The Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) will present a check for approximately $4,000 to the Berks benefitting THON organization at their dancer send-off on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Tully's cafeteria, Perkins Student Center.
In observation of National Engineers Week, Feb. 21-27, 2016, Penn State Berks, the premier engineering college in Berks County, is planning a variety of events and activities.
The following is a schedule of events for Engineers Week at Penn State Berks.
In observation of National Engineers Week, Penn State Berks is inviting students from local high schools to an "Experience Engineering" event. Students will visit the college on Thursday, Feb. 25, and Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. The purpose of the event is to introduce students to the field of engineering and engineering education.
Spoken word poet Rudy Francisco will address issues of racial politics, love, domestic violence, and religion on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at 7:30 p.m., in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium, Penn State Berks. This event is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Berks Muslim Student Association (MSA) is hosting a program on World Hijab Day, Monday, February 1, 2016, at 1 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Perkins Student Center. The event will include a presentation on World Hijab Day, a gift of a free scarf for female attendees, a tutorial on how to wear the hijab, and a free lunch for all who attend.
Breana McKenney, a senior majoring in Professional Writing at Penn State Berks, was honored with the 2016 Fannie Lou Hamer-W.E.B. Dubois Service Scholarship at the Penn State Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Banquet on Friday, January 15, 2016, at Penn State University Park campus.
RESCHEDULED-Penn State Night at Reading Royals to benefit THON
Due to the impending snowstorm, Penn State Night at the Reading Royals has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 (originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23). For more information, email [email protected].
Visitors to Penn State Berks may have noticed a pathway of red and green dots along campus walkways recently; these are not warning signs or stop/go symbols. The college is launching Stand for State, a new University-wide initiative aimed at empowering Penn Staters to stand up for one another, on Monday, January 25, 2016. The launch will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center and will include a PowerPoint presentation, information tables and give-away items, as well as a display in the showcase on the second floor lobby.