{"id":356,"date":"2022-07-27T20:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T09:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:10:06","slug":"meritpages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/","title":{"rendered":"MeritPages"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n    class=\"\n        basic-hero\n            \"\n    >\n              \r\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n                            class=\"basic-hero__image\"\r\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges.png.webp\"\r\n                            webp_src=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges.png.webp\"\r\n                            alt=\"Merit badges\"\r\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges.png 2200w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-1536x1117.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-2048x1489.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-1250x909.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-1500x1091.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/meritbadges-2000x1455.png 2000w\"\r\n                            sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw,\n             75vw\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n    \n        <div class=\"basic-hero__inner\">\n        <h1 class=\"basic-hero__heading\">\n            <div class=\"basic-hero__heading-text-container\">\n                                    <span class=\"basic-hero__heading-text \">MeritPages<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/h1>\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white body--line-left body--line-left-light-blue body--line-left-full \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <div>\n<p>Lebanon Valley College uses MeritPages from readMedia to publicize your achievements and activities on and off campus \u2013 such as studying abroad, making the dean\u2019s list, or winning a scholarship.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MeritPages.com\" href=\"https:\/\/lvc.meritpages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MeritPages.com<\/a> creates personalized stories about these accomplishments, publishes them online at MeritPages.com, and sends them to your hometown newspapers. This makes sure you get credit for the good work you\u2019re doing on campus and in the community, which helps with summer jobs, internships, and even job interviews and references after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sort of like getting badges from Foursquare\/SCVNGR\/GetGlue except that these badges are for real accomplishments instead of just walking around or watching a TV show.<\/p>\n<p>Your achievements are already on MeritPages.com, and Lebanon Valley College will email you a notification with a link to your online achievement each time you earn a new one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"body__links\">\n                                                                                                                            \n<a\n            href=\"https:\/\/lvc.meritpages.com\/\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n            class=\"\n        base-button\n        base-button--yellow\n            \"\n>\n    <span class=\"base-button__text\">\n        Search for Your Name\n    <\/span>\n    <svg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"base-button__arrow\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16.15 16.15\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9.23,3.11l-.77.82,3.4,3.64h-9V8.74h9.05L8.46,12.41l.78.82L14,8.17Z\" stroke=\"none\"\/><circle cx=\"8.08\" cy=\"8.07\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.15\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n                                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white  body--line-right-medium-blue body--line-right-full body--line-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">What is MeritPages.com?<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <ul>\n<li>All of your online achievements are verified with a badge of approval from LVC. MeritPages then gathers all of your achievements into a profile that represents the beginning of a professional online resume.<\/li>\n<li>Your online achievements demonstrate to the world that you\u2019ve really accomplished important things at LVC. Because every story is made to rank well in web searches and easy to share in social networks, employers or grad schools will find them when they Google your name.<\/li>\n<li>You can enhance your MeritPages profile by uploading your photo to make it more personal.<\/li>\n<li>You and your family can really help get this \u201cgood stuff\u201d in front of employers and graduate schools by liking them, tweeting them, linking to them (on blogs or other websites), posting them to Tumblr, and whatever else you can think of.<\/li>\n<li>You can also input your own achievements, such as activities, internships, volunteerism, and work experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white body--line-left body--line-left-yellow body--line-left-full \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">Why is MeritPages.com important for students?<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <div>\n<ul>\n<li>MeritPages.com helps people who make decisions about internships, graduate school, and jobs find the \u201cgood stuff\u201d about you by recognizing your accomplishments with badges that show that they\u2019re genuine. It\u2019s like having an online version of your diploma!<\/li>\n<li>Your MeritPages.com profile creates a positive online identity for post-graduation success. Seventy-five percent of companies research applicants online, and 70% have rejected applicants based on what they found. LVC and MeritPages.com help give you a leg up in the job search process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--gray \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">Faculty &#038; Staff MeritPage Submissions<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <p>Submit student accomplishments to Ali Wenger, content strategist. Think about research presentations and publishing, conference attendance, departmental honor societies and awards, service-learning initiatives, academic trips, volunteer activities, etc. The best hometown news releases include multiple students.<\/p>\n<p>Use the below template to submit lists of student accomplishments. Simply save it to your computer, input the required information, and return to\u00a0<a title=\"awenger@lvc.edu\" href=\"mailto:awenger@lvc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awenger@lvc.edu<\/a>. If you don&#8217;t know all of the information, that&#8217;s ok. With the students&#8217; LVC email address, we can track down the missing pieces.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"body__links\">\n                                                                                                                            \n<a\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/hometown-news-template.xlsx\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n            class=\"\n        base-button\n        base-button--yellow\n            \"\n>\n    <span class=\"base-button__text\">\n        Hometown News Release Template\n    <\/span>\n    <svg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"base-button__arrow\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16.15 16.15\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9.23,3.11l-.77.82,3.4,3.64h-9V8.74h9.05L8.46,12.41l.78.82L14,8.17Z\" stroke=\"none\"\/><circle cx=\"8.08\" cy=\"8.07\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.15\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n                                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":336,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"section_menu":458},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MeritPages - Offices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lebanon Valley College uses MeritPages from readMedia to publicize your achievements and activities on and off campus \u2013 such as studying abroad, making the dean\u2019s list, or winning a scholarship.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MeritPages - Offices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lebanon Valley College uses MeritPages from readMedia to publicize your achievements and activities on and off campus \u2013 such as studying abroad, making the dean\u2019s list, or winning a scholarship.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Offices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-24T13:10:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/\",\"name\":\"MeritPages - Offices\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-27T20:40:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-24T13:10:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Lebanon Valley College uses MeritPages from readMedia to publicize your achievements and activities on and off campus \u2013 such as studying abroad, making the dean\u2019s list, or winning a scholarship.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/marketing-communications\/meritpages\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Marketing &#038; 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