The ninth annual Guts and Glory Digestive and Wellness Expo will be held on Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Penn State Berks. The expo was founded by the nonprofit My Gut Instinct and is sponsored by Penn State Health St. Joseph.
Penn State Berks baccalaureate degree program in mechanical engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. The degree program has been accredited by ABET since 2016.
Beginning in mid-September, Penn State Berks will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of events; each event is intended for a specific audience, including prospective and current students, the campus community, and the general public. Some events will be held in-person and others will have virtual options.
Penn State Berks has partnered with the Berks County Suicide Prevention Task Force to present a screening of the film "Wake UP: Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention" in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September. The film screening will be in Perkins Student Center Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Admission is free and open to the public.
Shaquem Griffin was born just minutes after his twin brother, Shaquill. Both boys went on to become remarkable athletes in high school and college at the University of Central Florida, and both have played in the NFL after being drafted by the same team — the only difference is Shaquem Griffin did it all with just one hand. He will share his inspirational story at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium at Penn State Berks. This event is free and open to the public.
In an effort to better serve its adult student learners, Penn State Berks has launched the Adult Learner Peer Mentor Program in the fall 2022 semester. The program seeks to enhance and enrich adult education by pairing seasoned and academically successful adult learners with incoming adult students.
Leaders from around the commonwealth gathered at Penn State Berks on Friday, Aug. 26, to celebrate the dedication of the newly renovated and expanded Beaver Athletics and Wellness Center. President Neeli Bendapudi was on hand to mark the culmination of the $30 million project, which revamped the original structure into a 76,000-square-foot modern facility designed to support academic programs and recreational activities.
Two faculty members at Penn State Berks, Jennifer Murphy, associate professor and chair of the criminal justice department, and Brenda Russell, professor of psychology, had their stigma work with students showcased at Shatterproof’s Stigma of Addiction Summit earlier this summer. Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming addiction treatment, ending stigma, and supporting communities.
Penn State Berks is helping a future generation of engineering students to succeed through the college’s Engineering Ahead Program, which is now in its seventh year. The goal of the four-week summer “bridge” program, which ran from June 26 to July 22, is to increase retention rates among a diverse group of engineering students by enhancing academic preparedness and providing support.
Sarah Hartman-Caverly, reference librarian and library liaison to the division of engineering, business and computing at the Penn State Berks Thun Library, was recently invited to chair the American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Round Table Publications & Communications Committee for 2022-23.
