Penn State Lehigh Valley students on a spring break trip to Puerto Rico visited and hiked in the El Yunque National Forest. Students were able to cut their carbon footprint on this trip by drinking from coconuts instead of plastic cups.
Penn State Lehigh Valley’s CHANCE program is accepting applications for its spring and summer 2017 program, which includes travel to Cuba. The application deadline is April 10.
Penn State Lehigh Valley’s CHANCE program is accepting applications now through March 15 for its spring and summer 2017 program, which includes travel to Costa Rica. The ten-day, summer field practicum will provide hands-on research experience with the Organization of Tropical Studies (OTS) scientists.
The reality of urbanization and industrialization is leaving a mark on an important life-sustaining resource -- water -- especially in China. Students from Penn State University and China's Jiangnan University recently addressed the problem head-on, undertaking field research on the shores of Lake Taihu, China's third largest fresh water lake, from May 14-31. While there, they studied the effects of industrial, municipal and urban development within Jiangsu Province- -- one of the most industrialized regions in China -- and offered strategic suggestions for the lake's restoration.
The Penn State Lehigh Valley campus hosted "We Are ... One World and We Are ... Penn State Lehigh Valley,” a community-service project that came out of a class assignment for HDFS 287 Intercultural Community-Building taught by Sandy Kile, instructor in communication arts and sciences. The goal was to raise a total of $500 to put toward one Penn State Lehigh Valley student attending a spring 2017 short-term study abroad program.
