Although the recent 2021 FIS Snowboard World Championship in Rogla, Slovenia, took place during a global pandemic, Penn State Berks junior Kaiya Kizuka emerged victorious -- finishing second among American women and emerging as the fastest American female on the red course in the Giant Slalom event. She also took third place among American female snowboarders in the Parallel Slalom.
The Flemming CEED Center at Penn State Berks will present a webinar titled “Innovation and Intrapreneurship (I2) in the 21st Century,” in which innovators will share their experiences and challenges, from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, via Zoom.
In honor of Women’s History Month, Penn State Berks will host a food demonstration with Jodi Greebel, a registered dietitian specializing in nutrition, on March 23, at 7 p.m. Greebel will demonstrate how to cook a quick and healthy meal for college students on the go.
Four Penn State University Libraries faculty librarians — Alexandria Chisholm, Sarah Hartman-Caverly, Hailley Fargo and Helen Smith — have been named 2021 co-recipients among three honors conferred by the Association of College & Research Libraries’ 2021 Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards.
As of March 1 (the conclusion of the universal required re-testing period), the University is conducting random testing of between 1% and 2% of the University’s population of students and employees living, learning or working on campus as well as those who access campus.
Penn State Berks is pleased to announce that limited on-campus tours have resumed this March. Pre-registration is required, and participants must agree to follow all safety protocols outlined in the Visit Requirements.
In conjunction with the upcoming Penn State Wellness Day on March 11, the Penn State Berks Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is hosting a Racial Equity and Interfaith Forum from 1-3 p.m. via Zoom.
Ebonie Cunningham Stringer, assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Berks, recently spoke at a conference sponsored by the Center for Public Service and Social Justice at Yale University.
Ryan Hassler, associate teaching professor of mathematics, and Sonia Delaquito, learning center coordinator, were invited to present at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, which was held virtually Feb. 15–19.
Penn State DuBois, in partnership with Penn State Berks, will offer an SAT preparatory course for high school students this spring. This virtual program will meet weekly, Thursday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. from April 22, through June 3, via Zoom.
