The Career Development Center will host its Spring 2025 Job Fair on Thursday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Community Services Center.

We welcome all to join us at this free public event that will provide students, alumni and community members the opportunities to network and apply for various open positions with more than 80 registered employers. The job fair helps to bridge the gap between employers and prospective applicants. It is recommended that job seekers bring multiple copies of their resume, dress for success and be prepared to network.

For more information call 610-799-1090 or email careerservices@lccc.edu.

Please join the Counseling Center at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2 in the SGA Conference room located in the lower level of the Student Union as the Crime Victims Council presents Consent in Our Culture. This presentation includes a discussion about what consent is and what it isn’t. We will also discuss the role of Title IX and confidentiality in our culture. No sign up required, just come by at 10 a.m. or join us via Zoom.

Click here for the Zoom link.

On Monday, March 31, the Testing Center will be closing at 5 p.m.

It’s that exciting time of the year again when we have the privilege of watching our students graduate from Lehigh Carbon Community College. Full-time faculty are reminded that they are required to RSVP for both attendance of our Commencement event and to borrow faculty regalia from the bookstore, if needed. Part-time teaching and service faculty are very welcome to attend. The deadline for filling out the Commencement and Regalia RSVP order form is Tuesday, April 1.

The Commencement Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 21, at 6p.m. at the PPL Center located at 701 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA. All faculty must report to the venue at 5 p.m. to dress in their own or borrowed regalia. If you have any questions about the evening, please contact Faculty Association President, Dr. Melanie A. Turrano at mturrano@lccc.edu.

A letter from Dr. Carrie Rowe, Acting Secretary of Education for Pennsylvania, was sent out state-wide on Monday, March 24. Click here to view the letter.

LCCC students Olivia DeMeuse of Schnecksville and Healley Saltz of Allentown have been named members of the 2024-25 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team, sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa (the international honor society for two-year colleges), the Coca Cola Corporation, the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges (PACCC). The students will be recognized with other award recipients state-wide in Harrisburg on April 8.

Olivia is an Honors Scholars student and graduate of Parkland High School and is majoring in chemistry. Healley is an Early College student also from Parkland High School and majoring in psychology and sociology.

Olivia has also been selected as Gold Scholar on the 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team and will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Selection as a Coca-Cola Gold Scholar was based on scores the student earned in the All-USA Academic Team competition, for which nearly 2,100 applications were received this year. Only 50 students nationwide received the gold designation. Olivia is currently president of the Student Government Association and an active member of Phi Theta Kappa, representing LCCC at the Middle States Regional Convention and participating in the Honors in Action Research project. She is a student worker in the science lab, an active member of the Horticulture Club, and participated in the Bucknell University Summer Community College Scholars program. She earned her associate degree in May 2024 and is taking additional classes in preparation for transferring to a university this year.

Healley is active in the Student Government Association, currently serving as finance chair. She is a member of PTK and is the first student from LCCC to receive the PTK Leaders of Promise Scholarship. While at Parkland High School, she competed on the debate team and was the student representative to the Parkland Community Library Board of Directors. She will graduate from LCCC in May 2025.

Selection for the academic team is competitive, and students must have completed at least 36 credits at a community college and earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. An independent panel of judges considers outstanding academic rigor, grade point average, academic and leadership awards, and engagement in college and community service in the selection process.

Each member of the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team receives a full two-year scholarship to any of the universities in the PASSHE system and competes at the national level for scholarships from the All-USA Academic Team and the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team.

To help students and families file for financial aid before the priority deadline of May 1 for Pennsylvania State Grant eligibility, LCCC will offer a series of help sessions. These workshops, held at the three LCCC sites, will help families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) State Grant Application.

The workshop is for any current or future student in the community attending any college that uses the FAFSA® or PHEAA State Grant Application to determine financial aid assistance such as grants, scholarships, work-study or student loans.

Students and families will have the opportunity to work with a financial aid advisor to answer questions about filing these applications and will receive additional information that will be helpful as the student and their family prepare for college and the variety of funding options.

