Sixteen new Penn State Berks practical nursing program graduates crossed the stage during the Penn State Berks fall commencement on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at the Santander Arena. The students earned their certificates in practical nursing and are eligible for the National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse, or NCLEX-PN.
Sixteen new Penn State Berks practical nursing program graduates crossed the stage during the Penn State Berks fall commencement on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at the Santander Arena. The students earned their certificates in practical nursing and are eligible for the National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse, or NCLEX-PN.
The purpose of the Penn State Ride Smart by Lyft program is to provide a safe transportation option during late-night hours for students to get back to campus if for any reason they find themselves in a potentially threatening or unsafe situation.
National Forum on Privacy Literacy Standards project team members are, from left, Penn State faculty Alexandria Chisholm and Sarah Hartman-Caverly, reference and instruction librarians at Berks Thun Library at Penn State Berks, and Priya Kumar, PNC Career Development Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology.
Participants co-designed the original privacy literacy game, Technopoly: A Surveillance Capitalism Parody Game, during the March 2025 Libraries Stand for Privacy: National Forum for Privacy Literacy Standards and Competencies.
In an effort to better serve the needs of its student body, Penn State Berks has entered into an agreement with Lyft, which allows the college to provide free, convenient (and carbon-neutral) rides for students. It’s called Penn State Berks Emergency Rides 2026, and it’s set up through Lyft’s pass program. The agreement was coordinated through Penn State’s Office of Transportation Services and it allows Penn State Berks to tailor the parameters to meet student needs.
A growing area of instruction and programming in educational library services, privacy literacy emphasizes making informed choices about managing one’s personal information and understanding its role in the information ecosystem. Earlier this year, three Penn State faculty convened a national initiative called Libraries Stand for Privacy and now are seeking feedback on its resulting educational resources.
