The Penn Stater Magazine

A Bigger, Happier Valley

March 30, 2009 at 11:37 am Ryan Jones Leave a comment

Penn State Lehigh Valley is on the move. Having outgrown its Fogelsville campus, the 97-year-old Penn State branch on the outskirts of Allentown is moving 16 miles east to Center Valley, where it will serve students at a nearly 100,000-square-foot building recently purchased from Lehigh Valley College. The benefits? More room, both existing (the new facility has about twice as much classroom and office space) and for possible future expansion; better access to public transportation; and the chance to upgrade without having to build new facilities.

The Lehigh Valley campus website has plenty of information on the move, including a Frequently Asked Questions page that answers the most common queries. One tidbit that’s not on the FAQ page, but which you can find on the site’s historical timeline: This will be the fifth location for Penn State Lehigh Valley since it opened — “as the first permanent Penn State technical center … in the attic of the Stevens School at 6th and Tilghman Streets in Allentown” — way back in 1912.

Ryan Jones, senior editor

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