University of the Sciences

During a Sept. 17 white coat ceremony, students received white coats in an annual rite of passage for students in their first professional year (third year) of University of the Sciences’ six-year pharmacy program, symbolizing their dedication to the profession of pharmacy and to the care of others. Donning their white coats, the more than 130 student pharmacists recited the Oath of a Pharmacist, a gesture to reinforce their commitment to working with patients compassionately and to enhancing their health and well-being.

Coplay: Melissa Vargas, a doctor of pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences. Vargas continues on the path to receiving a doctor of pharmacy degree in May 2020.

Northampton: Jaden Daubert, a doctor of pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences. Daubert continues on the path to receiving a doctor of pharmacy degree in May 2020.

University of the Sciences (USciences) has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the health care and science fields for nearly 200 years. Key to our distinctive education is a tradition of hands-on research and experiential learning that is evident in every graduate who has walked its campus. Since its founding in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America, USciences has grown to more than 30 degree-granting programs from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees in the health sciences, bench sciences, and health care business and policy fields. Discover how USciences students are proven everywhere they go at usciences.edu.

Lebanon Valley College

Elliot Miller, of Whitehall, was elected by Lebanon Valley College’s student body to serve as representative for Student Government during the 2016-17 academic year. Miller, a graduate of Whitehall High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science.

Student Government is comprised of 36 full-time students. Twenty-seven upper-class students are elected from the student body each spring for a one-year term beginning in September. This includes four class officers, four class representatives and a commuter representative from each returning class. In addition, nine first-year students are elected in September. Student Government officers are elected each spring from among the 27 upper-class students.

One of Student Government’s major responsibilities is to foster understanding, communication and cooperation among students, faculty and administrators. It serves as the channel for all student recommendations for establishing or changing policy and communicates these recommendations to the appropriate administrative offices or faculty committees.

Student Government also approves the constitutions of all campus organizations, regulates the elections of student government members and class officers and appoints Student Government members and other students to campus committees. They also plan activities and major campus-wide events including homecoming and winter formal.

Lebanon Valley College (LVC) is a private, coeducational college founded in 1866 and dedicated to the liberal arts. The college offers 40 undergraduate majors plus self-designed majors and a range of minors, concentrations and pre-professional options, as well as graduate degree programs in athletic training, business administration, music education, physical therapy, science in STEM education and speech-language pathology. The college has 1,608 full-time undergraduate students and 108 full-time faculty. Students can choose from more than 90 clubs and organizations and 12 study abroad programs. LVC awards generous academic scholarships to those whose high school records demonstrate a commitment to challenge and achievement. Learn more at lvc.edu. Annville is 15 minutes east of Hershey and 35 minutes east of Harrisburg; Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are within two hours.