Berks community service

Penn State Berks students serve community on MLK Day

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, Penn State Berks students will volunteer in the local community and complete community service activities on campus in an effort to honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
Opportunity House

Penn State Berks students serve the community

Penn State Berks students will hold two important community service events in November. They will transform Opportunity House, the Reading emergency shelter, into a five-star restaurant on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 7, and assist with the breakfast for veterans at Country Meadows of Wyomissing on Monday, Nov. 11.

Students Volunteer in the Community

Penn State Berks students will be volunteering in the community with a variety of nonprofit organizations throughout the academic year. The following is a list of community service initiatives in November 2018.
Donna Chambers during her presentation at the University of Split.

Berks faculty visits University of Split, Croatia

In September 2018, two professors from Penn State Berks — Belen Rodriguez-Mourelo and Donna Chambers — traveled nearly 4,500 miles to share their expertise on service learning with faculty at the University of Split in Croatia.

College partners with Lauer’s Park Elementary School

Penn State Berks is partnering with Lauer´s Park Elementary School for two programs: Bilingual students will visit Lauer’s Park to present a reading of "Huevos Verdes con Jamon" (Green Eggs and Ham) at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, along with other activities.