Penn State police officers at Penn State Altoona and Penn State Fayette are hosting National Drug Take-Back Day events on Oct. 23, which aim to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Secure prescription collection bins also are available year-round at Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg and University Park.
The Penn State Berks DEI Committee will hold a Thanksgiving Dinner to introduce international students to this traditional U.S. holiday on Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.
The annual Penn State Berks pop-up, fine-dining restaurant event is currently taking reservations for its annual dinner, 5–9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, in the first floor lobby of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building.
In celebration of LGBTQ+ Month and National Coming Out Day, Penn State Berks held a student art competition. Students were invited to submit their original artwork inspired by an LGBTQ+ cultural or historical figure.
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine teamed up with clinicians from Penn State Health St. Joseph and organizers from Penn State Berks and the Penn State Berks Launchbox to determine if a food voucher program they started in 2018 was making an impact on patients' diet and health.
Penn State alumni Victor and Dena Hammel have committed $450,000 to support the University’s Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative.
Students studying hospitality management and entrepreneurship will save money on textbooks, thanks to a grant from Pennsylvania Grants for Open and Affordable Learning.
Penn State Berks will celebrate transfer students during National Transfer Student Week, from Oct. 18 to 22. Organized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, NTSW is an annual event held during the third week of October.
With a plethora of opportunities, job-seeking students across the commonwealth may find their perfect fit within Penn State’s Housing and Food Services (HFS).
