Christopher Aredo, formerly a street-dwelling youth in Kenya, is currently an intern at Penn State Berks from Kenya Methodist University. He will discuss the Electronic Waste Jewelry Project brought to the Children and Youth Empowerment Centre in Kenya as a means of teaching the youth a trade, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at 1 p.m. in room 121 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
Penn State Berks raised a record $70,089.44 for THON, surpassing last year's total of $50,198.98 through a variety of fundraising events and activities throughout the academic year, and culminating in the 46-hour dance marathon to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund, supporting families battling pediatric cancer, held Friday, Feb. 21 to Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State Berks students participating in THON announced that the college raised a record $66,223.33 to date during a send-off celebration on Thursday, Feb. 20. That total is expected to grow as online donations continue to come in during THON weekend.
The Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, from 3-7 p.m. in the Beaver Community Center parking lot. The blood drive serves to help replenish the blood supply for more than 20 hospitals in Pennsylvania.
Penn State Berks will host its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference, titled "Today and Tomorrow 2014" on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Approximately 100 eleventh-grade students are expected to attend the conference, which will feature instructors and students from Penn State Berks and the community who will provide workshops with the goal of encouraging the high school students to continue their studies in science, math, engineering, and technology.
Three Aksha Dance Company will bring Indian culture to Penn State Berks on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 8 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
The Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) will present a check for $9,000 to the Berks THON organization at their dancer send-off on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Perkins Student Center.
Four Penn State Berks Business majors comprised one of the four teams with the highest scores in the regional Certified Financial Challenge (CFA) competition for 2013-2014. The team includes seniors Lewis Colon of Reading, Vincent Coppa of Birdsboro, Richard Ellenberger of Reinholds, and Clinton Faust of Mohrsville. The Penn State Berks team will join Temple University, Villanova University, and the University of Scranton and move on to the Finals event on February 19, 2014, at 5 p.m. at the Union League of Philadelphia.
A rousing celebration of diversity, unity, and peace, King's Dream has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at 8 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. Originally scheduled for Feb. 5, the performance was postponed due to inclement weather. This event is free and open to the public.