The Penn State Berks Theatre department will present "Treasure Island," written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Cleo House Jr. Shows are scheduled for April 11-13 and 18-20 at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees on April 14 and 21 at 2 p.m., in Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
Dr. Julia A. Phillips, Chief of Risk and Resilience Section in the Infrastructure Assurance Center (IAC) at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, will speak at Penn State Berks on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, from 3:30-4:30 pm, in room 121 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building at Penn State Berks. This event is free and open to the Penn State Berks students, faculty, and staff. Light refreshments will be served.
Bill O'Brien to Headline Caravan's 12 Stops This Spring in Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., March 15, 2013 - Building on Penn State's "One Team" inaugural year momentum, highlighting the highly successful first season under football Coach Bill O'Brien and looking ahead to 2013, the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour begins another road trip April 30 with visits to 12 locations during two weeks this spring.
Dr. Daniel Gil'Adi, director of INTEGRA Consulting Team, LLC, will discuss emotional intelligence as it relates to management, specifically in team building, on Friday, April 19, 2013, from 1:00-2:15 pm in room 121 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
The Penn State Berks Feministic Club will hold a "Take Back The Night" event on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 6 p.m. at the Franco Building outdoor amphitheater. This event will include an address by Take Back the Night Executive Director Katherine Koestner, a rally, and a march on campus. In addition, representatives from Berks Women in Crisis will be in attendance. This event is free and open to the public.
Penn State Berks will host a Penn State Presidential Search Open Forum on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in room 121 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This forum is open to Penn State Berks students, faculty, and staff, as well as faculty and staff from nearby Penn State campuses.
The Penn State Berks Office of Campus Life will host the college's fourth annual Camp Out for Hunger, an event designed to bring awareness to homelessness in Berks County, on Friday, April 19, 2013, beginning at 9 p.m. This event is for students only; it is not open to the public.
During this event, students will camp outside on campus overnight. The college is hosting a fundraising project in conjunction with the Coalition to End Homelessness in Berks County. Members of the Coalition will be in attendance to commemorate the event.
In an ongoing effort to bring greater awareness to sexual violence and child abuse, several Penn State events are being held during the month of April, which has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Students majoring in Engineering and Occupational Therapy have collaborated to create devices to meet the needs of individuals with physical challenges as part of the Adaptive Equipment Project (ADEP). They will present their designs in two separate sessions: the first on Monday, April 22, 2013, and the second on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, both at 1:00 p.m. in room 121, Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. The presentations are free and open to the public.
