Lebanon Valley College

As part of its Inquiry 2014 activities, Lebanon Valley College recognized students at the Spring Awards and Recognition Ceremony on April 10 for academic achievement in the natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities.

Lebanon Valley College music students performed half and full recitals on campus this semester.

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.

Lebanon Valley College students have elected a new slate of leadership for Student Government for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Inquiry 2014 coincided with the Council for Undergraduate Research's week-long celebration of student research and achievement. Lebanon Valley College celebrated the scholarly, scientific, and creative achievements of the student body in a variety of academic activities, including a public research symposium April 10 in the LVC gymnasium.

Lebanon Valley College inducted 47 high achieving students to its Phi Alpha Epsilon honor society on March 30, 2014, as part of Inquiry 2014. Membership is limited to senior students who have achieved a 3.6 GPA, completed 24 credits of LVC coursework, and earned a bronze, silver, or gold community service award.

Lebanon Valley College has recognized 150 of its first-year students for making an impact on campus as a new student. The Celebration of Student Success reception, held Feb. 19 in Mund College Center, honored the student's achievement.

Thirty-five Lebanon Valley College students traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the 2014 Social Justice Institute, Jan. 9-14.

Lebanon Valley College inducted 162 students into 16 different academic honor societies as part of its Inquiry 2014 celebration.

LVC student Matt Czuj was involved in a unique project at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy, as part of his semester abroad.

Sixteen globetrotting Lebanon Valley College students are spending the spring semester studying and exploring at locations around the world.

In addition to work to earn a college degree, 37 students are helping to encourage other, younger students to enroll in college as well through the Lebanon Valley Education Partnership (LVEP).

The Peer Mentor Program begins during orientation and continues throughout the first semester. This program eases the transition of new students to LVC. The primary goals of the program are for new students to succeed socially and academically, to ensure that each new student has an upper-class student from whom they can seek assistance, and to help students become well acquainted with other new students.

Seven students are heading up La Vie Collegienne, Lebanon Valley College's student newspaper.

Lebanon Valley College named 658 undergraduates to its Dean's List. The students maintained a 3.4 average out of a possible 4.0.

Lebanon Valley College congratulates the 69 students who completed bachelor or master degrees in December 2013.

Lebanon Valley College is recognizing 227 student-athletes for their participation on athletic teams in the 2013 fall athletics season.

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 recognizes the 17 students performing music recitals during the fall 2013 semester. LVC students learn and perform in the Blair Music Center, one of the largest and best-equipped music facilities in the area. Blair includes a 600-seat concert hall (Lutz Recital Hall), 24 teaching studios, 36 individual practice rooms, and three recording studios. Music majors also may perform in the 175-seat Zimmerman Recital Hall.

Student Government is comprised of 36 full-time students. One of the Government's major responsibilities is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among students, faculty, and administrators.

Lebanon Valley College recognizes the 53 students serving as Valley Ambassadors. Valley Ambassadors provide tours for prospective students and their families.

Three students from the Lebanon Valley College Education Department accompanied Dr. Ann Berger-Knorr, associate professor of education, to the Early Childhood Education Summit Conference in State College, Pa. on Oct. 23, 2013. The students' presentation explored the use of multicultural picture books as a springboard for discussing issues of social justice with preschool and elementary-aged students.

Lebanon Valley College's Wig and Buckle Theater Company will present "Chess," a musical with music by ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice.

LVC students take advantage of overseas study programs in 12 countries around the world. By the time they graduate, nearly 20 percent of our students will have spent time studying and traveling abroad, experiences that will shape and inform the rest of their lives. The bottom line at LVC: if you want to study overseas, you can, regardless of your major or other interests.

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.

A trio of Lebanon Valley College mathematicians spent the early part of their summer poring over data, applying their knowledge of number theory while trying to find number patterns that weren't known to exist before. Isaac (Shen) Lu '15, Christina Doran '15, and Dr. Barry Smith, assistant professor of mathematics, are hoping that the patterns they proved to exist might one day apply to a future science.

Many Lebanon Valley College students conducted research in the Neidig-Garber Science Center this summer, but Elizabeth Cieniewicz '14 spent her summer at the beach. The senior biology student researched algal blooms in the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

There are many opportunities for students to receive practical, "real life" experience at Lebanon Valley College. For those students interested in political science, or potentially a career in politics, there is no experience more beneficial than the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Legislative Fellowship Program. This 13-week, full-time position, has students participating in weekly workshops and hearing various speakers while observing in a leadership or Committee Chairman office.

Dr. Timothy Peelen, associate professor of chemistry, spent 12 months on sabbatical teaching and researching in the organic chemistry field in Budapest, Hungary at Etovos Lorand University (ELTE). Assisting him with research at ELTE this summer were Lebanon Valley students Tai Nguyen '14 and Rachel Denny '14.

Business administration major Cody Richard '14 is in his second semester interning at the World Trade Center of Harrisburg, which helps member companies explore and develop avenues for selling their products abroad.