Born and raised in Vietnam, Huy Truong was 10 years old when his family immigrated to the United States in 2011. He did not know any English and had to take English as a Second Language courses from fourth through seventh grade. On Saturday, May 6, he will graduate with a baccalaureate degree in biology as the Penn State Berks student marshal, the student with the highest grade-point average.
As a Reading native, Amy Lista always felt right at home with Penn State Berks, literally and figuratively. On May 6, Lista will conclude her time at Penn State Berks as she graduates with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and a minor in psychological sciences.
A new class of nearly 250 Penn State Berks students will receive their baccalaureate and associate degrees at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Santander Arena in downtown Reading, when Berks hosts its spring 2023 commencement ceremony. The honorary keynote speaker this year will be Brian S. Dreibelbis, Penn State Berks alumnus and senior director of supply chain human resources/labor and employee relations at the Land O’Lakes Corporation. He is also a member of the Penn State Berks Advisory Board.
Seven new graduates of the Penn State Berks practical nursing program crossed the stage during the Penn State Berks fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Santander Arena. The students earned their certificates in practical nursing and are eligible to test for the National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse, or NCLEX-PN.
When Safitaj Sindhar was a young girl growing up in Punjab, India, she never dreamed that she would be graduating at the top of her class with plans to attend medical school. Sindhar will earn her bachelor of science in biology with the genetics and development option, and a minor in psychological sciences, on Thursday, Dec. 15, during Penn State Berks' fall 2022 commencement ceremony.
Working as a certified nursing assistant for the last three years, April Tinto's passion for helping others and desire to know how to make informed medical decisions for her family was the driving force in her decision to earn her practical nursing certification from Penn State Berks.
Pamela Shupp Menet, member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Economic Developer, and director of Community and Economic Development for Berks County, will serve as the honorary keynote speaker for the Penn State Berks fall commencement on Thursday, Dec. 15. Commencement will be held at the Santander Arena in downtown Reading.
When Deborah Cebular walks across the stage to receive her Penn State degree in biochemistry and molecular biology during Penn State Berks' spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, it will be the culmination of a dream that was 30-plus years in the making and a complete career change.
It was a long and winding road for Maxime “Max” Boudeau, originally from Haiti, to Penn State Berks. He will earn his baccalaureate degree in mechanical engineering at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, during the college’s commencement ceremony at the Santander Arena.
