The Penn State Berks fourth annual Camp Out for Hunger event was a huge success, raising a total of $1,679.45 and collecting 333.6 pounds of nonperishable goods for the Berks Coalition to End Homelessness. The event, held on Friday, April 19, 2013, was designed to bring awareness to homelessness in Berks County.
It is incredible enough that Diana Livingston is graduating from Penn State Berks at the age of 20 with a B.S. in Elementary and Kindergarten Education, along with her twin sister, Krisandra, on May 4, 2013. It is astonishing that she was able to graduate two years before her peers despite having cerebral palsy and financial obstacles.
For Alison Rutter, graduating from Penn State Berks on May 4, 2013, will be another leg on her journey to success. She already has been offered a position where she completed her internship, VF Outlet in West Reading, PA.
Eleven Penn State alumni were honored for outstanding professional accomplishment by the age of 35 or younger and presented with the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award at a dinner ceremony on April 12, 2013, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. Among the honorees was Leon Shahabian, 2001, formerly of Wyomissing, who attended Penn State Berks.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
