Penn State Lehigh Valley has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly School by Victory Media. The Military Friendly Schools designation is awarded to the top colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students, and to dedicate resources to ensure their success both in the classroom and after graduation.
Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA) businesses that participated in the second Penn State Lehigh Valley Day donated 5 percent of their sales from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 1, helping to raise more than $3,600 in the fight against pediatric cancer.
Justine Shuey, a board-certified sexologist and certified sexuality educator, will present a program to students about healthy relationships at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 10 at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA) businesses in downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are coming together from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1 to raise funds for pediatric cancer in honor of Penn State Lehigh Valley Day.
Charles Cantalupo, Distinguished Professor of English, comparative literature and African studies, spent years traveling to and researching the cities where one of America’s all-time greatest writers, Edgar Allan Poe, lived throughout his life. On June 4, he performed for the first time the entire sequence of his poems on where Poe lived, called “Poe in Place.”
Each year, Penn State honors several members of its faculty and staff for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2015 Faculty/Staff Award recipients — 33 outstanding University employees and one program — reach across campuses, colleges and administrative units and exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn Staters reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
Lehigh Valley professor Barbara Cantalupo and DuBois Professor Emeritus Richard Kopley are notable Edgar Allan Poe scholars, longtime colleagues and friends. Their most recent collaboration, the fourth International Edgar Allan Poe Conference, was more than two years in the making.
Penn State Lehigh Valley will serve as the host venue for a regional 2014 Pennsylvania Student Press Association Student Journalism Competition held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the campus in Center Valley.
The Penn State Lehigh Valley veterans fraternity, Omega Delta Sigma, will serve as host for Salute to our Veterans, the campus’s commemoration of Veterans Day, at noon Nov. 11 in Room 135 at the campus in Center Valley. The event pays tribute to the campus community’s military service members and veterans and is free and open to the public.
Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty, with the support of the Student Activity Fee, will host the second annual Global and Cultural Engagement Expo for students from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Room 135. The event’s purpose is to showcase the many international courses and programs that are offered throughout the year at the campus. The event is free and open to students, faculty and staff.
