Jaymi Smith, right, a 2023 Penn State global studies graduate, will return to Penn State Berks for a global forum where she will discuss her time with the Peace Corps in Timor-Leste, a small island in Southeast Asia.
Sadan Kulturel-Konak, professor of management information systems and director of the Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center at Penn State Berks; Abdullah Konak, distinguished professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State Berks; Ada Leung, associate professor of marketing at Penn State Berks; Lauren Davis, professor of industrial and systems engineering at NCAT, and Steven Jiang, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at NCAT are the investigators on the project.
Sadan Kulturel-Konak, professor of management information systems and director of the Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center at Penn State Berks; Abdullah Konak, distinguished professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State Berks; Ada Leung, associate professor of marketing at Penn State Berks; Lauren Davis, professor of industrial and systems engineering at NCAT, and Steven Jiang, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at NCAT are the investigators on the project.
Spanish speaking faculty and staff visited Centro Hispano for family night. Pictured are Belén Rodríguez Mourelo, professor of Spanish and division head of humanities, arts and social sciences (standing, left), and Lilibell Sanchez, assistant director of student leadership (standing, right).
This year's keynote speaker for the Latino Forum is Javier Ávila, a professor of English, a poet, novelist and public speaker. Ávila uses the power of storytelling to deliver a powerful message about unity and inclusion.
Rosa Julia Parra, founder of Palo Magazine, spoke to approximately 35 entrepreneurs and small business owners at Centro Hispano as part of this Spanish-language event hosted by Berks LaunchBox.