Activities and Traditions

Students pose for picture

Lehigh Valley holds spring 2022 commencement ceremony

Penn State Lehigh Valley held its spring 2022 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 7. A total of 120 students completed their associate or bachelor’s degree during the academic year. Of those, 92 walked at the ceremony on the campus grounds, which was presided over by Chancellor Tina Q. Richardson and Director of Academic Affairs Anibal Torres Bernal.
Students work on mandala project.

Lehigh Valley art students collaborate on chalk mandala project

Penn State Lehigh Valley students in Associate Teaching Professor of Arts Administration Elizabeth Flaherty’s Intersections Between Art and Psychology course collaborated on a chalk mandala created on the campus grounds. The initiative was led by student Angi Sayid for her final research project. 
Lecturer speaks to audience

Renowned scholar returns to Lehigh Valley for timely lecture on Ukraine, COVID

Internationally recognized scholar Marijana Grbeša Zenzerović of the University of Zagreb in Croatia recently returned to Penn State Lehigh Valley to deliver the lecture "Communication in Times of Crisis: A Critical Take on the Pandemic and War in Ukraine." Grbeša Zenzerović served as the campus’ first visiting scholar and professor during the fall 2018 semester. 
Bart Cooper stands with students at art exhibit

Lehigh Valley co-sponsors artist’s socially conscious 'Heroes' exhibit

Penn State Lehigh Valley has thrown its support behind a new art exhibition that celebrates iconic women of color as comic book superheroes. The campus is among the sponsors of artist Bart Cooper’s "Heroes" exhibit, which is on display through May 22 in the Crayola Gallery of Bethlehem’s Banana Factory Arts Center.