Registration is requested and is available online here. Walk-ins will be accommodated based on available space in the computer labs. Three workshop sessions at each site are available:

Thursday, April 17, 4, 5, 6 p.m., at the Morgan Center, Tamaqua
Tuesday, April 22, 4, 5, 6 p.m., at the Donley Center, Allentown
Wednesday, April 23, 4, 5, or 6 p.m., at Main Campus, Schnecksville

Spanish-speaking staff members will be available to assist at the Main Campus and the Donley Center workshops.

For additional information, contact Financial Aid at 610-799-1133 or finaid@mymail.lccc.edu.

The Honors College will host Dr. Dhruv Seshadri from Lehigh University on Monday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. in the Alumni Center, rooms AC 107/108 as part of the Drs. Adelle and Richard Zeimer speaker series. Dr. Seshadri will discuss his research; Wearable Technology and Bioelectronic Devices for Performance and Health Monitoring. Bring your fit-bits and apple watches to learn about this cutting-edge technology!

The integration of wearable technology and edge computing offers a transformative approach to manage the health and performance of individuals. The translation of wearable technology from commodity devices for weekend warriors to now companion digital therapeutics has heightened the utility and application across the technology readiness scale. Despite the increased adoption of wearable sensors, there remains a critical need to validate these technologies in large scale studies across diverse populations to assess their efficacy prior to their application for clinical decision-making purposes.

Dr. Dhruv Seshadri joined the Department of Bioengineering in August 2023 as an assistant professor. He received his B.S. in polymers science and engineering in 2014, M.S. and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering in 2018 and 2022 respectively from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The current research of his group focuses on synthesizing soft materials for conformable electronics, fabricating microelectromechanical systems and electroceutical platforms, and performing clinical studies to validate their effectiveness all with an emphasis on bio-inspired and bio-integrated technologies in areas such as but not limited to orthopedics, sports medicine, human performance, cardiology, wound healing, and neuromuscular disease. These efforts are all highly multidisciplinary, spanning expertise and collaborations in engineering and medicine.

This research has been disseminated in journals such as NPJ Digital Medicine, Circulation, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and IEEE and reported in news outlets such as CNN, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Wired UK, and Nature Outlook. His research has been funded by grants from Lehigh University, Dysphagia Research Society, Department of Defense, Northwestern University, National Science Foundation, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, and companies such as Labfront for developing, translating, and commercializing wearable technology.

LCCC’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Chapter Induction Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 11, at 3 p.m. PTK is the international honor society for 2-year college students and over 70 students have accepted membership this year. Eligible students are invited once they have completed 12 credits at LCCC with a cumulative GPA of a 3.5 or higher.

Dean Tonisha Taylor will be providing the keynote remarks for this year’s ceremony. Induction will be held in the upper level ballroom of the Community Services Center on the Schnecksville campus.

This ceremony provides recognition and a public celebration for our new members. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony. The college community is welcome to attend to recognize and honor our new inductees.

The Career Development Center is excited to host an Etiquette Luncheon in partnership with SGA, on Friday, April 25. The event will be held off-campus at Twin Lakes Country Club. Transportation will be provided from Main Campus. The Etiquette Luncheon is an afternoon of learning how to conduct oneself with proper dining and business etiquette in professional situations over a multi-course meal. This event is by invitation only and space is limited.  Students may self-nominate or be nominated by faculty and staff.

Please use this form to nominate a student you believe would enjoy and benefit from this event. Nominations close on Monday, March 31.

The 2025 annual nominations for staff are now being accepted by the Office of Human Resources. The nomination deadline is Monday, March 31. The nominated employee should be able to effectively communicate with others, promote a culture of respect to other faculty and staff, and demonstrate integrity through the employee’s consistent commitment to professionalism and teamwork at LCCC.

For criteria information and to nominate an employee, click the links below:

Administrator of the Year (includes full and part-time administrators)

Education Support Professional of the Year (includes full and part-time classified staff)

PT Employee of the Year (includes part-time tutors, student workers and noncredit instructors)