Penn State University Libraries awarded its Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy to students at nearly all undergraduate Penn State campuses in April, honoring 97 undergraduate students as well as eight graduate students participating in their respective campus-wide research exhibition events.
Graduates of the Penn State Lehigh Valley Class of 2019 were honored at a Senior Send-Off Brunch on Sunday, April 28, at the Centennial Catering and Conference Center in Center Valley. More than 100 people attended the event, including Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty and staff, members of the Lehigh Valley Alumni Society Board of Directors, graduates, families and friends.
With the academic year ending, outstanding faculty and staff were recognized for their achievements on April 25 at the faculty and staff awards luncheon held at the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus.
More than 100 students, faculty and staff of Penn State Lehigh Valley celebrated the end of the spring 2019 semester with the Finally Finished Fest on April 25. The fest served as a celebration of the end of academic year and as the venue for the presentation of the Student Life Awards and Athletic Awards.
At Penn State Lehigh Valley, students have the opportunity to work with esteemed faculty members to complete research at the undergraduate level, and students have ample opportunities to present their research and findings at conferences and regional symposiums. This year some student researchers also were published in peer-reviewed academic journals.
Penn State Hazleton hosted the ninth Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium, providing students from seven eastern universities the opportunity to display their research. More than 45 students participated in this year’s symposium.
More than 60 male students, faculty, staff and alumni participated in the fourth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” march on April 16 at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The event invited the public to take a stand against sexual violence.
