Penn State Lehigh Valley students who are passionate about making the world a more equal, just and inclusive place can find support with a new initiative. The Penn State Lehigh Valley Collaborative for Research on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion supports outstanding students who are conducting research relevant to these areas. An accompanying speaker series will showcase the students’ work.
"Is Entrepreneurship in my DNA?" That was the overarching theme of Penn State Lehigh Valley’s latest LaunchBox Ladies event touting three highly motivated PSU-LV students who’ve already started their own venture or are part of a family business.
Penn State students visited Washington, D.C. the weekend of April 1-3 as part of a trip planned by the Global Engagement Team within Penn State Global. The student group was a diverse mixture of students from across the commonwealth, with 30 domestic students and 145 international students representing 31 countries.
Because of state support, Penn State’s in-state tuition savings impact 45,000 students annually, making higher education possible for many Pennsylvanians. “In-state tuition is helping so many families all across Pennsylvania,” said Penn State Lehigh Valley student Kriday Sharma, a business major from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Penn State Lehigh Valley Associate Professor of Biology Jacqueline McLaughlin recently received the National Society for Experiential Education 2022 John S. Duley Lifetime Achievement Award in Experiential Education. In addition, in early June she delivered a virtual keynote address to attendees at the FarmConect Romania agriculture conference held in Slobozia, Romania.
Lehigh Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State will host its seventh annual Teen Entrepreneur Challenge July 5-10 at the Perkiomen School in Pennsburg. This year’s theme is “The Future of Work: The Gig Economy, the Creator Economy and Remote Work.”
Eight Advisory Board members from Lehigh Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State have created a $145,000 endowment to sustain the business accelerator's long-term efforts. The board members contributed $72,500 to the fund, which was matched by Penn State.
Penn State Lehigh Valley's THON team, led by student dancers Brianna Peters, Alexis Matlack, Rhea Kochhar and Tyler Mantz, came in second place fundraising-wise among Commonwealth Campuses, tallying a grand total of $43,978.94 in donations, at the 50th annual THON.
Eleven Penn State Lehigh Valley students under the direction of Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Tracey Carbonetto (pictured, third from left) will spend the spring semester participating in a cross-cultural project facilitated through Penn State University’s Experiential Digital Global Exchange (EDGE) program.
