OutThere is Cedar Crest Colleges Gender, Sexuality, and Diversity club. We aim to be a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as their allies. President - Cassandra Reijgers VP - Brenna Desborough Secretary - Theo Ritchey Treasurer - Mia Carter

To host and attend events that bring together math and the cedar crest community. These include problem sessions, math competitions, game nights, and conferences. President - Kirsten Replogle VP - Robin Coker Secretary - Emily Klenk Treasurer - Stephanie Barr

Learn about investing in stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, manage the club's investment portfolio. President - Kiersten Clay VP - Ayana Brown Secretary - Ravneet Sandhu Treasurer - Lina Koseki

To educate about the importance and relevance of history and political science. President - Erin Ryan Meyer VP - Kendal Nichols Secretary - Christina Steigerwalt Treasurer - Natalie Bennington

To bring a love of outdoors to campus, promote outdoorsmanship, and bring together various classes to take trips relative to the outdoors and staying active. President - Catherine Olshefski VP - Jessica Colyer Secretary - Dakota Schwartz Treasurer - Jennica Nugent

A club for forensic science majors and all who are interested in the concept of forensic science. We create events on campus for all and our major event is a symposium in the spring semester. President - Michaela Bennett VP - Giulia Romano Secretary - Emma Bailey Treasurer - Jennica Nugent

To keep the sport of fencing alive, to encourage women to not portray themselves as weak or unable, to embrace trying something new, to help build student leaders. President - Allison Wheelan VP - Leannan Feldman Secretary - Andrea Abdale Treasurer - Lauren Crispina

We are a club that studies the Bible and investigates the scriptures, to get to know Jesus and spend time in fellowship with each other. President - Megan Dougherty VP - Sara Serfass Secretary - Nia Coleman Treasurer - Chelsea Tito

Bringing criminal justice professionals to campus and sponsoring activities for the well-being and entertainment of the campus community. President - Victoria Kohn VP - Adrian Mast Secretary - Colleen Blackledge Treasurer - Ty'Kiara Waters

To give people the opportunity to engage in physical activities. President - Christiana Vandegrift VP - Tiahna Pagan Secretary - Erika Schwoyer Treasurer - Rachel Savini

To encourage body positivity, self care, and safe expression of one's sexuality through the form of burlesque performance. President - Sieanna Rahatt Vice President - Mackenzie Lewis Secretary - Jannelle Mohney Treasurer - Giselle Tavarez

A theatre society for the whole campus whether tech, performer, or audience member, to promote the performing arts. President - Emma V. Gerstein and Giselle Tavarez (Co-Presidents) VP - Jannelle Mohney Secretary - Andrea Abdale Treasurer - Emily Badman

The Black Student Union strives to represent the interests of African-Americans and people of African descent in all Cedar Crest College activities. Even though we offer a safe space for those of color, we are not against love, togetherness, and peace with people who understand, care and share the same values/views as us. President - Vivia Marshall VP - Gabryel Porter Secretary - Ciara Jackson Treasurer - Ty'Kiara Waters

To provide a space for students from all academic disciplines to create art in a collaborate, fun, and supportive environment, promote art-related community outreach programs and explore opportunities to engage in the studio arts locally through museum visits and other celebratory art experiences and field trips. President - Christina Steigerwalt VP - Liz Donowski Secretary - Kelsey Kehm Treasurer - Isabel Pichardo

Anime Club shall be a place of relaxation for any students interested in expanding their exposure to animated media. President - Jessica Myers VP - Christina Ventrillo Secretary - Tayla Spencer Treasurer - Brianna Jenkins

Amnesty International advocates for the human rights of all people. President - Gabryel Porter VP - Jessica Fiore Secretary - Alicen Conteh Treasurer - Ciara Jackson

Community Service Fraternity President - Bria Turner Vice President - Nyla Ngegba Secretary - Alicen Conteh Teasurer - Alicen Conteh

The Accounting Club provides networking opportunities for accounting students and discusses current events in the field of accounting. President - Kiersten Clay Secretary - Anna Holva Treasurer - Ashley Lewry

Two graduate forensic science students, Kathleen Maguire and Sarah Lighthart, and two faculty, Larry Quarino and Janine Kishbaugh, were authors on a recent manuscript accepted for publication in Forensic Science International. The paper titled "Detection of Prostate Specific Antigen and Salivary Amylase in Vaginal Swabs Using SERATECA Immunochromatographic Assays" was a joint project between Cedar Crest and Keystone College.

