The final round of Penn State Altoona’s fourth Women in Engineering Design Competition took place April 15 and 16. This year's theme was "Horseshoe Curve," held in collaboration with the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum. Teams from Penn State's Altoona, Berks and Lehigh Valley campuses placed in the competition.
A Penn State Lehigh Valley professor is taking a closer look at the history of vocational rehabilitation in the United States. In a planned book project, Andjela Kaur, professor of rehabilitation and human services, focuses on the history of vocational rehabilitation counseling — a crucial yet understudied profession.
Critical Conversation in Urban Education initiative founded by Penn State Lehigh Valley Chancellor Tina Richardson while at Drexel University's School of Education recently marked its 10-year anniversary.
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.
For most of her career, Nichola Gutgold, professor, communication arts and sciences at Penn State Lehigh Valley has studied and written extensively about women in leadership. PSU-LV was also represented at the international conference by Beth Michalec, assistant professor of corporate communication who presented “Re-envisioning Gates: Examining the Strategic Communication Implications of Leadership Changes in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”, a close look at the world’s largest nonprofit.
Traveling abroad, soaking in global perspective on politics, economics, history, and culture clearly offers lifelong benefits. But short of packing your bags for foreign lands, there’s no better way to bolster the global experience than sharing the campus with international students — like the five young minds Penn State Lehigh Valley welcomed from India two years ago.
"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 Lehigh Valley’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) was established four years ago with the idea of giving promising students the extra support and resources needed to bolster their chances of college success. The program is paying big dividends, with the first group of EOP students receiving their degrees at the spring commencement ceremony.
Furthering its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, Penn State Lehigh Valley hosted a Women of Color Panel on Wednesday, March 30. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, the Black Student Union and the All In Committee, the panel discussion was held as part of the campus’s observance of Women’s History Month.
