As part of Penn State Berks' commitment to helping incoming students make a smooth transition from high school to college, the college has placed a strong emphasis on first-year experience. To that end, each year one member of the Penn State Berks faculty and staff, and one or more members of the student body are named first-year advocates.
Alexa Wojciechowski, Coordinator of Placement and Internships at Penn State Berks, has been honored with the 2013 Hendrick Award for Best Practices for Adult Learners in the category of career advice and support. The award was presented by the Penn State Commission for Adult Learners at the 2013 Hendrick Conference, held at Penn State Harrisburg on May 9, 2013.
Penn State Berks will hold an information session for its Accelerated Business degree program on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, from 6-8 p.m. in room 109, Franco Building. Attendees will learn more about how to complete 60+ business credits toward the bachelor's degree in Business in a 20-month, accelerated Saturday program.
Faculty member recognized for teaching excellence
Dr. Maureen Dunbar, associate professor of biology, was awarded the Outstanding Full-Time Teacher Award. Dunbar teaches various levels of biology courses. The committee cited Dunbar's breadth of courses taught, her thoughtful statement of teaching philosophy, her scholarship in teaching and learning, her commitment to and engagement with students inside and outside the classroom, and evaluations by her students.
Students attending Penn State Berks Discovery High School Youth Camps will learn about different career fields, the world around them, and themselves. The camps are for students entering ninth through twelfth grades in fall 2013. Camps run from Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Penn State Berks Middle School Youth Camps provide a fun, educational experience for middle school students. Camps run from Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
This summer, approximately 1,000 first-year students who will begin their studies in the fall semester at Penn State Berks will get a preview of what college life will be like through the New Student Orientation Part 1: Advising & Scheduling (NSO1), which runs from mid-May to mid-June
It's a long way from Sierra Leone to Penn State Berks, but that's the journey that Foday Sheriff has taken, and he's not finished yet.
Sheriff's parents came to the United States from the area of Sierra Leone that was affected by the "blood diamond" wars. They fled the region, but his father returned and his mother followed a few years later, leaving Sheriff to live with an aunt in Philadelphia, who at times had more than seven other children living under the same roof.
Chris Brendel, a junior majoring in Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State Berks, was recently awarded the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship. He was selected as Penn State University's sole student nominee for 2013 and he is only the second Penn State student to receive the award in the 22-year history of the Beinecke Scholarship. He is the first Penn State student to receive the award from a campus outside University Park.
