Javier Avila, English professor at Northampton Community College, presented to about 200 students, faculty, staff and community partners in celebration of National Latino Heritage Month on Oct. 4.
The Penn State Lehigh Valley International Food and Entrepreneur Series was held in two parts. First, a traditional Ethiopian dinner was served concluding with Ethiopian coffee and then a seminar discussion with the owners of the restaurant followed.
The International Food and Entrepreneur Series held its fourth dinner at the Lehigh Valley's only Ethiopian restaurant. Penn State Lehigh Valley students, alumni, faculty and staff attended the event.
Penn State Lehigh Valley student Carlo Acerra, of Bethlehem, won an Emmy in the Magazine Program/Special category for his editing work on FireRock Productions' "Nazareth: Resonating Through Time."
The fourth dinner series of the International Food and Entrepreneur series was held at Miriam's Restaurant in downtown Allentown. 37 Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty, staff, students and alumni attended the event.
Penn State Lehigh Valley's LEO Club, led by president Zach Miller, hosted a Dining in the Dark event at the Lehigh Valley campus on Oct. 6.Dining in the Dark features dining while blindfolded to simulate the experience of people who are blind. During this event, the LEO club hosted Wendy Sherid and her service dog. Wendy is part of the The Seeing Eye and gives the perspective about her life experiences as a person with a visual impairment.The timing of this event fits with the launch of All In at Penn State.
Nichola Gutgold, professor of communications arts and sciences at Penn State Lehigh Valley did a special reading of her children's book, Madam President: Five Women Who Paved the Way, to third grade students at McKinley Elementary in Allentown on Oct. 12.
Students, faculty and staff attended the kick off event at Penn State Lehigh Valley for "All In at Penn State: A Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion." The event was lifestreamed from University Park. The room was transformed for the special screening. Attendees received All In pins and enjoyed popcorn and ice cream sandwiches.
