Academic Open House 2024
Discover Lebanon Valley College your way!
Our Open House program includes a campus tour, a meeting with faculty in your area of interest, and interaction with current LVC students and staff. This Academic Department Open House provides a comprehensive visit experience for prospective students and their families.
Optional: Bring along your unofficial transcript for a one-on-one session with an admission counselor for an early, unofficial read of your admission and merit scholarship—giving you a head start on your college journey. We look forward to welcoming you to the Valley!
All Academic Departments will host specific breakout discussions and activities. See what some of the academic departments have planned below and check back as more details from other departments become available.
Chat with current Education students, student teachers, and alumni.
10 a.m.–Noon | Humanities Building, Suite 207-208
Join current LVC students and faculty to co-create individual and collective “living art” for a student exhibition space in Humanities Suite 207-208. Enjoy live experimental poetry, live environmental sound art and radio, and art studio visits. You will leave with a handmade DNA marker scroll.
9:30–10 a.m. | Check-in at Neidig-Garber Atrium
Go to table in Neidig-Garber lobby to pick Breakout Session.
10–10:05 a.m. | Neidig-Garber Atrium
Brief welcome and directions to Breakout Session I
10:10–10:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions (I)
Topics:
- Macroinvertebrate Identification – Neidig-Garber 142
- Working with DNA – Neidig-Garber 303
- Exploring Size Properties Gold Nanoparticles (tentative) – Neidig-Garber 420
- Building Circuits – Neidig-Garber 227
- “What’s wrong with my rat?” – Neidig-Garber 136
10:40–11:00 a.m. | Breakout Sessions (II)
Topics below; Note: separate Parent session
- Plant Ecology: Identification and Propagation Activities – Neidig-Garber 130
- Fluorescent Microscopy: Looking at Cells Glow – Neidig-Garber 107
- Biochemistry of Enzymes – Neidig-Garber 321
- Computational Physics Games (tentative) – Neidig-Garber 211
- Blood: What’s Your Type? – Neidig-Garber 320
- Parent Q&A – Neidig-Garber 203
11:10–11:40 a.m. | Current Student Panel | Neidig-Garber 203
All disciplines combined; 1-2 students from each program.
11:50 a.m.–12:20 p.m. | Program Specific Discussions
- Biochemistry – Neidig-Garber 312
- Biology & Health Professions – Neidig-Garber 203
- Chemistry – Neidig-Garber 407
- Environmental Science – Neidig-Garber 130
- Neuroscience – Neidig-Garber 136
- Physics – Neidig-Garber 227/230
12:20 pm | Lunch in Mund or Campus Tours
Attend a presentation about the simulation labs and learn about the Nursing study cycle.
Psychology Department Overview: Programs of Study, Goals, & Outcomes
Faculty and current students will discuss key curricular aspects of the undergraduate programs offered within the Department.
Undergraduate-to-Graduate Pathways: 3+2 Programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling & School Counseling
Faculty and current students will discuss key curricular aspects of the Department’s Counseling programs leading to B.S. and M.S. degrees in five years.
Classroom Engagement
Faculty will lead brief demonstration(s) of the hands-on learning that occurs in Psychology classes.
Active Learning Beyond the Classroom: Internships, Research, & Study Abroad
Faculty and current students will discuss internship and study abroad experiences, as well as independent research collaborations.
Q&A with Faculty
Department faculty available to answer questions about our programs.
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. | Blair Music Center
The VALE Conference will look at the changing music industry. Join us for sessions led by industry professionals focusing on Music Therapy, Music Education, Live Event Management, Entrepreneurship, Game Audio, and Marketing from the importance of building a brand to digital marketing, and protecting your music.