Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. The faculty and staff awards ceremony is Wednesday, April 19.
Six Penn State faculty members -- John Beale, senior lecturer of journalism in the College of Communications; Theresa Clemente, instructor of business at Penn State Wilkes-Barre; Brian Crosby, lecturer of psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts; James Lyon, professor of music in the College of Arts and Architecture; Denise Ogden, professor marketing at Penn State Lehigh Valley; and JoAnne Pumariega, instructor of mathematics and Spanish at Penn State Berks -- have received the 2017 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The 18th annual Penn State Jazz Festival, performances of the musical "The Light in the Piazza," and the annual American Indian Powwow highlight upcoming events.
New innovation hubs in 13 Penn State campus communities are successfully supporting early-stage startups. In the process, they have discovered an unanticipated benefit to the program: an abundant source of hands-on student internships that enhance success for startups and students.
Penn State Lehigh Valley celebrated Pride Week with the "You Are Beautiful" celebration on March 23, which included performances by Vanity Unfair and Lehigh Valley Gay Men’s Chorus.
Penn State Lehigh Valley is now accepting applications for its practical nursing program. The practical nursing certificate program is an 18-month evening and weekend certificate program, which prepares students both academically and clinically for the NCLEX-PN licensure exam. Deadline to apply to the program is May 12.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has announced its lineup of one-week, half-day youth camps to run from July 10-14. Camp offerings include writing, visual arts, LEGO engineering, math, biology, computer programming, video production and swimming camps. The popular Musikfest Video camp is back for its third year, along with new Teen Summer Pathway Programs.
Penn State Lehigh Valley will welcome the University’s 2016-17 Laureate, Rebecca Strzelec, professor of visual arts and program coordinator of visual arts studies at Penn State Altoona, and renowned jewelry artist, as she addresses creative problem-solving in a special talk on April 12.
