<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/bc3-brockway-student-a-workforce-pathway-scholar .html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>04/10/2026 01:04:29 PM</pubDate><title>BC3 @ Brockway student a workforce pathway scholar </title><subtitle>36-year-old mother of 3 honored while pursuing associate degree career program</subtitle><description>(Brockway, PA) A 36-year-old mother of three preteen daughters who is pursuing an associate degree in a BC3 @ Brockway career program has been recognized for her classroom achievements by an international academic honor society.</description><author/><image-caption>Kayla Blystone, 36, of Punxsutawney, is shown Thursday, March 19, 2026, at BC3 @ Brockway, where she is enrolled in its associate degree career program in registered nursing. Blystone was honored as a 2026 Phi Theta Kappa All-Pennsylvania Academic Team workforce pathway scholar during a Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges’ awards ceremony April 7 in Harrisburg. </image-caption><tags><tag>Academic Honors</tag><tag>BC3 @ Brockway</tag><tag>Phi Theta Kappa</tag><tag>Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health</tag><tag>Student Success</tag></tags><image><img src="/_resources/images/newsroom/2026/bc3-blystone-kayla-031926.jpg" alt="This is a photograph of a BC3 @ Brockway nursing student and a manikin"/></image></item>