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Penn State Berks among colleges and organizations to receive PLCB grant

Berks County communities working to help teenagers and young adults better understand the consequences of drinking and alcohol abuse received nearly $260,000 in grants from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Sen. Judy Schwank, Rep. Tom Caltagirone, and PLCB Chairman Tim Holden announced the grant recipients today during a press conference at Penn State Berks. Representatives from area colleges and municipal governments joined them.

Penn State Berks summer sessions begin May 18

The summer sessions at Penn State Berks begins on May 18, 2015. There will be more than 60 classes offered in the two summer sessions, with the first six-week session running from May 18-June 25, and the second seven-week session running from June 29-August 6. Courses will be offered in a variety of disciplines including accounting, chemistry, information systems, math, business, English, communications, psychology, Spanish, and many others.

MBA Information Session to be held at Berks Campus on June 17

In today's economy, it's essential to keep your business and management skills on the cutting edge. Take a step now to strategically position yourself for the future. Penn State Great Valley offers the MBA at the Penn State Berks Campus, and we invite you to learn more about this exciting opportunity. There will be an information session for the MBA program on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, from 6-7 p.m. in room 108, Franco Building, Penn State Berks.

Alumni “flying high” from awards for drone business start-up

Three Penn State Berks engineering alumni are "flying high" after receiving two different awards for their innovative plan for a start-up company, Onuku Industries, which builds customizable drones using open source software: One award was from the college and the other was from the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce.