Penn State President Eric Barron presented Ann Lalik, gallery director and arts coordinator at Penn State Lehigh Valley, with a 2016 Staff Recognition Award from the Pennsylvania State University Staff Advisory Council (USAC).
Penn State York held a candlelight vigil in 2014-15 to increase awareness of child sexual abuse. The fourth annual vigil, in November 2014, was sponsored by the Penn State York Council on Family Relations Club and the Student Veterans Association.