Penn State Berks will hold a Degree Fair for currently enrolled students on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, from 1-2:30 p.m. in Tully's. Students attending the fair will receive a coupon for a free lunch on the day they attend and they will be able to enter their names in a drawing for a grand prize.
Scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Nina Tandon will discuss her innovative work in human tissue engineering on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Berks initiatives cited extensively in report
As a result of Penn State's far-reaching community partnerships, including cancer prevention efforts in Appalachia and sustainable greenhouse design and production in Africa, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected the University for its 2015 Community Engagement Classification.
Penn State Berks students will be "lending their paws for a good cause" as they volunteer at a variety of nonprofit organizations during the academic year. The following is a list of community service initiatives in February.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015, beginning at 4 p.m. Students can sign up with Berks Cares to help out with an after school Reading Enrichment program with the Olivet Boys and Girls Club. Students will be reading to the kids and doing crafts with them as they relate to the selected readings.
Dr. Robert Forrey has been named Distinguished Professor of Physics at Penn State Berks. He is the second faculty member at the college to receive the Distinguished Professor title. There will be a reception in his honor on Monday, February 9, 2015, from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Janssen Conference Center for the campus community.
Perseverance Jazz Band will bring the music of Mardi Gras to Penn State Berks on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Barbara Mizdail, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Berks, officially retired on December 31, 2014, after 13 years of service to the college. She was the first full-time female engineering professor at the college. Among her accomplishments are founding the college's student chapter of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) and serving as the first female adviser to SAE Berks Chapter competing in the SAE International Baja competition.
The Penn State Berks is pleased to announce a poetry reading by Cameron Conaway on Monday, February 16, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the Freyberger Gallery for the campus community. Following his talk, he will join Professional Writing students for a discussion of the editorial process.
This event is being rescheduled. Check back for the new date and time.
Dr. Bonnie J. Dow, Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at Vanderbilt University, will present a lecture based on her new book, Watching Women's Liberation, 1970: Feminism's Pivotal Year on the Network News on February 2, 2015, at 7 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and Dow will be available after the lecture to sign copies of her books.
The Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, the Penn State Berks THON student group, and the Reading Royals are teaming up for the fifth consecutive year to hold a fundraising event to benefit THON, the world's largest student-run philanthropy dedicated to supporting children with pediatric cancer and their families, on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the Santander Arena in Reading.