Academics

On Nov. 9, Penn State rehabilitation and human services students will transform the Reading Recreation Commission, located at 320 S. Third St., into a pop-up playground for children ages 5-12 in the city of Reading. The goals of the initiative are to give children in the city of Reading a true ‘free play’ experience and to provide rehabilitation and human services majors an opportunity to create, facilitate and analyze a play experience.

The Golden Lion at Penn State Berks, the college’s pop-up fine-dining restaurant, is currently taking reservations for its second annual dinner event, set for 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in Room 246 of the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building.

This fall, the Penn State Berks Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies degree program has undergone some changes to make the degree more competitive in the increasingly global world in which we live today.

Hannah Fassbender, teaching assistant and part-time employee in Thun Library, has been named the Pennsylvania Communication Association (PCA) “Voices of Tomorrow College Communicator of the Year.”