Chris Briggs understands what it means to look to the future and leave a place better than how you found it. As a former teacher, Briggs has taught and mentored hundreds of students. Now he’s teaming up with Penn State Lehigh Valley students for a new initiative.
Nine student leaders represented Penn State Lehigh Valley at the annual Penn State Summer Leadership Conference (SLC), held this year at Penn State Harrisburg. The goal of the SLC is to provide a challenging and motivating experience to empower emerging and established student leaders from across the Penn State network.
A former member of the White House Press Corps and a true-crime writer kick off the Penn State Lehigh Valley Criminal Justice Lecture Series this fall.
Teens with an eye toward starting and managing their own businesses learned the basics of what it takes to be an entrepreneur at Penn State Lehigh Valley’s annual Teen Entrepreneur Challenge, held July 28 to Aug. 3.
The path to earning a STEM-based degree just became a little easier for Penn State Lehigh Valley engineering students Juan Antonio Mosquera Krik and Daniela Fernandez, thanks to technology company Broadcom, which has deep ties and a location within the Lehigh Valley.
Penn State was well-represented at the recent Lilly-Austin conference, one of the most highly regarded academic events focused on evidence-based teaching and learning.
Annual event focuses on evidence-based teaching and learning
Players and coaches from around the globe participated in the United World Games in June in Austria. Penn State Lehigh Valley head women’s basketball coach Lorie Khalil recently returned from the games, where she spent a “fourth once in a lifetime experience” of coaching a team of basketball players in Europe.
An Allentown-based entrepreneur captured the top prize in the second annual Penn State Lehigh Valley LaunchBox Ladies’ Women in Business Pitch Competition held on June 26.