Nine second-year graduate students from the Master of Science in Forensic Science Program collectively placed first nationally on the Forensic Science Assessment Examination (FSAT). One student, Haley Melbourn, received the highest individual score in the country. The FSAT is given by the American Board of Criminalistics which is the primary certifying body for forensic scientists and the exam is offered as a means of program assessment for academic forensic science programs.

On Saturday, June 1, 2019, Exercise Science research students Ashley Heffelfinger, Alyssa Feher, and Emily DeDonna, working with Dr. Dianne Babbitt, presented their research, "Validation of a Cycle Ergometer Protocol in the Prediction of VO2 in a poster format" at the American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting in Orlando, FL. The initial research subjects consisted of 12 Cedar Crest College female students. Data collection continued over the course of the academic year to include 40 female and male subjects representing a variety of ages. The research abstract was published in the premiere exercise science professional journal, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Other Exercise Science research students who contributed to the overall project included Alissa Rusbarsky and Cassidy Barrett.

Cedar Crest College celebrated the Class of 2019 at its 149th annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11. The ceremony was held at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown.

The Dean's List recognizes students who have earned a grade point average of 3.65 or higher in the academic semester.

Delphi is the college's honor society for undergraduate students. Students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 at the end of their junior year or their senior year are recognized as members.

Cedar Crest College celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of students during its 2018-2019 Awards Ceremony. The Cedar Crest College Awards Ceremony is held each year on the day before Commencement.

This year's graduates of the Didactic Program in Dietetics within the Department of Nutrition achieved a 100% acceptance rate into dietetic internship programs. The graduates include Jennifer Beam, Angelica Bonisese, Erin Clarke, Calliope Hersey, Susana Ortiz, and Sean Reed. Dietetic internships are highly competitive, with the national average acceptance rate remaining around 50% for the past five years.

Hannah Alarcon, Kendal Nichols, and Sulakshmi Vaid have been selected to participate in the NEW Leadership Pennsylvania Summer Institute in June at Chatham University. NEW Leadership Pennsylvania is a residential program that provides college women with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders in politics, public policy, and public service. This six-day program will introduce college students to women leaders who will share their insights on developing their leadership potential. To participate, the students were required to complete a campus application as well as a program application process.

Six Psychology students presented at the recent LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference on April 27th held at Muhlenberg College. All six students made oral presentations of their year-long research projects: Jacey Ludlam, Kyle English, Shalen Roman, MaeAnn Brougher, Lillie Fidelman, and Christine Widera. Their research was advised by Cedar Crest faculty Dr. Kerrie Baker and Dr. Sharon Himmanen.

Cedar Crest first-year students Brianna Marerro and Victoria Attinger presented a poster, co-authored by Jennifer Dobrowski, describing their research project conducted in collaboration with Dr. Audrey Ettinger, at the Annual Research Symposium hosted by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. This was the tenth year for the LVSfN symposium, and Dr. Ettinger has served on the LVSfN board since its inception.

Four seniors in the Honors Program had their abstracts selected for presentation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). They attended the Atlanta conference (April 11-13, 2019) at Kennesaw State University, and each presented their capstone thesis in an oral presentation that generated questions and discussions afterward. Fernanda Culichia (faculty mentor: Allison Cornell): "Clearing Up the Confusion: Best Practices for Science Communication." Brianna Hill (faculty mentor: Andre Walther): "A Recipe for You: Using Children's Books as an Early Education Science Literacy Intervention." Haley Krueger (faculty mentor: Audrey Ettinger): "Mental Illness in Historic Fiction: Perception of Mentally Ill Protagonists and Societal Response." Julianna Marotta (faculty mentor: K. Joy Karnas): "Communicating Science to the Public: Empowering the Community to Help Delay the Post-Antibiotic Era." In addition, Julianna Marotta presented a research poster ("FabI Gene Duplications and Overexpression in Enterobacter cloacae Leads to Increased Triclosan Resistance") outlining some of the current results derived from her research in the Karnas Lab. NCUR is overseen by the Council on Undergraduate Research whose mission is "to support and promote high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship." The process for presentation selection is competitive with 80-90% of the abstracts being selected for presentation each year.