Activities and Traditions

Donated children's books

Children's Book Drive

Gently used donated books are being accepted now through early February for the annual Children's Book Drive benefiting Penn State Lehigh Valley's THON efforts. 

Carlos Andres Gomez on left and Juan Martinez on right.

HHM2021

Spoken word artist Carlos Andres Gomez, at right, will appear at Penn State Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 22, as part of the campus' observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Gomez last performed at the campus in 2018, when he met student Juan Martinez, left.

Two students standing at information tables.

Involvement Fair 2021

Penn State Lehigh Valley students Aemen Ali and Tobey Field man the information tables for the Honors and Badminton clubs at the campus' Fall 2021 Involvement Fair. 

Graduates pose for photo

2021CommencementNewKensington

Graduates in the radiological sciences associate degree program at Penn State New Kensington pose for a photo before their 10 a.m. commencement ceremony on May 8. Full photo galleries and portraits of ceremonies at the New Kensington campus will be posted to the campus Facebook page. 

graduate in cap, gown, and face mask reading program

2021CommencementHarrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg celebrated its spring Class of 2021 with three ceremonies on May 6 and 7. The college conferred more than 800 degrees this semester. Here, a graduate from the School of Science, Engineering and Technology reads the program. More photos available here.

A marketing brochure including 4 headshots

LVLB Ladies Sustainability

Lehigh Valley LaunchBox will host a two-part sustainability speaking series in May and June.  The first event is titled "Living Sustainably Begins at Home" and will be held via Zoom on May 25.

A man in a white lab coat

Dr. Nair headshot

Physician-in-Chief of Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute, Suresh Nair, MD, will serve as the commencement speaker at Penn State Lehigh Valley's graduation ceremony on May 8, 2021.

Students standing in front of a Penn State backdrop

THON 2021 dancers and morale reps

PSU-LV students participated in last weekend's THON 2021 as dancers and morale representatives for the dancers.  Pictured left to right: morale rep Simon Tomaszewski, dancers Brianna Peters and Alexis Matlack, morale rep Mary Williams.