The Environmental Awareness and Community Action Project has been a major component of the course, which has been taught by Mahsa Kazempour, associate professor of science education, since 2011. At Penn State Berks, students research environmental issues on the local, national, or global level and engage in community-based projects to address sustainability issues in the Berks County area.
In December 2022, the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts hosted its first official class in partnership with Berks LaunchBox and sold out. Open to members of the community, those in attendance began taking the steps necessary to craft their very own wooden coasters, made from scratch.
Giovanna DeLima is many things: a student at Penn State Berks, a daughter, a friend, a volunteer — and a cancer survivor. She was recently invited to be the featured speaker at the American Cancer Society's "The Future of Cancer Care Forum: Advancing Cancer Research, Innovation, and Health Equity" on Dec. 2, at the Hard Rock Cafe Times Square in New York.
“It's great to be able to expose the students to the space and the resources that the LaunchBox has to offer,” said Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering Marietta Scanlon. “Being able to work with the Berks LaunchBox has added another dimension to the course and extends the Berks campus to the city of Reading, providing our engineering students with even more opportunities.”
Penn State Berks Benefitting THON will host its sixth annual "Inspire the Night" Benefit Dinner Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading. Tickets can be purchased directly through the Berks Benefitting THON website. Individual tickets cost $65.
Seven new graduates of the Penn State Berks practical nursing program crossed the stage during the Penn State Berks fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Santander Arena. The students earned their certificates in practical nursing and are eligible to test for the National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse, or NCLEX-PN.
When Safitaj Sindhar was a young girl growing up in Punjab, India, she never dreamed that she would be graduating at the top of her class with plans to attend medical school. Sindhar will earn her bachelor of science in biology with the genetics and development option, and a minor in psychological sciences, on Thursday, Dec. 15, during Penn State Berks' fall 2022 commencement ceremony.
Working as a certified nursing assistant for the last three years, April Tinto's passion for helping others and desire to know how to make informed medical decisions for her family was the driving force in her decision to earn her practical nursing certification from Penn State Berks.
Pamela Shupp Menet, member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Economic Developer, and director of Community and Economic Development for Berks County, will serve as the honorary keynote speaker for the Penn State Berks fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 15. Commencement will be held at the Santander Arena in downtown Reading.
