In "Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women," Jennifer Pozner takes a fierce, funny, and in-depth look at how reality TV affects our beliefs, our behavior, and our culture. She will give her presentation at Penn State Berks on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Toby C. Rider, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Penn State Berks will be featured at the next Science Colloquium on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at 1 pm in room 5, Luerssen Building. "Sport, the Cold War, and the State-Private Network" is the title of Dr. Rider's talk. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The next Engineering, Business, and Computing (EBC) Division Speaker Series Presentation will feature Khaled Abdou, Associate Professor of Financial Services at Penn State Berks, along with a panel of six students, who will present "An International Real-World Learning Experience: A Trip to London" on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at 1 pm in room 121, Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The next Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Colloquium event, which includes presentations by Dr. Samantha Kavky, Associate Professor of Art History, and Marilyn Fox, Director of the Freyberger Gallery, will be held on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at 1 p.m. in room 104, Franco Building. This event is open to the campus community and light refreshments will be served.
The Penn State Berks Office of Health Services and the Health and Wellness Committee are hosting a health fair for all students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.
The Screaming Orphans, a pop-rock band composed of four talented sisters who were raised in County Donegal, Ireland, will perform at Penn State Berks on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This presentation is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Berks Theatre Honor Society Alpha Psi Omega is teaming up with Broadway Cares, a national industry-based nonprofit AIDS fundraising organization, for the fifth annual N.O.W. (New Original Works) festival. The honor society will collect donations at each N.O.W. performance for Broadway Cares. The final N.O.W. performance, which will be held at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, will be a benefit performance for Broadway Cares.
Dr. Oran Hesterman, a national leader in sustainable agriculture and food systems, will discuss his book "FAIR FOOD: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All," on Monday, March 18, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This presentation is free and open to the public.
Christopher P. Staley, distinguished professor of art in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, has been named Penn State laureate for 2012-13. He will visit Penn State Berks on Wednesday, Feb. 20, where he will present "Art and Life: Where They Intersect," at 1 p.m. in room 247 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This presentation is free and open to public. Stanley will also have an open conversation with local artists at 3 p.m. in the college's Freyberger Gallery.
In observation of National Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23, 2013, Penn State Berks, the premier engineering college in Berks County, has a variety of events and activities planned. The college recently added a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering to its engineering programs, which also includes a B.S. in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology. Penn State Berks is the only college in Berks County to offer degree programs in engineering, and all programs are taught in the college's new state-of-the-art Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building.