Scores of United Way volunteers descended on Penn State Berks on June 14 and 15 to participate in United Way's "Big Cheese 5" event. More than 1,000 volunteers will package 500,000 meals (mac-and-cheese and rice and beans) over the two-day event.
Doug Tieman, president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers, and Dr. Joseph Garbely, medical director of Caron Treatment Centers, led an insightful discussion that touched on the scope of the opioid epidemic and the science of addiction.
Purpose Therapy Box founders, Ali Izzo and Holly Masters, received recognition from President Barron with the other Inc.U Competition student teams during the 2019 Startup Week Reception on April 4, 2019.
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 and Caron Treatment Centers will host a presentation titled “What Every Community Leader Needs To Know About The Opioid Crisis” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, in Room 121 of the Gaige Building on the Berks campus.
Penn State Berks will host a mental health summit for veterans titled “Building the Bridge” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in the Perkins Student Center. The summit is free and open to all veterans and will be presented by the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center as part of its 2019 Behavioral Health and Sciences Series.
One could certainly say that Aymed Rodriguez-Ortiz is a resilient and resourceful student who overcame major obstacles to realize her dream of graduating from college. She will do just that on Saturday, May 4, when she earns her bachelor of arts in communication arts and sciences with a minor in global studies.
For Shivansh Bhatt, attending Penn State Berks was not part of the plan. An international student born in India and raised in Dubai, Bhatt had originally applied to University Park to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.
Students from Penn State Berks and Albright College have partnered with some of the dancers who performed in “This Is Reading,” a performance art installation unveiled in 2017, to publish a book titled “We Are Reading: Dancing in the City.”
Berks students, community members, and Olivet Boys & Girls children will gather in Northwest Reading to clean up Baer Park and a section of the Schuylkill River Trail, from the River Road trail head to the Buttonwood Street Bridge, from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17.
