Answering the Call
From the time she was in elementary school, Vanessa Berger knew she wanted to be a nurse. “Taking care of people was my passion. It’s still my passion,” Berger, 39, said. This passion has driven her ever since, both at Country Meadows Senior Living and in LCCC's Practical Nursing certificate program.
A Network of Support and a Story to Share
At the age of four, a car accident left Isaiah Natale in a wheelchair with many years of recovery complications, life-threatening infections and mental illness ahead of him. Now a communication major at LCCC and a budding professional motivational speaker, Natale has defied all odds on his way to achieving his goals and taking on the world.
Advanced Manufacturing Futures Move Full Speed Ahead
At Lehigh Carbon Community College, the latest in manufacturing education is on the move–literally–thanks to a $23,400 PPL Foundation Empowering Communities grant that’s wheeling advanced training to high school students in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties via Mobile Manufacturing Lab.
Reflections in the Glass Box
Warm sunlight that glistens through the walls of windows, making art come alive and shine. Cool, smooth flooring and benches of stark white for viewers to rest and soak in every paint stroke. An air of expression, of culture and of life. In the Glass Box Gallery, students can show who they are through whatever medium they choose.
