Lebanon Valley College

More than 30 Lebanon Valley College students completed Brave Zone Network Training during the fall semester. The program trains students to be walking advocates and allies for their peers of marginalized groups like students of color, members of the LGBT community, students of disability, as well as different religious groups.

Nineteen Lebanon Valley College students are spending the spring 2016 semester studying away as part of the College's study abroad program, which includes 12 foreign countries and two stateside internship opportunities.

This spring Lebanon Valley College's Wig and Buckle Theater Company will perform Neil Simon's 1969 play "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" as part of its 2015-16 Diamond Season. Since 1935, Wig and Buckle has performed musicals and plays for the enjoyment of LVC students and members of surrounding communities.

A total of 109 Lebanon Valley student-athletes have been named to the Middle Atlantic Conference's (MAC) Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Twenty Lebanon Valley College students travel to Washington, D.C. as part of the 2016 Social Justice Institute, a leadership institute that allows students to explore how oppression impacts true equality.

Eleven Lebanon Valley College students will perform recitals on campus this spring. Recitals feature a variety of instruments and vocal performances.

Lebanon Valley College is pleased to announce that the following students have been accepted for admission at The Valley.

A Resident Assistant (RA) oversees a floor or wing in a residence hall. The RA serves as a resource for residential students and provides a residential environment conducive to the overall development of students. The RA role encompasses programming, administrative, and student development responsibilities.

Lebanon Valley College is pleased to announce its exclusive cohort of students accepted for admission for Fall 2016 through the Early Decision program at The Valley. Applying through the Early Decision program, these students have expressed their sincerest intent to enroll and embrace LVC's rigorous and engaging experience.

Six Lebanon Valley College students completed the Interfaith Certification program during 2015. The program encourages student exploration of the faiths of others in light of the student's own religious identity both in and beyond the classroom.

This Arnold Grant enabled three LVC students to work with each other and Dr. Kathleen Tacelosky, chair of Department of Languages and professor of Spanish, to plan and carry out a readers' and writers' workshop to support linguistic development of transnational students.

This Arnold Grant funded student-faculty biology research related to submersed aquatic plants.

This Arnold Grant provided two students, both music education majors, with real life teaching experiences on the elementary level. They will teach general music classes and lead workshops in the Colegio Internacional de Asunción in Paraguay.

Lebanon Valley College has announced its Dean's List recipients for the fall 2015 semester. Dean's list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.

Fourteen Lebanon Valley College students recently represented the College at the annual simulated European Union (EU) parliamentary session in Washington, D.C. A culmination of the course DSP 380: "EU Simulation," the trip was organized by the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Consortium (MAEUSC).

Lebanon Valley College students get the chance to play college sports at a high level while pursuing their intellectual and career goals, and enjoying other interests. While competing for conference championships and earning national rankings, our student-athletes have the flexibility to double major, study abroad, and pursue internships--opportunities that will inform their lives long after their playing careers end.

A pair of star music voice majors had a truly unique global experience this summer after being accepted to study at the prestigious international institute "Opera Viva" in Verona, Italy. There, during separate sessions, they studied Italian opera, the Italian language, how to prepare concert repertoire in a master class, and work on the Alexander Technique.

This Arnold Grant supported a six-week summer project in which two students will work alongside a professor on editing, designing, and publishing a journal of essays written by Lebanon Valley College students in Color + Culture (ART 351) from 2004 through 2015.

This summer 2015 project will continue and finalize research conducted in History 460 during the spring 2015 semester. Students in that course began designing a campus-wide exhibit that will be displayed in 2016 as part of Lebanon Valley College's 150th anniversary celebration.

Students from across the College participate in College choirs and music ensembles which perform throughout the academic year.

Quinn Orris of Harrisburg, Pa. recently participated in the Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) in Fort Yates, N.D., for the second consecutive summer thanks to a special grant from Lebanon Valley College. A graduate of Northern Senior High School, Orris is pursuing degrees in English, philosophy, and psychology

Four Lebanon Valley College students presented their research papers at The Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS) Conference which was held Oct. 8-10 at Millersville University.

This summer, Giovanna Ortiz '16 spent time working with Church World Service (CWS)—Lancaster's Immigration Legal Services Program—to resettle immigrants and refugees in the surrounding central Pennsylvania area. She is one of many volunteers who help acclimate approximately 400 individuals to the area during the course of each year.

Seven students who have spent the past few months researching Lebanon Valley College's history ahead of its 150th anniversary, presented their work at the PA Historical Association meeting in Hershey earlier this month.

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.

Students spent part of the Spring 2015 semester at Lebanon Valley College translating a physical therapy children's book into different languages. The book, "Sammy's Physical Therapy Adventure" had previously been created by Dr. Michael Fink, associate professor of physical therapy, with the assistance of LVC students.

Nearly 30 Lebanon Valley College students recently attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Twenty-two students presented their research, with several receiving awards.

Lebanon Valley College awarded 59 Multicultural Fellowships to students starting classes this fall. These Fellowship awards recognize and reward commitment to work, service, and scholarly achievement for African-American, Latino, Asian, Native American and multiracial LVC students.

Morgan Webb '17, a biology major, joined Dr. Erica Unger, professor of biology, to conduct additional research regarding dopamine levels and their relation to iron deficiency.

Cory Paternoster '16, who recently interned at Noisy Little Critter Studios in Downingtown, has been soundproofing rooms and aiding in construction, in addition to running equipment for musicians. The studio, established in 2010 by Mike Bardzik, was built in a refurbished barn and adapted to give artists a place to stay and record.