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Penn State Berks summer sessions begin May 15

The summer sessions at Penn State Berks begin on May 15. There will be more than 60 classes offered in the two summer sessions, with the first six-week session running from May 15 to June 22, and the second seven-week session running from June 26 to Aug. 3.

Careers with Math Options Conference

Penn State Berks will host its 19th annual Careers with Math Options Conference on Wednesday, May 10, for female middle school students from Berks County and surrounding school districts.
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Office for General Education announces Integrative Studies Seed Grant awards

The Integrative Studies Seed Grant Program, offered through the Penn State Office for General Education, will support 71 different course development projects this summer. In response to the large volume of highly qualified proposals, the budget was generously increased by more than 50 percent by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Education.
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Penn State announces spring 2017 commencement events and speakers

This spring Penn State expects to award 13,894 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 226 associate, 11,435 baccalaureate, 1,590 master’s, 262 law, 244 doctoral and 137 medical degrees. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.
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Schreyer Scholars received medals

Eight members of the Penn State Berks graduating class received their Schreyer Honors Medals at the Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony held on Sunday, April 23.
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College hosts evening of the arts

Penn State Berks will host two events that showcase the artistic talents of its student body: a Student Art Exhibit and the Spring Festival of New Plays. Both events will be held on Thursday, April 27. The Student Art Exhibit runs from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Freyberger Gallery and the Spring Festival of New Plays begins at 7 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public.