Digital Discoveries: A Journey of Involvement and Leadership

Text the show! Host Dave Magolis sits down with Nick on the Campus and Character podcast to discuss why he chose Commonwealth University–Bloomsburg—citing its distance from his hometown of Clarks Summit, affordability, and the moment he discovered his major after hearing Dr. Inch speak on digital forensics and cybersecurity. Nick outlines the program’s strong forensics emphasis, warns against overreliance on “push-button forensics,” and explains how digital evidence work often intersects with law enforcement, including the mental-health challenges that can come with exposure to disturbing material.He also highlights his campus involvement, serving as secretary of the Digital Forensics/Bloomsburg Cyber Defense Club, helping build a server room for hands-on enterprise experience, and leading activities like analyzing a Nintendo console’s storage. Beyond tech, Nick is pursuing minors in music and music technology, performs in vocal ensembles and the Take Note a cappella group, and contributes to the radio club. For his honors capstone, he plans to produce a radio show focused on improving tech literacy.Support the show