An information session for the Certified Recovery Specialist Program will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Penn State Lehigh Valley Campus.
Penn State Lehigh Valley alumni, students and community are invited to campus to celebrate their Penn State pride during the second annual WE ARE Lehigh Valley Homecoming Week.
On Oct. 12, Penn State Lehigh Valley will host the VIP All-Access Business of Entertainment Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The symposium will give attendees a behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment industry.
The work of visual art majors at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will be featured Aug. 29 to Oct. 13 in the Community Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Even college students who are not directly suffering from opioid abuse and addiction may be caught up in secondary effects from the epidemic. A team of Penn State Lehigh Valley researchers found that about one in five college students reported in a survey that they knew someone who was addicted to pain medications, and nearly a third said they knew somebody who overdosed on painkillers or heroin. This may cause worry and anxiety above and beyond the typical financial and academic stress that college students face, the researchers added.
A new class at being offered this fall at Penn State Lehigh Valley and Penn State Schuylkill is a video gamer's dream — or just the perfect thing if you have ever wanted to design your own virtual realm.