After Nathan Bonslaver graduates from Penn State Berks on May 7, he will be closing the door on one chapter while opening the door to another. Not only is Bonslaver the co-founder of CarToCamp, which provides universally fitting SUV sleeping platforms for car camping, but he also was one of six selected to participate in the Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program, a 13-week accelerator program that provides funding and resources to develop startups.
Central Pennsylvania’s “Remake Learning Days” are back and in person in 2022 with more than 50 events for students in pre-K through high school, including more than a dozen hosted by Penn State.
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.
Six Penn State student startups with representation across three different campuses plus the Graduate School at Penn State have been selected into the 2022 Invent Penn State Summer Founders program. Each student team will receive a $15,000 grant to work full time on its startup, social good or nonprofit over the summer at Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank.
"The Long Road to LGBTQ+ Equality in Pennsylvania," a traveling history exhibit that chronicles the efforts that activists have undertaken in Pennsylvania to achieve full equality for LGBTQ+ people, will be on view in the Penn State Berks Thun Library April 11–22. It is free and open to the public.
In January 2019, the Berks LaunchBox powered by Penn State opened its doors within the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in downtown Reading. Over the last three years, the Berks LaunchBox has grown substantially to become a cornerstone of support for budding entrepreneurs.
The Penn State Berks Human Movement Research Center will host the college’s fifth annual National Biomechanics Day from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6.
Six Penn State student startup teams have been selected as finalists in the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition and are set to compete for $30,000 in funding on “The Investment,” a WPSU Shark Tank-like television production that will be livestreamed during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC.
The LiveOn Student Success Grant provides need-based recipients at Penn State approximately $12,000 across four years to help bridge the cost of campus room and board.
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.
