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It's Alumni Night at Penn State-Lehigh Valley Gallery

Nittany Lions unite at the Lehigh Valley campus to flip through old yearbooks while checking out the latest gallery show

As part of this year's centennial celebration, alumni from around the valley will descend on Penn State-Lehigh Valley's art gallery this evening to celebrate Alumni Night.

According to the Penn State Alumni website, Lions are invited to "join fellow alumni for a celebration of Penn State Lehigh Valley's 100th anniversary. Catch up with old friends, peruse art and artifacts that reflect our history, and enjoy refreshments. Stop by and pick up your 100th anniversary gift and find yourself in a yearbook!"

The Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley will hold a public reception to celebrate its centennial exhibit, "Reflecting on 100 Years at Penn State Lehigh Valley," from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 2. The exhibit runs through Feb. 11.

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This new exhibit will chronicle the campus' history through artifacts that depict, among other things, its early days as an engineering extension, its support of training women for the war effort during WWII, and examples of student life throughout the last century.

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