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Penn State Berks students serve the community

Penn State Berks students will hold two important community service events in November. They will transform Opportunity House, the Reading emergency shelter, into a five-star restaurant on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 7, and assist with the breakfast for veterans at Country Meadows of Wyomissing on Monday, Nov. 11.

College seeks entrepreneurs for Business Plan

As part of its commitment to promoting entrepreneurship, Penn State Berks is inviting prospective entrepreneurs to compete in the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Business Plan Competition. This is an opportunity for current Penn State Berks students and alumni who graduated within the past three years to launch their business, while promoting entrepreneurial activity in Berks County.
Children participate in the PopUp Playground in the City of Reading.

Penn State Berks creates pop-up playground

On Nov. 9, Penn State rehabilitation and human services students will transform the Reading Recreation Commission, located at 320 S. Third St., into a pop-up playground for children ages 5-12 in the city of Reading. The goals of the initiative are to give children in the city of Reading a true ‘free play’ experience and to provide rehabilitation and human services majors an opportunity to create, facilitate and analyze a play experience.

Penn State holds Northeast Regional Thanksgiving Dinner

Penn State international students will have the opportunity to learn more about the Thanksgiving holiday and similar holidays around the world by attending the Penn State Northeast Regional Thanksgiving Dinner, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center in Scranton.

Entrepreneurship Workshop slated for Nov. 11

The Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center, located within the Penn State Berks Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building, will hold its biannual Creativity and Entrepreneurship Workshop on Nov. 11 for Reading School District students enrolled in the Penn State Educational Partnership Program. The goal of the program is to explore the concepts of creative thinking and entrepreneurship.