Berks celebrates Black History Month
Thursday, February 09, 2012In honor of Black History Month, the Penn State Berks Multicultural Office will hold several events in February and March. (more)
Still Life
Lady Lions win Big Ten championship
THON 2012 breaks $10 million
THON 2012 going strong
THON 2012 under way
Rube Goldberg Competition: Feb. 11, 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Researchers use balloons to unlock mysteries posed by dying stars
Everyday virus proves potent against cancer cells.
Berks
Community member to discuss transgender issues
Wednesday, February 15, 2012Barbara Peronteau, a member of the Reading community, will speak about transgender issues from 1 to 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in room 108, Franco Building at Penn State Berks. This presentation is for students, faculty and staff on campus.
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Health fair features valuable community resources
Wednesday, February 15, 2012The Penn State Berks Office of Health Services and the Health and Wellness Committee are hosting a health fair for all students, faculty and staff from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room on campus. (more)
Students put on dancing shoes for THON
Wednesday, February 15, 2012From Friday, