Still Life
Lady Lions win Big Ten championship
THON 2012 breaks $10 million
THON 2012 going strong
THON 2012 under way
Rube Goldberg Competition: Feb. 11, 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
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Everyday virus proves potent against cancer cells.
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- "Roaring Recipes," a commemorative cookbook featuring recipes from students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Penn State Lehigh Valley, will be available for sale beginning March 1. A kickoff event will be held at noon on March 1 in the campus' Centre Hall. The cost of the cookbook is $20, with proceeds benefiting student groups, adult learners and the campus. The book will be available for purchase at the Penn State Lehigh Valley Bookstore, and online at www.lvwcookbook.webs.com.
"Roaring Recipes" was compiled by the Penn State Lehigh Valley Women's Commission in celebration of the campus' 100th anniversary. For more information about Penn State Lehigh Valley's centennial, visit www.lv.psu.edu online and click on the 100 Years link. (more)
During the weekend of Feb. 17-20, two Lehigh Valley students joined hundreds of other Penn State students in a 46-hour, no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon, affectionately known as THON, to raise money for the fight against pediatric cancer. Through their year-long efforts, the Penn State Lehigh Valley team smashed the 2011 campus total, which was just over $24,000, by raising more than $31,000. In total, THON raised more than $10.68 million for the Four Diamonds Fund, beating the 2011 total of more than $9 million. (more)
Senior Adults Gaining Enrichment (SAGE), an outreach program of Penn State Lehigh Valley, has announced the schedule for its spring 2012 four-part lecture series. Each SAGE session begins with coffee at 10:30 a.m., the featured speaker at 11 a.m., and lunch at noon. All lectures will take place in room 135 at Penn State Lehigh Valley, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, Pa. (more)
The Arts Project at Penn State Lehigh Valley has announced a new series of workshops for adults, age 55-plus. The cost of each class, which will meet four times during the month of March, is $50. The campus offers newly renovated studio facilities and is conveniently located across from the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley. For more information or to register, call Ann Lalik at 610-285-5261. (more)
As part of Penn State Lehigh Valley's 100th anniversary celebration, The Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley is recognizing the role of women in the campus' history with a new exhibit, "Homefront Heroes: Women of WWII," from Feb. 27-Apr.28. An artist talk will be held at 3 p.m. on March 1, followed by a reception from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit, artist talk, and reception are free and open to the public. (more)
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will host its annual Phil Grosz Night event at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the campus in Center Valley. A buffet dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with Grosz scheduled to speak about new Penn State football recruits and coaching staff at 7 p.m.
Tickets for this event are $16 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, contact Terry DeGroot by emailing tdegroot@terraformengineering.com. (more)
Maureen S. Joly of Allentown, Pa., has accepted the position as director of development at Penn State Lehigh Valley. In this position, Joly will be responsible for overseeing and managing all fundraising efforts for the campus.
Joly has 18 years of experience in development and fundraising in the Lehigh Valley. Prior to her appointment, she was the director of development for the Allentown Symphony Association, and has worked for other nonprofit organizations including Grace Montessori School and Sacred Heart Hospital. (more)
The Penn State Lehigh Valley Alumni Society is now taking orders for its spring Berkey Creamery ice cream sale. Orders are being accepted through March 12 and ice cream will be available for pick up from 5-7 p.m. on March 29 at the campus in Center Valley. Proceeds from the ice cream sale benefit the Alumni Society's First-Year Scholarship fund for Penn State Lehigh Valley students.
To download an order form, or for more information, visit www.psulvalumni.org online. (more)
Logan Bonner, a Penn State Lehigh Valley sophomore, has been chosen to present his research at Pennsylvania's Undergraduate Research at the Capitol (URC-PA) event to be held March 27 in Harrisburg. Bonner's poster, Stimulation of Red Blood Cell Differentiation In Vitro: Replication of a Classic Experiment Enhances Inquiry in the Undergraduate Laboratory, is one of only four selected to represent Penn State at the event.
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CHANCE (Connecting Humans and Nature through Conservation Experiences), has been chosen to receive the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE) 2012 Outstanding Environmental Education Program award. The award, which recognizes an exemplary environmental education program which could be used as a model, will be presented at the PAEE annual conference to be held March 16-17 at the Raystown Lake Resort and Conference Center in Entriken, Pa. (more)
