Penn State Berks students, faculty, and staff are invited to a dedication and open house for the newly renovated Writing Center in room 141 of the Franco Building, at on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
The event will begin with a dedication from Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk beginning at 1:15 p.m. After the ribbon cutting, the program will include a video about the Writing Center created by peer tutors and some readings of short words and poetry from tutors and Professional Writing majors.
The Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) will present a check for $10,000 to the Berks THON organization at their dancer send-off on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2012, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Perkins Student Center.
The Penn State Berks Department of Health Services is participating in Daffodil Days to help raise funds to support research, advocacy, and education, and to provide services for cancer patients. Students, faculty, and staff can purchase a bunch (ten daffodils) for $10, a bunch in an American Cancer Society etched glass vase for $15, a bunch and a 10-inch Daffodil Days Boyd's Bear named "Ray O. Hope" for $25, and mini potted daffodils (3-4 bulbs packaged inside a foil-wrapped 4-inch pot) for $12. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Colloquium Series will kick-off the semester with two presentations: "Fertility on Ice" and "Online Social Support and Its Impact on the Quality of Life of Those Living with Lupus" on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at 1 p.m. in room 104, Franco Building. This event is open to the campus community and light refreshments will be served.
Dr. Abdullah Konak, associate professor of Information Sciences and Technology, will discuss how to best utilize virtual computers for teaching information security as part of the Engineering, Business, and Computing (EBC) Division Research Interest Group lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at 1 p.m. in room 244 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
Penn State Berks Chemical Society President Kristin Kamowski was recently honored with the 2013 Student Leadership Award by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Education (SOCED) Undergraduate Student Programs Advisory Board (UPAB).
The Theatre Program at Penn State Berks will present N.O.W. (New Original Works) at Berks, an annual one-act student play festival, which will run from Feb. 18-22, 2013, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium beginning at 8 p.m. each evening. The festival will showcase five, one-act plays written, performed, and produced by Penn State Berks students. Each play is approximately 10-12 minutes long.
Penn State Berks will hold a Degree Fair for currently enrolled students on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Tully's. Students attending the fair will receive a coupon for a free lunch on the day they attend.
In 1957, Terrence Roberts was 15-years-old when he joined eight other students to try to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. For the "Little Rock Nine," the days that followed were filled with fear and uncertainty. Roberts will continue the conversation about race and segregation in schools in his presentation titled "Lessons from Little Rock" on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
The Penn State Berks Career Services Office will provide transportation for currently enrolled students to University Park for spring career expos and events including: Engineering Career Day on Wednesday, Jan.