Jacqueline McLaughlin, associate professor of biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, was recently recognized by the North American Association for Environmental Education. McLaughlin was honored with the Higher Education Educator of the Year Award, given to educators for promoting environmental education and utilizing the environment as a context for learning in their teaching.
Penn State Lehigh Valley is offering a bachelor of science in biobehavioral health as of this fall 2017. The program joins other four-year degrees in reflecting the needs of Lehigh Valley employers.
Students from Penn State Berks, Abington and Lehigh Valley learned lessons in entrepreneurship from Aniyia Williams, who gave a talk at Berks on Oct. 11.
Actress, author and entrepreneur Tanya Wright will be the featured speaker at the first event for female entrepreneurs, "LaunchBox Ladies: From Passion to Profit."
A free "White Out Viewing Party at SteelStacks" staring at 3 p.m. on Oct. 28, presented by Penn State Lehigh Valley and ArtsQuest, features the Penn State-Ohio State game on the Levitt Pavilion’s large outdoor television screen in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.