Muhlenberg College partnered with Allentown's Jefferson Elementary School in 1990 to encourage the academic persistence and achievement of Jefferson students and enhance the education of Muhlenberg students. The partnership extends from teachers, students and parents at Jefferson to Muhlenberg faculty, staff and students. The relationship between Jefferson and Muhlenberg familiarized the elementary students with a college campus early in life and according to Jefferson administrators has increased student attendance and performance. The partnership has come to include a variety of programs and events throughout the academic year, and the programs continue to develop based on needs and interests, one of these programs in Jefferson Field Day.

Every spring over 600 Jefferson students travel to Muhlenberg for their annual Field Day. Each class of Jefferson kids rotates through 8 different stations where Muhlenberg students run physical fitness activities and get to know the
children. Field Day is a favorite day of the year for both Muhlenberg and Jefferson students. As one third grader states: "I want to go to Muhlenberg when I grow up."