Nine Lebanon Valley College students and two employees traveled to Peru for a week of service and cultural immersion. Living in Misminay for most of the trip, the group taught English to children and built and planted a greenhouse in order to establish a sustainable food source for the community.

Lebanon Valley College recognized 20 Gold Community Service Award recipients, who have served more than 100 hours, and have completed a multi-day residential service project. Students who completed 250 hours of service or more also received a gold award.

Fifteen students and two staff members from Lebanon Valley College traveled to Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic to work with Outreach360, an organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities to underserved children in Latin America.

Lebanon Valley College students, an LVC alumnus, and two faculty advisors recently completed a week-long service learning trip to the Dominican Republic.

Six Lebanon Valley College students and two faculty advisors recently completed a week-long service learning trip to Puerto Rico.

Lebanon Valley College recognized 20 Gold Community Service Award recipients, who have served more than 100 hours, and have completed a multi-day residential service project.

In addition to working toward earning a Lebanon Valley College degree, 15 students are volunteering through the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership (LVEP) to encourage other, younger students to enroll in college.

Nicole Flohr '21 is one of very few students to be granted Lebanon Valley College's most prestigious scholarship. The John Bowman Allwein Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship with an annual stipend that students use for research, internships, study abroad costs, or anything that benefits their undergraduate experience.

Eight LVC students and two staff members participated in four days of service in Washington, D.C. addressing challenges of homelessness and poverty during the College's Spring Break week.

A dozen Lebanon Valley College students and two faculty advisors recently completed a week-long service learning trip to Puerto Rico. Throughout the week, the students volunteered at a retirement community, a center for victims of domestic violence, and an elementary school.

Lebanon Valley College recognizes Gold Community Service Award recipients, who have served more than 100 hours, and have completed a multi-day residential service project.

Community service is a hallmark of Lebanon Valley College and 24 students demonstrated that commitment with a spring break service trip to St. Augustine, Florida.

In addition to working toward earning a Lebanon Valley College degree, 46 students are volunteering through the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership (LVEP) to encourage other, younger students to enroll in college.

International service learning trips open a whole new perspective to students who do not usually find themselves encountering extreme cultural immersion. On May 16, 14 students and two faculty advisors set off for a week in Peru where they worked with the Misminay community. It is the second LVC group to participate in this high-impact experience, with the first group visiting in 2014.

Lebanon Valley College recognizes Gold Community Service Award recipients, who have served more than 100 hours, and have completed a multi-day residential service project.

Twenty two students and staff from Lebanon Valley College just returned from an alternative spring break service trip to St. Augustine, Fla. The trip, which took place from March 5 to March 12, was the first time the College has participated with non-profit organizations Council on Aging, the St. Gerard Pregnancy Center, and the St. John's Housing Partnership. They seek to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

In addition to working toward earning a Lebanon Valley College degree, 23 students are volunteering through the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership (LVEP) to encourage other, younger students to enroll in college.

Eleven students and three faculty members participated in Lebanon Valley College's service-learning trip to Caguas, Puerto Rico in May. Group members visited a residential facility for seniors and a shelter for victims of domestic violence during the one week, high-impact experience. The afternoons were spent tutoring children in two elementary schools, and evenings were devoted to learning about the island from invited guest speakers.

Lebanon Valley College recognizes Gold Community Service Award recipients, who have served more than 100 hours, and have completed a multi-day residential service project.

Twenty Lebanon Valley College students and staff are traveling to Raleigh, N.C., March 1-7, 2015, to spend their spring break volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.

In addition to working toward earning a Lebanon Valley College degree, 46 students are volunteering through the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership (LVEP) to encourage other, younger students to enroll in college.

Twelve students and three faculty members participated in Lebanon Valley College's first international service-learning trip to Peru in May 2014. Group members worked with the Misminay community on various educational, cultural, and social projects.

Lebanon Valley College recognizes Gold Community Service Award recipients, who have served more than 100 hours, and have completed a multi-day residential service project.

Twenty-three Lebanon Valley College students traveled to Pendleton, W.V., March 2-7, 2014, to spend their spring break volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.

Another great example of our student's heart for service! 14 LVC students spent Sept. 25, 2013 with the Harrisburg Area Coalition Against Homelessness at its Project Homeless Connect event at the PA Farm Show Complex. More than 70 service providers were present to help homeless individuals get off the street before winter. Student volunteers assist individuals in connecting to necessary services by providing one-on-one support through the process.

Lebanon Valley College selected 51 students to serve as peer mentors in the fall of 2012. A peer mentor is an undergraduate student that guides a group of 15-20 new or transfer students during their first semester at the college. Local peer mentors include:

Twenty-six Lebanon Valley College students traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the 2013 Social Justice Institute, Jan. 10-12. Among them were:

Area students worked with 25 other Lebanon Valley College students to help families obtain simple, decent and affordable housing during spring break by working with Habitat for Humanity in Smithville, Miss. The students are participants in Habitat's national alternative break program, Collegiate Challenge. "The service to which these students have dedicated themselves is nothing short of inspirational," said Rev. Paul Fullmer, LVC's Chaplain and director of community service and volunteerism. "They boarded a bus at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morningaEUR"just 12 hours after the beginning of spring breakaEUR"and returned to campus just 12 hours before classes begin again! So their entire break was spent in service to people impacted by the tornado which recently stuck Mississippi." Local students include:

Lebanon Valley College students banded together to participate in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine. Funds raised by 30 Hour Famine participants help feed and care for children in communities in need around the globe through World Vision. A portion of the funds raised assist families in need in the United States. Famine funds contribute to World Vision's response in areas where famine, conflict, and other crises make children vulnerable to hunger and preventable disease. Since 1992, 30 Hour Famine has raised close to $140 million, representing countless lives saved. World Vision works in nearly 100 countries, helping approximately 100 million people every year. Local participants include:

The following Lebanon Valley College students are spending their spring break during the first week of March building Habitat for Humanity homes with needy families in New Rochelle, N.Y.