Katie Tavenner, a global research and development consultant specializing in sustainable agriculture and livestock systems, will present "From Penn State to the Field and Back Again: Reflections on a Career in International Research for Development" during the Penn State Berks global forum on April 7, 2025.
Martha Constantinou, associate professor of physics and vice chair of department of physics at Temple University, will be the keynote speaker during the 12th annual Losoncy Lecture Series.
Pictured is a historical marker for Penn State Berks, which tells the history of the campus, Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute and its apprentice program.
Marker text reads: "Berks Campus — Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, established in 1927 by textile machine works to provide a work-study program for its apprentices, was the forerunner of the Penn State Berks campus. Originally located on Hill Avenue in Wyomissing, WPI graduated over 1,500 students before becoming the Penn State Wyomissing Center in 1958. The Center became part of the Commonwealth Campus system and in 1972 was relocated to this site as the Penn State Berks campus."
Pictured (left to right): Neil LaGreca, Penn State Berks Staff Advisory Council chair; Michael Stella, academic adviser and Student Advocate Staff Award recipient; Alexa Hodge, coordinator of Student Support Services and Staff Collaborator Award recipient; Radha Pyati, Penn State Berks chancellor.
