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Christina Hingston

Bath, Pa.
Digital forensics with minors in criminal justice and Spanish
Senior

Christina Hingston
“It’s about making the most of your four years here. It’s about taking every chance you are given and running with it.”
When it comes to being a well-rounded student, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania senior Christina “Nina” Hingston has cracked the case wide open.
 
Aside from pursuing a degree in digital forensics with minors in criminal justice and Spanish, Hingston gives her free time to several organizations on campus and to perfecting a personal talent.
Hingston is vice president of BU’s Community Government Association,
 a representative on the concert committee and in her second year as an Orientation Workshop Leader.
 
On weekends she can be found performing her original music around the Bloomsburg area, both on campus and in town. She recently released her first self-produced album, Love Notes, and says its popularity has been her life’s greatest gift.

“The mere thought that people are coming to see me play humbles me beyond words. I am truly blessed to connect with so many people through the songs I wrote about my personal experiences,” she says.
For Hingston, being a Husky is more than just being a student. “It’s about making the most of your four years here. It’s about taking every chance you are given and running with it.”

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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY PROFILE

Community

Located along the banks of the Susquehanna River, Bloomsburg is the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Columbia County. Just one block from campus, downtown Bloomsburg has a variety of stores, restaurants and professional offices. Shopping centers and major chain stores are located a short drive from campus. With more than 12,000 year-round residents, Bloomsburg is a college town with many family friendly enhancements, including Town Park, athletic fields, a swimming pool and picnic pavilions, and events such as the annual ice cream festival and summer concert series. More than 150 clubs and organizations are represented in the community that boasts a modern YMCA, 80-bed Bloomsburg Hospital and 30,000-volume public library. Arts and culture organizations include the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, a professional resident company housed in the Alvina Krause Theatre on Center Street, where Bloomsburg University Players stage productions. Annual celebrations include the Renaissance Jamboree in April and the Bloomsburg Fair in September.

Female student in lab.

Profile

Bloomsburg University offers 56 undergraduate programs and 20 graduate programs to nearly10,000 students under the instruction of 390 full-time faculty, most with doctoral degrees. Average class size is 32 students, resulting in a 21:1 student to faculty ratio. The student population, which is 58 percent female and 14 percent minority, has access to more than 200 student organizations, nearly 30 intramural athletics and 26 club sports.

Most Popular Programs

Education, business, nursing, speech pathology, criminal justice, medical imaging, biology, mass communication and computer forensics.


Highlighted Programs

Computer forensics – Ranked as one of the top schools in the Northeast, Bloomsburg University has earned a strong reputation with its new bachelor’s degree program in computer forensics. The only such program in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and one of just a few nationwide, BU’s computer forensics program teaches students how to extract and analyze information from computers, cell phones and similar devices involved in criminal activity. Graduates find jobs with law enforcement, homeland security agencies, law firms and private companies.

Doctor of Audiology – BU’s only doctoral program, the Doctor of Audiology is a four-year clinical program. Its primary objective is to produce audiologists who are competent to perform the wide array of diagnostic, remedial and other services associated with the practice of audiology. The program emphasizes clinical training and the practical application of research, theory and technology into clinical practice. The program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing – The master’s program recently received certification by the National Council on Education of the Deaf, the only such program in Pennsylvania and one of only 72 in the country. Students enrolled in BU’s program have met the requirements to sit for the National Certification Exam, which is possible only through accredited programs.

Intercollegiate Athletics

Men's Sports
Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field and wrestling (Division I).

Women's Sports
Basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and track and field.