Northampton Community College

Fine arts student exhibit open to May 5

NCC will hold its annual free exhibit of art work by fine art students from April 23 through May 5 in the Communications Hall Gallery, Main Campus. There will be a student artist talk from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 1 in room 190, College Center, followed by a reception from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Communications Hall Gallery.

The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday thorugh Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For information, call 610-861-5062.

NCC fourth in nation in digital tech

NCC was rated fourth in the nation among large community colleges in the use of technology to serve students, faculty and administrators. The ranking reflects the creation of an Innovation Lab, in which faculty can use emerging technology, will incorporate cutting edge technology, including digital signage, video walls, interactive projectors, tablets and computers in classrooms and science laboratories, and advanced networking and wireless capabilities.

Students can register for classes, contact their instructors, see their grades, check assignments, and access financial aid information on their phones and other mobile devices, and access Main Campus directions using Google Maps.

Classrooms and labs technology includes ipads, interactive response systems, 3D printers and projectors, simulations, laptops, and computers mounted on articulated arms for accessing patient information in nursing and dental hygiene programs.

NCC's president, Dr. Mark Erickson, and Dr. Deborah Noble Burak, Dean and Chief Information Officer, represented the college on April 6 in Washington, D.C., at an event honoring the colleges rated in the top ten.

President's Table dinner April 25

NCC will hold a White House Dinner, The President's Table, April 25 at Alumni Hall, Gates Center, Main Campus. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. There will be a slinet auction.

The four course meal will be prepared by NCC Hampton Winds culinary students and served by hospitality students. Chef John Moeller, former chef to President George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, will be the guest speaker.

Proceeds benefit NCC Alumni Association's programming and scholarship. Call 610-861-5088 or visit www.northampton.edu/specialevents; reservation deadline is April 18.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

NCC's Outdoors Club will host the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at 6 p.m. April 27 in the Lipkin Theater, main campus. The Outdoors Club and BANFF selected more than two hours of short films covering a wide variety of topics. BANFF representatives, local sponsors and a raffle for a variety of prizes will be featured during intermission. For tickets, visit www.nccBanff.org. For student tickets, call 610-861-5342. Ther eis a discount for tickets purchased in advance.

Hispanic Awards Fiesta

The Hispanic Center Leadership Awards awards will be presented at the annual "Fiesta" on May 1 at DeSales University. Nominations have been recieved for the Outstanding Educator Award, Sergia Montz Volunteer Award and the Marlene "Linny" Fowler Outstanding Youth Award. For information, email mmorales@hclv.org.

Summer youth program registration opens

Horizons for Youth summer programs registration for rising k through ninth grades is open. Itineraries include Last Blast trips for children entering second through ninth grades, Camp Invention for grades one through six, Camp Northampton on the Road, and Camps Northampton and Southside Child Care. Wraparound child care is available. Activities take place at the Main and Fowler Family Southside Center Campuses. For information, visit website/Horizons-For-Youth. To register, visit wbesite/life.learn or call campus.

Christopher M. Gaylo appointed

Christopher M. Gaylo, founder and principal of CMG Consulting, has been appointed director of the NCC technology center. He taught previously at colleges and universities in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, cum laude, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; a master's degree in mechanical engineering; and graduate studies at the New York Institute of Technology and the Roth School of Management at Long Island University.

He was a Grumman Aerospace Fellow at Polytechnic Institute of New York. He holds fifteen patents and has two pending. He held leadership positions at S.S. White Technologies, Norex Medical, Therics Inc., and the PA Consulting Group.

Northampton Community College's main campus is located at 3835 Green Pond Road. The Fowler Family Southside Center is located at 511 E. Third St. For more information, contact NCC at 610-861-5300 or 1-877-543-0998 or visit www.northampton.edu.

Lehigh University

Pa. Governor's School session set

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced two new Governor's Schools for summer 2014: the Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University, Centre County, and the Governor's School for Engineering and Technology, Lehigh University.

The Lehigh University session, from July 20 to August 2, is a residential program for high school students interested in studying technology and mathematics. The classes include enrichment experience in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), cooperative learning, and hands-on laboratory experiences. For information and to download an application, visit www.lehigh.edu/pgset.

Lehigh University is located at 27 Memorial Drive West. For more information, call 610-758-3000 or visit www.lehigh.edu.

Moravian College

BFAC grant awarded

Moravian College will receive a grant from The Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (BFAC) in support of its first annual writers' conference, "Life Histories: Discovering self, community and world." The June 6-8, 2014, open to the public event will feature nationally known writers Ursula Hegi and Lauri Halse Anderson as keynote speakers.

Dog-friewnly policy adopted

Moravian College announced a new dog-friendly policy that allows dogs on campus under certain conditions. "Since Moravian College is home of the Greyhounds, where students are proud to be called 'Hounds,' it seems even more appropriate that we allow faculty and staff to bring their dogs to campus," said President Bryon Grigsby. He noted that research studies have demonstrated the physical, emotional, and social benefits of canine companionship.

Faculty and staff dogs, which must be spayed/neutered, clean, well behaved, non-aggresive, housebroken, and up to date with vaccinations and flea treatments, must be registered with campus safety. Supervisors are required to notify employees in an office area if a dog will be present. For information, call or visit the college website.

Moravian College's main campus is located at 1200 Main St. For more information, contact 610-861-1300 or visit www.moravian.edu.

Penn State Lehigh Valley

Ratzenberger to speak at commencement

John Ratzenberger, Emmy-nominated actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will be the featured speaker at Penn State Lehigh Valley's 2014 commencement ceremony to be held at 11 a.m.May 10 at Stabler Arena.

He is best known for playing mail carrier "Cliff Clavin" on the sitcom "Cheers." He has had a voice part in all of Pixar's feature films made to date. Ratzenberger produced and hosted "Made in America" for the Travel Channel. He co-authored "We've Got It Made in America: A Common Man's Salute to an Uncommon Country."

Penn State Universit's local campus is located at 2809 Saucon Valely Road, Center Valley, 18034. For more information, contact 610-285-5000 or visit www.lv.psu.edu.