LVC's Wig and Buckle Theater Company Receives Grant for ASL Interpreters
Grant provides two ASL interpreters for Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe
Annville, PA (01/22/2025) — Lebanon Valley College's student-run American Sign Language (ASL) Club received an Inclusive Excellence Microgrant grant from LVC to hire two ASL interpreters for an upcoming on-campus performance.
Brooke Lehrman '26, M'27, a Communication Sciences & Disorders major pursuing a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, announced that the Wig and Buckle Theater Company will employ two ASL interpreters for the January 25 performance of Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe (by Eric Coble) in the College's Leedy Theater. Lehrman, President of the ASL Club, noted that this is a first for Wig and Buckle, LVC's oldest student organization. Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance can be purchased here.
Inclusive Excellence Microgrants help LVC create a campus environment where diversity is embraced, equity is prioritized, and all individuals feel included and experience a strong sense of belonging. These grants support this commitment through education, scholarship, and a dedication to social justice.
About Wig and Buckle
Founded in 1935, the Wig and Buckle Theater Company is proud of its tradition of providing quality live theater produced and performed by students for the LVC campus and the central Pennsylvania community.
The oldest continually operational student organization on campus, Wig and Buckle annually produces three to four shows a year. Wig and Buckle also serves as the resident theater company for the LVC English Department's Theater Concentration, playing a vital co-curricular role in the training and application of students' theater skills.
About Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College, founded in 1866, offers 50 majors in the health professions, sciences, business and digital media, arts and humanities, and education. Hands-on learning, internships, and research are emphasized. LVC offers five direct-entry (bachelor's to master's) programs in Accounting/MBA 3+1, Athletic Training 3+2, Clinical Mental Health Counseling 3+2, Engineering 3+2, and Speech-Language Pathology 3+2, and a nationally recognized six-year Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. There are over a dozen graduate degrees, including an MBA and master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Education, Exercise Science, and Intelligence and Security Studies.
Close faculty-student relationships and mentoring are hallmarks of the LVC experience on its beautiful 370-acre campus. The College encourages student participation in athletics-with 40% competing as NCAA Division III student-athletes in the Middle Atlantic Conference-and student leadership and involvement in over 90 clubs and organizations, many of which are community-service focused. LVC offers generous financial aid and guaranteed merit scholarships that exceeded $52 million in 2023-24. Career success is integrated into the curriculum through the Edward and Lynn Breen Center for Career and Professional Development starting during the first year on campus.
Located eight miles from Hershey, Pennsylvania, this college of 1,600 undergraduate and 400+ graduate students produces alumni who attend prestigious graduate and professional schools and are employed by top companies and school districts.
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