The COVID-19 pandemic challenged students and instructors alike to adapt to remote teaching and learning. The challenges of the online learning environment range from rethinking group work to combating Zoom fatigue.
Penn State Berks will celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 7. This year the event will be virtual in the form of a LionSide Chat webinar designed to introduce prospective students and their families to fields that comprise biomechanics, including engineering, kinesiology and health science.
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.
Amber Breidegam and Kimberly Henrich were surprised to see each other when they began the Practical Nursing Program at Penn State Berks in August 2019.
Tracey Witmyer compares earning a college degree to climbing a mountain; she should know as she has done both. She graduated with a bachelor of arts in communication arts and sciences.
Penn State Berks hospitality management students recently created an innovative restaurant concept for the restaurant at Berkshire Country Club as part of the Advanced Food Production and Service Management course.
University students and educators alike are grappling with turbulent times, and Penn State’s course on the “Art and Science of Human Flourishing” is well-positioned to help undergraduates to develop strategies for caring for themselves and others. Robert Roeser, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion, explored ways to adapt the course to current events, along with 23 colleagues from 10 Penn State campuses, University of Virginia and University of Wisconsin-Madison, during the morning of the 2nd Annual Human Flourishing Summer Teaching Institute, held on June 16 and 17 via Zoom.
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.
For Penn State Berks global studies majors Joseph Glodek and Brianna Mora, their fall 2019 internships in the Parliament of the United Kingdom provided the perfect “living laboratory” for learning about international politics and law — as well as their own career interests.
The Penn State Berks Organizational Leadership baccalaureate degree program will hold informational webinars from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 and Wednesday, March 25.
