Penn State Berks will host a variety of events during Global Entrepreneurship Week from Monday, Nov. 14, to Thursday, Nov. 17. Events are sponsored by the college’s Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Center and the Berks LaunchBox in downtown Reading.
An international, Penn State-led consortium aims to improve drought risk analysis and management and increase societal resilience in Africa, funded by a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the Belmont Forum.
In honor of Nontraditional Student Recognition Week, the Penn State Berks Office of Continuing Education is hosting a weeklong celebration to recognize adult learners from Nov. 4 to 11.
Prospective students and their families are invited to a special day of campus tours at Penn State Berks on Saturday, Nov. 5, starting at 10 a.m. at the Perkins Student Center, located just off Broadcasting Road in Wyomissing.
The annual Penn State Berks pop-up, fine-dining restaurant event is currently taking reservations for its annual dinner, 5:30–9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in the first-floor lobby of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building, Penn State Berks
Matika Wilbur, a visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip Peoples of Coastal Washington, will present her photography, which portrays contemporary narratives of Native Americans across the U.S., on Monday, Nov. 7, in the Penn State Berks Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
As part of the "Global Oscars Comes to Berks" series, Penn State Berks will present the film "Wild Tales," at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in room 5 of the Luerssen Science Building. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Berks LaunchBox powered by Penn State recently announced the winners of its third pitch competition. DN Organics took first place and Paragon Behavioral Health took second. Both companies received $125 in seed funding from the LaunchBox.
Dr. Scott Glassman, an expert in the field of positive thinking, will speak at Penn State Berks at 12:15 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.