Penn State Lehigh Valley students will observe the annual 9/11 Day of Service by volunteering with a local ambulance and fire company from 2-4:30 p.m., Sept. 9. Immediately following the campus' memorial service, which begins at 1 p.m., a group of students will set out for Cetronia Ambulance Company and Cetronia Fire Department in Allentown. In addition to volunteering their services to help at the stations, which may include washing vehicles and organizing supplies, the students also will hear a presentation about 9/11 and first responders given by Cetronia personnel.

As college students across the country head to sandy beaches and other vacation destinations to create spring break memories this month, 22 Penn State Lehigh Valley students will spend March 8 to 12 in two Texas cities, Port Neches and Texas City, where they will work with a local aid group to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008.