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		Lock Haven University is proud to be an All-Steinway School. The Steinway & Sons seal is a mark of distinction, indicating a commitment to professional excellence in music and music education. To be an All-Steinway School, every piano on campus must be part of the Steinway brand. LHU’s pianos are Boston and Steinway pianos. Every piano in classrooms, practice areas and performance areas is a Steinway product. In total, there are now 25 Steinway-designed and Steinway-made pianos at LHU.

		In the fall of 2008, the Policy Center on the First Year of College selected Lock Haven University as one of 30 colleges and universities to participate in a year-long project, Foundations of Excellence^® in the First College Year. The Foundations of Excellence project is designed to help campuses evaluate and improve the overall experience of first-year students. The work of the Policy Center is intended to help both two- and four-year institutions of higher education enhance new student learning and retention. Lock Haven University is engaged in an intensive and comprehensive self-study of the experiences of new students at the university. Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Linda D. Koch said, “We will evaluate our own policies and practices using the Foundations of Excellence model, and based upon our findings, develop an action plan to improve our students’ learning, success and persistence.” The outcome could make Lock Haven one the Best Practices Universities for first year programming.
		Lock Haven University named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service LHU News Release The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Lock Haven Universitywith a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. Overall, the Corporation honored six schools with Presidential Awards. In addition, 83 were named as Honor Roll With Distinction members and 546 schools as Honor Roll members. In total, 635 schools were recognized. A full list is available at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll. The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation, in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll is presented during the annual conference of the American Council on Education. The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation administers Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America, a program that supports service-learning in schools, institutions of higher education and community-based organizations. For more information, go to www.nationalservice.gov
		The LHU baccalaureate program in chemistry carries the American Chemical Society (ACS - the world's largest scientific society) approval which gives Lock haven University graduates the prestige of earning an ACS certified chemistry degree. LHU's ACS approved program offers a broad based and rigorous chemistry education that gives students the intellectual, experimental, and communication skills to become effective scientific professionals. ACS approval requires that the chemistry program at LHU maintains the standards set by a stringent review process administered by the ACS Committee on Professional Training. ACS approval indicates that the chemistry program at Lock Haven University is staffed by accomplished faculty, contains modern and well-maintained facilities, and administers an up-to-date, comprehensive curriculum.
		NCATE’s dual mission is accountability and improvement in education preparation. The NCATE accreditation process establishes rigorous standards for teacher education programs, holds accredited institutions accountable for meeting these standards, and encourages unaccredited schools to demonstrate the quality of their programs by working for and achieving professional accreditation. In NCATE’s performance-based accreditation system, institutions must provide evidence of competent teacher candidate performance. NCATE accredited colleges of education are expected to ensure that teacher candidates know their subject and how to teach it effectively. NCATE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1954. More than 30 national associations representing the education profession at large make up the council. The associations that comprise NCATE appoint representatives to NCATE’s policy boards, which develop NCATE standards, policies, and procedures. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes NCATE as a professional accrediting body for colleges and universities that prepare teachers and other professional personnel for work in elementary and secondary schools.