A representative with Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shared his experiences within the system during a recent presentation to students in the Introduction to Criminal Justice class at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has introduced the inaugural Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for the 2023-24 academic year. The committee will play a pivotal role in guiding TLT and University IT in integrating technology into teaching and learning practices at Penn State.
A recent panel discussion held at Penn State Lehigh Valley included topics such as diversity of thought, origins of censorship and its current impact on education, business, and research.
Nathan Peters and Jesse Khalil are the first Penn State Lehigh Valley recipients of the ROTC Scholarship awarded by the Steel Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
A cutting-edge health monitoring device took home the top prize in the fifth annual StartUp Lehigh Valley pitch competition held Oct. 25 at Factory LLC in Bethlehem. The event was sponsored in part by the Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox. Tina Q. Richardson, Penn State Lehigh Valley chancellor, presented $4,500 in prizes on behalf of the Lehigh Valley Launchbox — a $3,000 Founders Award and three $500 Boost Awards.
At an event held on Oct. 31, leaders from the Student Philanthropy Network announced that the class of 2024 has voted to create the University Park Undergraduate Association Basic Needs Endowment as their class gift. The fund will provide sustained support for students facing hardships in pursuit of their degree.
Films like “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas” have created indelible stereotypes about those involved in organized crime. This summer, 19 Penn State students learned the real history behind the Mafia during “Organized Crime in Film and Society,“ a three-week course taught on site in different locations in Palermo and Rome, Italy.