Ebonie Cunningham Stringer, assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Berks, recently spoke at a conference sponsored by the Center for Public Service and Social Justice at Yale University.
Ryan Hassler, associate teaching professor of mathematics, and Sonia Delaquito, learning center coordinator, were invited to present at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, which was held virtually Feb. 15–19.
Penn State DuBois, in partnership with Penn State Berks, will offer an SAT preparatory course for high school students this spring. This virtual program will meet weekly, Thursday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. from April 22, through June 3, via Zoom.
Penn State is planning a phased return over the summer semester to a full on-campus learning environment for fall 2021. The University’s priorities continue to be the health and well-being of its students, faculty, staff and local communities, and the plans for expanded in-person classes have the flexibility built in to quickly respond to changing pandemic conditions, if necessary.
Penn State Berks junior Ja’nique Jules received the 2021 Fannie Lou Hamer and W.E.B. DuBois Service Scholarship award during Penn State’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration on Jan. 15, 2021.
The Berks LaunchBox recently awarded five startup companies with newly funded, “Grow Your Startup Grants,” which provide entrepreneurs participating in Berks LaunchBox programs with $500 towards a need they have identified, specifically relating to talent or education.
Penn State Berks is celebrating its history while preparing students for the future through National Engineers Week events and activities, to be held Feb. 22 to 26.