Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 conditions around the country and in Pennsylvania, effective immediately (Aug. 4), Penn State will require all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses. Within the last 24 hours, many counties that are home to Penn State campuses have shifted to “orange” status, warranting an immediate adjustment to the University’s on-campus masking requirement.
Linda MacDuff has accepted the position of director of housing and food services at Penn State Berks. In this role, she will direct operations at Penn State Berks, as well as manage external food-service contracts for Penn State's Lehigh Valley and Schuylkill campuses.
Two summer success programs — Pathway to Success: Summer Start (PaSSS) and the STEM Inclusion and Innovation Program — give new Penn State Lehigh Valley students a jump-start on their college journey.
Eight Penn State police officers are nationally certified as child passenger safety technicians to conduct child safety seat inspections and assist with installations.
Prospective students are invited to the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus to Spend a Summer Evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5. Attendees can visit campus and learn more about PSU-LV’s programs.
The Arts Project, a program at Penn State Lehigh Valley that offers noncredit, beginner through advanced art courses to nontraditional students, will showcase its students in the Art-in-the-Park event this September, an annual showcase of local artists and crafters in Allentown’s West Park.
For Penn State Lehigh Valley student Nick Herman, golf is much more than a hobby or pastime — it’s a way of life. A member of the PSU-LV golf team that won the 2020-21 PSUAC Golf Championship in May 2021, he said he has come a long way from a junior golfer with an average score above 100 to a more recent range in the low 80’s.
