At Berks, hospitality management students are learning about the principles of food production and service management in a living laboratory through a unique collaboration between the college’s hospitality management program and the Office of Housing and Food Services.
Five students in the Hospitality Management program at Penn State Berks attended HX: The Hotel Experience at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City from Nov. 10-11.
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 Flemming CEED Center, located within the Penn State Berks Gaige Building, will host “Women Entrepreneurs of Berks County” as part of the 2019 Fall Entrepreneurship Speaker Series from 12:15-1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
The Berks LaunchBox will hold a special Meetup titled “Learn Trending, Trademarks and Traction” and a free bilingual four-week course on the basics of 3D printing and computer design.
Gabriela “Gabby” Gonzalez Magana is a Penn State senior majoring in computer engineering with a concentration in robotics. She emigrated to the United States from Mexico in 2011 at the age of 13. “Now, I am making plans to graduate with a B.S. in computer engineering from Penn State in December 2020 and want to earn a Ph.D. and work in industry," Magana said.
Penn State Berks alumnus Joe Sinclair just launched his third business — Verde Mantis, LLC, the first local company focused on bringing 3D printing or additive manufacturing to the masses with its latest product, the 3D Mantis Printer.
Penn State Shenango student entrepreneurs Ali Izzo and Holly Masters won $15,000 during “The Investment,” the finale of PennTAP’s Inc.U Competition, which aired May 16 on WPSU-TV.
Penn State Berks is offering a master of business administration program customized to fit the needs of working professionals, with convenient times and flexible formats.
The Penn State Berks Resilient Resumes team was one of 10 finalists in the Prototype Phase of the Nittany AI Challenge at Penn State's University Park campus on April 3.