http://lhup.edu The latest news from Lock Haven University en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:06:07 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/PRAXIS_prep.htm The Lock Haven University Department of Early Childhood Education is offering a face-to-face Praxis I prep class for those currently working 20 hours a week in an early childhood setting (child care, PreK Counts, Head Start). Funding from a Gate Opener Grant through the PA Key enables Lock Haven University to provide full scholarships and free materials for this Praxis I prep course. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:06:07 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/lycoming_history.htm At 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, Lock Haven University Professor Janet Irons will give a presentation, "Women's History in the Digital Age," in the Community Room of Ross Library in Lock Haven. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:18:29 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/fraternity_2012.htm The brothers of the Phi Mu Chi chapter of Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity of Lock Haven University held their first philanthropic service of the semester on Sunday February 12, 2012. The brothers canned for donations to the American Cancer Society from the hours of 12-3 p.m. and collected a grand total of just over $200. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:41:03 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/March_Admissions.htm Lock Haven University will host an Admissions Open House on Saturday, March 3 with registration starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Student Recreation Center. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:01:58 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/PASSHE_PA.htm The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and Chancellor John C. Cavanaugh hosted a luncheon and presentation highlighting Lock Haven University's Physician Assistant Program. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:57:40 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Women_Sports.htm The Lock Haven University Department of Athletics invites the community to participate in the annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. This year's theme is "Title IX at 40: In It for the Long Run," which refers to the 40th anniversary of federal civil rights legislation which bans sex discrimination in schools, whether it be in academics or athletics. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:06:16 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Curtin_China.htm Curtin has been invited for the third time to be a faculty practitioner/performer at the International School Choral Music Society's 4th annual music festival. The ISCMS 2012 festival is in Beijing, February 14 - 19. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:33 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Write_Now.htm Lock Haven University is pleased to announce the next events in its popular WriteNow series. Award-winning poet and playwright Jeanne Murray Walker will participate in a variety of events at the university and in the community, February 28 - March 1. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:53:33 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Teach_for_America.htm Lock Haven University's Phi Sigma Pi National Honors fraternity will host a talk on the importance of Teach for America, a non-profit organization that aims to eliminate educational inequity. Amanda Berkey will discuss her experience through Teach for America on February 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in Ulmer Planetarium. This event is free and open to the public. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:01:58 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Freshman_Miracle.htm For Lock Haven University freshman Kayla Shoemaker, community service is very much a way of life. In the last three years, Kayla has raised over $3500 for Children's Miracle Network at Geisinger. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:19:23 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Marketing_Journal.htm Marketing research students at Lock Haven University published the first issue of the LHU Student Journal of Applied Marketing Research. This new online journal can be accessed at www.lhup.edu/marketingjournal Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:55:02 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Klimek_Exhibit.htm The public is invited to a new art exhibit in the Sloan Fine Arts gallery on the Lock Haven University campus. The works of internationally-recognized artist Elizabeth Klimek will be on display from February 20 - March 23. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:48:19 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/ochs_speaker.htm Professional speaker and activist Robyn Ochs will give a presentation entitled "Challenging Heterosexism" at Lock Haven University on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Greenberg Auditorium in the Health Professions Building. This free, interactive program is for students, faculty, staff and interested members of the public. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:52:38 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/House_Discussed.htm On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in the Hall of Flags in Robinson Hall of Lock Haven University, Professor of Philosophy Daniel Shaw will screen an episode from the TV series House. M.D. and lead a discussion of it thereafter. It is a series that often explores ethical issues and questions about the existence of God, the perfect topics for philosophical discussion. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:56:30 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/nano_open_house.htm Nano students made presentations about Nanotechnology within the context of LHU's science programs. With the assistance of current students in all of LHU's science disciplines, visitors were able to see demonstrations of how the study of Nanoscience has application in all of the sciences. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:27:20 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Platanos_and_Collard.htm Lock Haven University's Office of Human and Cultural Diversity, Student Activities Office, and Office of Social Equity are teaming up to present the hit comedy "Platanos and Collard Greens" on Thursday, February 16. The play, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 6 p.m. in the Price Performance Center. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:53:19 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/school_crises.htm Lock Haven University will host a talk on bullying and ways to respond to school crises. Bill Bond, a former Heath High School principal in Paducah, Kentucky, will give his informative presentation Friday, February 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in Bentley Hall, room S06-07. This event is free and open to the public. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:45:41 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/pancake_breakfast.htm The Lock Haven University women's lacrosse team will host their annual All-U-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, February 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in Thomas Fieldhouse. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:43:05 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/road_to_freedom.htm The Lock Haven University community honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 25 with a special interactive, multi-media performance in Price Auditorium. "The Road to Freedom" celebrated the long history of the Civil Rights movement, focusing on the contributions of those individuals who led the way. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:44:57 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/February_Open_House.htm Lock Haven University will host an Admissions Open House on Saturday, February 18 with registration starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Student Recreation Center. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:41:44 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/wild_conference.htm Lock Haven University and Gannon University Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) are presenting the fifth annual Women In Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) Conference in Erie May 10-11. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:16:25 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Miller_Internship.htm Michael A. Miller of Harrisburg is working for the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:04:21 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/International_Brunch.htm The Institute for International Studies at Lock Haven University, welcomed 21 new international students at an orientation brunch held on Sunday, January 22. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:56:06 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/Ostlund_Speaker.htm Lock Haven University's 2012 Women's Studies speaker series will commence with a campus visit and reading by author Lori Ostlund on February 9 at the Hamblin Hall of Flags at 7 p.m. The reading is free and open to public. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:34:55 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/MountainServe_conference.htm Lock Haven University's Anne-Marie Turnage will give a presentation on February 4 at the Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Values at Florida State University. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:59 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/lard_exhibit.htm Lock Haven University's first art exhibit of the spring semester will feature the works of Pennsylvania artist Casey K. Lard. The exhibit will run from January 23 - February 17 in the Sloan Fine Arts Gallery. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:20:27 -0500 http://www.lhup.edu/news_releases/2012/MLK_2012.htm Lock Haven University will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, January 25. Key Arts productions, a performance ensemble specializing in live multimedia productions, will present "The Road to Freedom" in Price Performance Center at 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to this free performance. Scott Eldredge <seldredg@lhup.edu> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:12:13 -0500