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Camryn Hicks

Berks student on global team that wins X-Culture competition

Camryn Hicks, a senior business major at Penn State Berks from Harleysville, Pennsylvania, was a member of one of only 10 global teams to win the X-Culture Program competition, a large-scale international experiential learning project in which students work together to solve real-world business challenges.
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Penn State Berks celebrates National Engineers Week, Feb. 21–26

Penn State Berks is celebrating its history while preparing students for the future through National Engineers Week events and activities, to be held Feb. 21 to 26. Penn State Berks’ roots in engineering date back to 1927, and Penn State has offered engineering degrees for more than 125 years.

Penn State Berks hosts ‘Being Black at Berks’

In honor of Black History Month, the Penn State Berks Black Student Union will hold an event titled ‘Being Black at Berks’ from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be provided. During the event, students will share their experiences and history, culture and fashion. There will also be student performances.
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Penn State Berks sends five dancers to THON, hosts send-off week

Penn State Berks is showing support for the five student dancers who are representing the college at THON, the dance marathon to benefit families battling pediatric cancer, with “Dancer Week” from Feb. 14 to 17. The week will culminate with a dancer send-off on Thursday, Feb. 17, and a check presented to the student organization by the Penn State Berks Alumni Society.
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Penn State Berks student develops conlang as part of Schreyer thesis

Jannah Martin sees conlangs, and her own constructed language in particular, as a means of bringing cultures together and closing that gap of otherness. Martin, a senior communication arts and sciences major at Penn State Berks, is completing a Schreyer Honors College thesis by constructing a language intended to serve as a bridge language.
Rodney Babb

Penn State Berks alumnus supports victims of gun violence

Growing up in West Philadelphia, Rodney Babb is no stranger to gun violence. He is dedicating his life to making a difference in his community in his role as a violence intervention program coordinator at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, located in West Philadelphia.
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Penn State Berks student works to combat teen depression and suicide

Samantha Hagenbush, a Penn State Berks sophomore, wants teens to know that “It’s ok not to be ok.” As an ambassador for Robbie’s Hope, a nonprofit organization that aims to broaden and deepen awareness of teen anxiety, depression and suicide, she helps to spread the word about mental health resources.