Northampton Community College

Photographic exhibit opens

This year's gallery exhibits in Communications Hall Witness: Photographs by Jane Noel runs until Oct. 24.

The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Friday and Saturday and is closed on Sundays.

Mid-fall classes begin Oct. 6

NCC's online mid-fall delayed start courses for the Fall 2014 semester begin Oct. 6 through Dec.13 with final exams from Dec.15 to 20.

Courses include art, biology, business, computer, communication, early childhood, education, English, geology, history, math, physical education, philosophy, political science, psychology and sociology.

To registration in person, visit the Records Office, Main Campus; by fax, 610-861-5551; by phone, call 1-877-543-0998 (for accepted students who plan to enroll in one to two classes), or by mail, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Credit card payment and completed registration form is required upon registration.

Visit www.northampton.edu/onliune-learning.

College selected as 'Military Friendly'

For the third year in a row, NCC has been named to the Military Friendly Schools list of the 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace America's military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus.

In addition to having a certifying official who can help veterans access the educational benefits they have earned and apply for state and federal financial aid, the college's support for veterans includes a special orientation program to help them transition to the college environment. The "Band of Brothers," a student-veteran club, focuses on veteran-related issues on campus. Visit www.militaryfriendlyschools.com and the school website for information.

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.

Moravian College

Hispanic Heritage Month activities

Moravian College Hispanic Heritage month, with a "Preparing Our Society for 2043" theme, opened Sept. 14 with a student dinner featuring live music and Latin cuisine.

Sarah White '11 will present a talk, "Moving Beyond Borders" , at 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Jiwanda V. Gale-Rogers, M.B.A. will speak to students about "Navigating in a Bilingual Job Market," on Sep. 29. There will be a Hispanic Heritage Month trip to Broadway and to the New York Red Bulls Soccer Arena on Oct. 4.

Journalist Hinojosa to speak Oct. 8

Journalist and former PBS host Maria Hinojosa will present a free, open to the public keynote address, "Preparing Our Society for 2043," at 7 p.m. Oct. 8, in Foy Hall.Nobel Peace Prize recipient to speak Sept. 11

Moravian College will hold the Fall 2014 Convocation for students, faculty and staff on Sept. 11 with "War, Peacebuilding, and the Just Society" IN FOCUS thematic programming for the 2014-15 year. Activist and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jody Williams will present the Cohen Keynote Lecture, titled, "Why do we glorify war?"

As founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, she shared the peace prize with the orghanization. Since 2006,she has chaired the Nobel Women's Initiative along with Dr. Shirin Ebadi of Iran, Wangari Maathai of Kenya, Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala, and Betty Williams and Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland. The Initiative supports the efforts of women around the world working for sustainable peace. She holds an Endowed Professorship at the University of Houston and is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Coinciding with the initiative, the National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded funding for the college to develop and implement a new 200-level humanities course, beginning in spring 2015, that will deliberate on the question, "What is Peace?"

The goal of IN FOCUS is for Moravian College, Moravian Theological Seminary and the Comenius Center to realize the promise of an institution that engages its students in the study of important issues that challenge humanity today and as we look to the future. Through grappling with complex problems, and examining them from several different perspectives, Moravian's graduates will be better prepared to contribute to a just society and a vibrant democracy. For information and events, visit www.moravianedu/InFocus or call 610-861-1300.

Payne Gallery exhibits now open

The Payne Gallery began its 32nd year of fine art exhibits on Sept. 4. The first show is "Once Upon A Time," a collection of narrative portrait paintings reflective of artist Hung Liu's Chinese heritage, runs through October 5. October 9 to November 9. "Pennsylvania Impressionism: Past & Present, " paired with Moravian College's collection of important Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings, runs Oct. 9 through Nov. 9. The 2014 displays close with "Meli Melo: Contemporary Art of Haiti" which is open from Nov. 13 to Dec. 14.

Gallery hours are from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; closed Mondays, major holidays, and college breaks. All openings are from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the opening night of the show. Visit the college website for information and for the 2015 exhibits.

Moravian's Hispanic Heritage Month activities

Moravian College Hispanic Heritage month, with a "Preparing Our Society for 2043" theme, will open at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 with a student dinner featuring live music and Latin cuisine.

Sarah White '11 will present a talk, "Moving Beyond Borders" , at 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Jiwanda V. Gale-Rogers, M.B.A. will speak to students about "Navigating in a Bilingual Job Market," on Sep. 29. There will be a Hispanic Heritage Month trip to Broadway and to the New York Red Bulls Soccer Arena on Oct. 4.

Moravian College is located at 1200 Main St. For more information, call 610-861-1300 or visit www.moravian.edu.

Lehigh University

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley

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.