BOOK SHELF

The Psychology Major’s Companion: EverythingYou Need to Know to Get Where You Want to Go, 3rd edition

By Dana S. Dunn, professor of psychology at Moravian, and Jane S. Halonen

This book will help both prospective and current psychology majors know what to expect from the undergraduate major, the larger discipline, and the marketplace beyond campus. It includes helpful skill-related tips, how to decide on options for course study, and how to apply to graduate school or get a job with an undergraduate degree.

Addressing Housing and Homelessness in Bethlehem

Like cities across the country, Bethlehem is facing a growing homeless population and serious lack of affordable housing. Mayor William J. Reynolds ’03 is on a mission to make long-lasting solutions a priority for his city’s 76,000 residents and their neighbors across the Lehigh Valley.

“We have a housing crisis in the Lehigh Valley and the city of Bethlehem,” says Reynolds. “We’ve been falling short in meeting the needs of the unsheltered population for years, and as homelessness has increased substantially in recent years so too have housing prices and rent, while housing inventory can’t keep up with the demand.”

Bethlehem City Council approved $2 million in the 2023 budget for homelessness services, and the council is also being asked to support $1.4 million in

HOME-ARP funding administered via the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The city hired a consultant to develop a plan and conduct a study for the potential to build the Lehigh Valley’s first year-round permanent shelter for the homeless in Bethlehem. “Most people I’ve spoken to strongly support the idea of a shelter,” says Bethlehem Councilwoman Kiera Wilhelm ’93, who is involved with the project as a Community Development Committee member. Plans include 50 to 70 beds, four family units, and 10 congregant-setting emergency beds. Reynolds is hopeful that this multi-faceted approach, combining a permanent shelter with a transitional housing program and ultimately affordable housing options, will best serve the community.

—Meghan Decker Szvetecz ’08

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