What happens when a college, a high school and local artists join together to celebrate diversity? The result is ‘Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges,’ an evening of multicultural performances of dance, music, spoken word and art. This event will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, April 29, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium on Penn State Berks campus. The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required.
Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi visited Penn State Berks on April 18 as part of her listening tour to meet with students, faculty, staff and community leaders across Penn State’s campuses.
Penn State Berks graduating students will have an opportunity to walk across the stage during the college’s spring 2022 commencement, which will be held promptly at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. Berks County Magisterial District Judge Tonya A. Butler will deliver the keynote address. The event will be held at Santander Arena, located at 700 Penn St. in downtown Reading, and there will be one ceremony for all graduates.
Seven members of the Penn State Berks graduating class received their Schreyer Honors Medals at the Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony held on April 10. Medals are awarded upon completion of the requirements of the Schreyer Honors College, including a capstone honors thesis.
Penn State Berks Chancellor George Grant Jr. was recently named to the Lehigh Valley Business Power 30 for Higher Education, a list of individuals who hold positions that give them the ability to shape our communities and influence our quality of life through education.
Penn State Berks will present its spring mainstage theatre production of "Almost Maine" by John Cariani from Thursday, April 21, through Saturday, April 23, at 8 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
The Penn State Berks Global Studies Forum will present a lecture titled “The War in Ukraine," by Randall Newnham, professor of political science, on Friday, April 15, at 12:15 p.m.
In an effort to help students understand the realities of poverty in the community, Penn State Berks held a Poverty Simulation on Wednesday, April 6, in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.
