President Daniel A. Wubah recognized faculty and staff at the State of the Ville address, presenting the inaugural Outstanding Faculty Service Award and multiple EPIC values awards that the university uses to honor employee contributions.

Award winners announced by Wubah included: Brian Trout (Educator of the Year, Lombardo College of Business), Margaret Imbindio (Outstanding Faculty Service Award, exploratory studies and student development), Bridget Vague (Exploration award, credited with work on the one-day giving event), the campus life team (Professionalism award), Margot Thoward (Public Mission award), the Mental Health Mothers team (Inclusion award), Tom Richardson (Integrity award), and Deza Fry (Compassion award, housekeeping). Wubah invited winners to join him on stage as each award was announced.

Wubah also said the Wareheim School of Nursing became the first named school of nursing in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) after a $4,800,000 donation; he said the gift includes a scholarship for nontraditional students with special circumstances that affect completion of their education. The president described the gift as part of broader efforts to support adult learners and degree-completion pathways.

Wubah noted other campus engagement and outreach events he said demonstrated institutional reach: the Made in Millersville conference (420 student presenters across departments), the Lancaster AI Symposium (about 160 participants), and community service through a United Way day of caring with roughly 350 participants. He said Millersville will continue expanding programs for adult learners, online degree-completion pathways, and career-oriented microcredentials.

Remarks about awards and the Wareheim gift were part of the larger State of the Ville address and were presented as examples of the university's mission-driven work and community engagement.