Life in Lewisburg. Fast Facts: Lewisburg is in Union County, Pennsylvania “Greater Lewisburg” is...

Life in Lewisburg

Fast Facts:

• Lewisburg is in Union County, Pennsylvania

• “Greater Lewisburg” is the Borough, East Buffalo Township, Kelly Township and parts of Union and Buffalo Townships

Lewisburg population ≈ 5,500

“Greater Lewisburg” population ≈ 20,000

Union county population ≈ 43,000

Moving In...• Nearest Driver and Vehicle Service

Center is in Selinsgrove (20 min. south)• Register on-line for BU parking permit• Borough or township? Services vary• Local TV networks are from Scranton• Want the Yankees? Get DirecTV• Want the Phillies? Get cable• New cell phone? BU offers discount plans

through Verizon and AT&T

We’re centrally located• State College – 55 miles west• Harrisburg – 65 miles south• Baltimore – 140 miles south• Philadelphia – 170 miles southeast• New York City – 180 miles east• Washington DC – 185 miles south

BUT…

You don’t have to go far to have fun!

On Campus

Spouse/Dependent ID Card

• Can be used for library, public events and athletic facilities

• For spouses/spousal equivalents and children between the ages of 12 and 23

• See Human Resources to get cards

Bertrand Library

• Check out books– Loan period for faculty is to the end of the

academic year

• Check out DVDs – Can browse online or in the library– Two day loan period (no overdue fines for

faculty)

• Check out equipment– Digital video cameras, laptops etc.– Three day loan period (14 days for laptop)– Faculty member only (not spouse/partner)

Recreation

• Outdoor tennis courts

• Outdoor platform tennis courts

• Kinney Natatorium– Open swim times available most days

(check schedule)

• Krebs Family Fitness Center– Cardiovascular and strength training

equipment

• Gerhard Fieldhouse– Indoor track– Indoor tennis/volleyball courts– Racquetball and squash courts– Climbing wall– Dance Studio/Group Fitness classes

• Davis Gym– Recreational basketball

• Bucknell Golf Club

Cheer for Bucknell!

• ID gives you and your family free admission to most athletic events

• may need to pick up tickets in advance

• some of the best facilities in the Patriot League (Army, Navy, Lafayette, Lehigh, Colgate, Holy Cross, American)

• Faculty are invited to be Sideline Coaches (11 men’s, 13 women’s sports are offered at Bucknell)

• Date TBA- “skybox” reception for new faculty & families at men’s BB

The Arts

• Weis Center - $10 discount on event tickets for faculty and staff

• Jazz at Bucknell - first Wednesday of every month in Bucknell Hall

• Samek Art Gallery - 4000+ sq. ft gallery space

• Student theater productions

• Early October - Art/Jazz night for new faculty & families (actual date TBA)

Other Good Stuff• Craft Center

– Workshops in knitting, pottery, sewing, photography etc.

• Bucknell Greenhouse– Top floor of the biology building

• Local vendor discounts for BU folks– List available from Human Resources– Includes discount cell phone plans from

Verizon Wireless and AT&T

In Town

Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority

(LARA)• St. Mary St. Park

– Tennis, skateboarding, basketball

• Triathlon, mini-triathlon• Fitness classes for adults• Gymnastics• Tennis lessons• And more....

Lewisburg Community Pool

• Pay daily rate or buy season-long membership

• Baby pool, beach entry, diving board, slides, concessions, volleyball

The Arts• Crafts festival in late April

– Market Street shut down for the event

• Music in the Park– Every Wednesday in the summer at

Hufnagle Park gazebo

• Stroll through the Arts– First Friday in November– Local artists sponsored by downtown

businesses

The Campus Theater

• Art deco, 500 seats

• First-run movies and film festivals

• Silent films with LIVE music

• Not-for-profit

• Film camp for kids

• Member socials

Local Farmer’s Markets

• Lewisburg Farmer’s Market– open Wednesdays year-round– Along Fairground road between 45 &

192

• Susquehanna Valley Grower’s Market– open Fridays through October– Hufnagle Park, downtown Lewisburg

Other fun stuff

• Knoebel’s Amusement Resort

• Little League World Series

• Bloomsburg Fair

• Drive-in Theaters

• Rails-to-Trails coming!

For more informationsee our website www.bucknell.edu/TLC

click on “New Faculty Programs and Information”