The Penn State Berks Alumni Society, along with the Penn State Berks Office of Alumni Relations, will host a beer tasting and networking event on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Chatty Monks Brewing Co., 610 Penn Avenue, West Reading. Doors open at 6:00 pm. and registration is from 6:00-6:30 pm.
The Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will hold its 28th Annual Alumni and Friends Golf Outing on Friday, May 15, 2015, at Golden Oaks Golf Club. The golf tournament is a scramble format with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. and the registration fee is $105 per person.
Cultural critic Chuck Klosterman, author of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and the New York Times Magazine's Ethicist column, will present a lecture on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
Taikoza
uses the powerful rhythms of the Taiko drums to create an electrifying energy
that carries audiences in a new dimension of excitement. They will bring their
unique sound to Penn State Berks on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
Penn State Berks Student Veteran Coalition is teaming with the Student Veterans of America to host its second annual "ROY G. BIV Memorial Run." on Saturday, April 25, 2015. The 5-K "kolor" run, named for some of the colors used in the run, and 1-mile walk will benefit the Penn State Berks Student Veterans of America Chapter. The term memorial run is used to recognize fallen soldiers.
In May 2015, Jordy Lemus will graduate from Penn State University Park with a B.S. in Material Science and Engineering. His journey began with the Penn State Educational Partnership Program, offered through Penn State Berks and the Reading School District.
Penn State Berks Police Services will hold a Mock DUI program titled "Reality Check" on Monday, April 20, 2015, at 7 p.m. on Clary Drive, located behind the turf soccer field.
Each year, Penn State honors several members of its faculty and staff for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2015 Faculty/Staff Award recipients — 33 outstanding University employees and one program — reach across campuses, colleges and administrative units and exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn Staters reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.
No longer the stuff of science fiction movies, electric vehicles are a reality, and they're coming to Penn State Berks in the form of a donation of a Nissan Leaf from Eisenhauer Nissan. Pete Eisenhauer, owner of Eisenhauer Nissan, will hand the keys over to Penn State Berks Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. in front of the lion shrine, just outside the Thun Library.