STUDENT SUPPORT 

Case For Support:  Student Enhancements

College provides young people with the ability to choose a future rich with possibilities- to secure good jobs, advance in their careers, achieve economic independence and build important social networks.
Lock Haven University is committed to providing a broad and diverse academic student experience by enriching the academic, social, cultural, and personal experience of each student as it strives to instill enthusiasm for life-long learning while maintaining the core principles of the institution.

The following areas have been identified by University leaders as areas of philanthropic need for enriching the student experience at the Haven:

Internship Stipend Program…………………………….............……………$25,000, supporting 12 stipends
The Internship Stipend Program provides LHU students with the opportunity to gain valuable experiential education without sacrificing needed income. Donors to this area provide monetary support for undergraduates who secure internship opportunities to investigate career options, further develop career-related skills, and link classroom learning to the world of work. These funds enable rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors accepting non- or low-paying summer internships, to participate in career-related experiences, regardless of financial constraints.

Undergraduate Research…………………………………………………………$10,000 per year
Lock Haven University recognizes that not only is undergraduate research a critical component of undergraduate education, it is also a beneficial instruction for our next generation of students as it fosters effective, high levels of student learning, including the knowledge, skills, and dispositions critical to academic success. Donors to this area of student enhancement will provide funding for undergraduate students to participate in research and additional educational opportunities such as access to research materials, travel fees to conferences to present research outcomes, guest speakers, presentations, external lab fees, etc.

Digital Media Learning Commons…………………………………………...$10,000 per year
Librarians today are expected not only to help students and faculty find and organize information but also to help them present that information through audio and visual media.  The Digital Media Learning Commons (DMLC) will be a media production area where students and faculty will be provided with equipment, creative space, and instruction for video, audio, and photographic projects.  The DMLC will include a “One-Button Studio,” a simplified recording set-up that will enable students and faculty to create a high-quality video recording with the touch of a single button.  Sound-proofed workspaces will be constructed to support a range of media projects, such as MIDI-based music production; non-linear video editing; green-screen recording; and more.  The DMLC will also include a “Wall of Fame,” where a sample of student media projects will be prominently displayed (e.g., freeze frames captured from a noteworthy video project), and a Distance Education Faculty Learning Lab, where faculty can learn various technologies for delivering online instruction to their students.