Penn State President Eric J. Barron spoke to a crowd of nearly 250 people at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lehigh Valley campus' $14.4 million expansion project. The event was held March 4 at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Penn State Lehigh Valley students posed with Penn State President Eric Barron at Capital Day 2019 on March 20 in Harrisburg. The students participated in the University's largest single-day advocacy event.
Penn State President Eric Barron spoke at the Blue & White luncheon held May 23 at the PPL Center and celebrated the early success of "A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence" campaign.
Penn State Lehigh Valley students, alumni and grant recipients of Lehigh Valley LaunchBox posed with the Nittany Lion; Penn State Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor Madlyn L. Hanes; Congressman Charlie Dent; Penn State President Eric Barron and his wife, Molly Barron; Penn State Lehigh Valley Chancellor Tina Q. Richardson; PPL CEO and Penn State alumnus Bill Spence, and his wife, Denise Spence; and Dave DeCampli, Global Chief Compliance Officer, PPL; at the Blue & White luncheon on May 23 at the PPL Center.
Penn State Lehigh Valley Chancellor Tina Q. Richardson, Penn State University President Eric J. Barron and Vice President of Commonwealth Campuses Madlyn L. Hanes visited with nine-year-old Kedar Narayann, who is one of the Lehigh Valley LaunchBox grant recipients, at the Invent Penn State in the Capitol Day on Feb. 5 in Harrisburg. Narayann was displaying his game Codeylocks, which helps kids learn algorithms and how to code.
Jacqueline McLaughlin, associate professor of biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, has been appointed to serve in the 2017 Jefferson Science Fellowship program by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Penn State President Eric Barron nominated McLaughlin for the fellowship.
Ann Lalik, gallery director and arts coordinator at Penn State Lehigh Valley, was recognized with a 2016 Staff Recognition Award from the Pennsylvania State University Staff Advisory Council (USAC).
