Penn State Berks will hold a Degree Fair for currently enrolled students on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Tully's. Students attending the fair will receive a coupon for a free lunch on the day they attend. The fair will showcase the college's baccalaureate degree programs. Each degree program will have a display table of information, and faculty and current students enrolled in the major will be available to discuss the various aspects of the degree program and answer students' questions.
Dr. Kirwin R. Shaffer, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies at Penn State Berks, has recently published a book on radicalism in Puerto Rico titled Black Flag Boricuas: Anarchism, Antiauthoritarianism, and the Left in Puerto Rico, 1897-1921. The book was published by University of Illinois Press.
Penn State Berks students enrolled in three Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) courses recently visited the Newseum in Washington D.C. to explore the ways in which museums depict history and shape public memory.
Penn State Berks professors and students were awarded for their research at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society in Wilhelshaven Germany this September. Dr. Jennifer Arnold, Associate Professor of Biology, Dr. Stephen Oswald, Instructor in Biology, and three students, Amy Rutter, Christy Wails, and Brittany Morey, were all recognized for their work.
Penn State Berks students in the Entrepreneurship Club and Minor will hold two workshops for middle and high school Reading School District students in the Penn State Educational Partnership Program (PEPP) on Wednesday, October 23, and Wednesday, November 20, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Office of Career Services will host an Etiquette Lunch for all students on Monday, November 4, 2013 from 1-2:30 pm in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.
Joseph FireCrow weaves transcendent flute with Native American storytelling and traditional drumming, taking audiences on a journey into true American history as part of the cultural events portion of the Penn State Berks Arts and Lecture series on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room. This event is free and open to the public.
Penn State Berks benefitting THON raised a record $13,050.83 during its first canning weekend for the 2014 IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, exceeding all previous canning weekend fundraising efforts.
THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, providing emotional and financial support to pediatric cancer patients, their families, researchers and staff at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital through the Four Diamonds Fund.
Daniel Hernandez Jr. is the former congressional intern credited with saving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' life in the aftermath of her attempted assassination. In his presentation, "Becoming a Hero," Hernandez will discuss the title he disputes on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Berks Chemical Society was honored for outstanding community outreach by the national office of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the worlds' largest scientific society. The 15th annual ChemLuminary Awards celebration was held in conjunction with the ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN on September 8, 2013.