet for the College’s growing summer initiative and is supporting the largest number of students in program history. Funding was provided by the Dr. John […]

BC Students Present at National Chemistry Conference

Seven Bridgewater College undergraduate students presented at the national American Chemical Society Meeting in San Diego, Ca., in March, sharing research that could be applied to fields as diverse as solar cell production and antibiotic development. Two students—Mackenzie Patton ’25 and Dani Fellner ’26—gave oral presentations on work they did while participating in National Science […]

Students Develop Marketing Plans for Local Businesses

When Jeffrey Good, owner of Cosmic Smoke-N-BBQ LLC, opened a family-owned catering business in 2014, he was following his passion for outdoor cooking, serving his community and really good smoked meat. What he wasn’t particularly proficient in was the marketing side of things, instead relying largely on word-of-mouth to promote his Bridgewater, Va., business. “When […]

Class of 2025 Celebrates Commencement

Bridgewater College recognized 322 undergraduate and 30 master’s students receiving degrees on Saturday, May 3, during the College’s 145th Commencement ceremony. The degrees were conferred by Dr. David W. Bushman, President of Bridgewater College. After Grand Marshal Dr. Edgar Lickey, Associate Professor of Biology, called the ceremony to order, Bridgewater Trustee Rev. Dr. Paul Mundey, […]

Art Professor Hough Says Farewell to BC after 28 Years

Art Professor Hough Says Farewell to BC after 28 Years

Associate Professor of Art Michael Hough came to Bridgewater College in 1997. A native of California, Hough earned a B.A. in art in 1983 and an M.A. in ceramic sculpture in 1989 from California State University, Sacramento. He was engaged in post-graduate work at the Rhode Island School of Design after earning his M.F.A. in […]