Christopher P. Staley, distinguished professor of art in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, has been named Penn State laureate for 2012-13. He will visit Penn State Berks on Wednesday, Feb. 20, where he will present "Art and Life: Where They Intersect," at 1 p.m. in room 247 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. This presentation is free and open to public. Stanley will also have an open conversation with local artists at 3 p.m. in the college's Freyberger Gallery.
In observation of National Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23, 2013, Penn State Berks, the premier engineering college in Berks County, has a variety of events and activities planned. The college recently added a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering to its engineering programs, which also includes a B.S. in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology. Penn State Berks is the only college in Berks County to offer degree programs in engineering, and all programs are taught in the college's new state-of-the-art Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building.
Penn State Berks will hold an Adult Student Financial Aid Workshop, which will discuss the process of applying for financial aid for returning adult students, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in room 204 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building (snow date: Feb. 26).
In observation of National Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23, 2013, Penn State Berks, the premier engineering college in Berks County, has a variety of events and activities planned. The college recently added a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering to its engineering programs, which include a B.S. in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology and an associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology.
The Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery will present "Architectural Conditions," a collaboration of visual art by architect Larry Mitnick and poetry by Dr. Ken Fifer, Professor of English at Penn State Berks from March 14-April 18, 2013. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 14, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
Senior forward Sean Sowney recorded both an assist and a goal in the Penn State Berks Blue Lions Ice Hockey team's game against Towson University on January 20, 2013. It might have just seemed like another instance of Sowney contributing to his squad, it was much more. It was the culmination of four stellar years on the ice as Sowney joined the prestigious 100-point club.
The Penn State Berks Bookstore will hold a book signing event for "Perceptions of Female Offenders: How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses," edited by Dr. Brenda Russell, associate professor of psychology and coordinator for applied psychology degree program at Penn State Berks. This event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at 2:30 p.m.
The Penn State Berks Office of Health Services and the Health and Wellness Committee will sponsor three events that encourage student health and well-being.
The next Penn State Berks Science Colloquium will feature Dr. Robert L. Karlinsey, CEO and owner of Nanotech and former research faculty member at the Oral Health Research Institute at Indiana University School of Dentistry. He will give a presentation titled "Fluoride and functionalized beta-TCP combinations for improved remineralization" on Friday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. in room 5, Luerssen Building. This presentation is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.