While many Penn State Berks students will be learning remotely this fall, they will still be able to engage in campus life through a series of virtual programs.
Penn State Berks is reaching out to the local community in a new way – through LionSide Chats, a modern interpretation of President Roosevelt’s Depression-era “Fireside Chats.”
Move-in Day and Welcome Weekend looked a bit different at Penn State Berks as strategies were put in place to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Penn State Berks Social Justice Collaborative will host a series of webinars, titled “Critical Conversations,” that will serve as a model on how to discuss difficult social issues.
The Penn State northeast region campuses will host a Fall 2020 Virtual Program Series featuring topics ranging from writing, esports, and wine to chemistry, job interviews, vaccine development and dance.
Two teams of entrepreneurs from Penn State Berks were recognized with awards during the 2020 Business Plan Competition Challenge sponsored by the Berks Alliance and the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance.
Penn State Berks is now accepting applications for the Cohen-Hammel Fellows Program, a comprehensive scholarship program for outstanding first-year students.
Seven students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology have been chosen for the prestigious Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program in the 2020 cycle. The program is designed to encourage the recruitment of the nation’s top cyber talent and the retention of DoD personnel who have skills necessary to meet the agency’s cyber requirements and help secure the United States against threats of information systems and networks.
Penn State has launched an integrated effort to remind faculty, staff and students at all campuses and in adjacent communities of the importance of doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19. “Mask Up or Pack Up” is a research-based campaign that is also launched in State College to create a seamless message for students and other members of the community.
