Penn State students will have the opportunity to learn more about the Thanksgiving holiday and similar holidays around the world by attending the Penn State Northeast Regional Thanksgiving Dinner.
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Penn State Berks will hold a variety of events on campus from Nov. 12 to 16. The college has several lectures planned for aspiring student entrepreneurs and two events are open to the public.
In September 2018, two professors from Penn State Berks — Belen Rodriguez-Mourelo and Donna Chambers — traveled nearly 4,500 miles to share their expertise on service learning with faculty at the University of Split in Croatia.
In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Penn State Berks will hold a Cybersecurity Discovery Day for Reading School District middle school students enrolled in the Penn State Educational Partnership Program.
Approximately 125 first-graders from the 10th and Green Elementary School in the Reading School District will visit Penn State Berks for the third annual Math and Science Day on Oct. 15. The program is hosted and coordinated by the college’s elementary and early childhood education degree program.
Penn State Berks is partnering with Lauer´s Park Elementary School for two programs: Bilingual students will visit Lauer’s Park to present a reading of "Huevos Verdes con Jamon" (Green Eggs and Ham) at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, along with other activities.
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, as it’s more formally known, has enabled innovations in manufacturing and production. However, it’s also contributing to the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste that's been generated since 1950. Penn State startup Trimatis LLC believes it can help combat this problem by converting plastic waste into 3D printing filament.
As part of the college’s commitment to community engagement, Penn State Berks students will volunteer in the community with a variety of nonprofit organizations during the academic year.
Penn State Berks has announced that its initiative formerly known as the Center for Service Learning and Community-based Research is going through some changes this fall.
