Dr. Cheryl Nicholas, Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State Berks, received Penn State University's Commission on LGBT Equity´s 2015 Outstanding Service Award. The award was presented at the Lavender Graduation on Penn State's University Park campus on April 17, 2015, and recognized Nicholas´s service to the LGBT community as an active participant in improving the climate of diversity and inclusion for LGBT people at Penn State.
March Of Dimes Biggest Fundraiser Helps Babies Be Born Healthy
(Reading, PA, 5/17/2015) - Today at Penn State Berks Campus, hundreds of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes' annual March for Babies—the nation's oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those who need help to survive and thrive. The event is expected to raise over $125,000 to help babies be born healthy.
For Melissa Davis, the road to graduation has had more than a few detours but her baby girl inspired her to never lose sight of her dream.
"When you look at your child and you see the future, you have to give them inspiration," Davis explains. "She's my rock.
Kayla Jardine has always had an interest in science and working with people. As this year's student marshal, she will graduate with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry on Saturday, May 9, 2015. She will also have completed part of her journey toward earning a medical degree.
Tyler Proper has always had an interest in the medical field. After graduating from high school in 2006, he enrolled in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman, acting as a first responder on the battlefield to Marine Corps infantry. When his military career came to an end, he knew he wanted to continue his studies in the medical field. He will graduate with a B.S. in Kinesiology on Saturday, May 9, 2015. On May 18, he will begin the Penn State College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program at the Penn State Milton S.
Penn State Berks will host its seventeenth annual Careers with Math Options Conference on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, for female middle school students from Berks County and surrounding school districts. The conference will feature speakers from Penn State Berks and the community. A wide variety of engaging and interactive workshops will be provided to encourage the young women to continue their studies in math, science, engineering, technology, finance, and related fields.
Penn State Berks will host the 2015 Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference (PEA 2015 Conference) from May 28-30, 2015. This year's conference will feature special guest speakers, including keynote luncheon speaker on May 29, Thomas Hylton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; native of Wyomissing, PA, and author of a coffee-table book titled Save Our Land, Save Our Towns. Other speakers include Paul R.
Tyler Proper has always had an interest in the medical field. After graduating from high school in 2006, he enrolled in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman, acting as a first responder on the battlefield to Marine Corps infantry. When his military career came to an end, he knew he wanted to continue his studies in the medical field. He will graduate with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology on Saturday, May 9. On May 18, he will begin the Penn State College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
For the first time in its history, Penn State Berks will hold two separate ceremonies for its spring commencement. On Saturday, May 9, 2015, the first commencement ceremony will be held for students graduating from the EBC (Engineering, Business, and Computing) Division at 10 a.m. The second ceremony for students graduating from the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) Division and the Science Division will be held at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held outside on the Perkins Plaza, in front of the Perkins Student Center.
Dr. Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women's studies at Penn State Berks, has received the 2015 Faculty Outreach Award, an award that honors faculty who have positively and substantially affected individuals, organizations, or communities through problem solving or development as a result of extending their scholarship.
