Lauren Wellar

Lauren Wellar is an instructional production specialist for the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State, where she supports the college’s outreach program as part of an innovative and creative learning design team. In her role, she focuses on enhancing course accessibility, collaborating on program redesigns and empowering HHD faculty and staff with strategic instructional support. She also proudly serves as a Penn State Board Member for the College of Arts & Architecture Alumni Society, representing the School of Visual Arts.

Wellar earned her bachelor of design in digital multimedia design, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Penn State in 2024.

As a student, she held numerous leadership roles — serving as chair, director and president across more than eight Penn State organizations. Some of her involvements include World Campus Benefitting THON, World Campus Homecoming, Active Minds, Digital Multimedia Design Club, and the service sorority, Delta Gamma Chi.

One of her most distinguished achievements was becoming the first World Campus student to receive the Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, Penn State’s highest undergraduate honor. She was also a member of Phi Kappa Phi (ΦΚΦ), a prestigious honor society recognizing academic excellence, and has been featured in publications such as Town & Gown, Valley Magazine and Penn State World Campus news.