Penn State Berks will join forces with Reading Senior High School and local artists to present a community program titled “Breaking Barriers – Building Bridges” beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Reading High School, 801 N 13th St., Reading, Pennsylvania.
Penn State international students will have the opportunity to learn more about the Thanksgiving holiday and similar holidays around the world by attending the Penn State Northeast Regional Thanksgiving Dinner, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center in Scranton.
On Nov. 9, Penn State rehabilitation and human services students will transform the Reading Recreation Commission, located at 320 S. Third St., into a pop-up playground for children ages 5-12 in the city of Reading. The goals of the initiative are to give children in the city of Reading a true ‘free play’ experience and to provide rehabilitation and human services majors an opportunity to create, facilitate and analyze a play experience.
The Penn State Berks LaunchBox, located within the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania, will hold a Meetup titled “Global Entrepreneurship: Latin American Perspectives” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12.
As part of Penn State’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, Penn State Berks will hold a variety of events on and off campus for aspiring entrepreneurs from Nov. 11 to 15.
The Penn State Berks women's volleyball team had three members earn North Eastern Athletic Conference all-conference recognition, as announced by the league office on Nov. 6.
The Penn State Berks Sustainability Team, led by Mahsa Kazempour, associate professor of science education, will host a sustainability fair and film screening in November.
As part of its commitment to promoting entrepreneurship, Penn State Berks is inviting prospective entrepreneurs to compete in the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Business Plan Competition. This is an opportunity for current Penn State Berks students and alumni who graduated within the past three years to launch their business, while promoting entrepreneurial activity in Berks County.
Penn State Berks students will hold two important community service events in November. They will transform Opportunity House, the Reading emergency shelter, into a five-star restaurant on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 7, and assist with the breakfast for veterans at Country Meadows of Wyomissing on Monday, Nov. 11.
The Penn State Berks women's soccer team swept the individual awards and had five members named to the All-North Eastern Athletic Conference first team and two on the second team, as announced by the league office on Nov. 7.