Lesa Cline-Ransome, an award-winning author of children’s and young adult literature, will give a presentation at Penn State Berks from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Berks global studies degree program will host a forum with a presentation titled “How Hate Crime Laws Perpetuate Anti-Muslim Racism” on Oct. 25. Evelyn Alsultany, professor of American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California, is the featured speaker for the forum, which is free and open to the public.
Eric Alva will tell his story of coming out as a gay man in the armed forces and his advocacy for diversity and inclusion in the workplace during a lecture titled “The End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the Penn State Berks Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Lori Hepner, the 2023-24 Penn State Laureate, will visit Penn State Berks and give a live presentation at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2. The event, which will take place in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room, is free and open to the public.
The Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery will present a multimedia art installation titled “When it starts, we will let the host know you are waiting” by Philadelphia-based artist Alicia Link. The installation addresses inequity through the visual language of the gynecologist’s office and waiting room. It will run from Wednesday, April 19, to Saturday, May 13, with a reception on Thursday, April 27. The event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
Jeff Gernsheimer will share the incredible story of his mother’s journey from Germany to England and then to the U.S. to escape the Holocaust, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room, Penn State Berks.
The Penn State Berks Fluid Discovery Lab will present “Gallery of Fluid Motion” exhibit in the Freyberger Gallery from Monday, Dec. 5, through Friday, Dec. 9, with a reception to follow on the last evening of the exhibition.
Matika Wilbur, a visual storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip Peoples of Coastal Washington, will present her photography, which portrays contemporary narratives of Native Americans across the U.S., on Monday, Nov. 7, in the Penn State Berks Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
As part of the "Global Oscars Comes to Berks" series, Penn State Berks will present the film "Wild Tales," at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in room 5 of the Luerssen Science Building. The presentation is free and open to the public.
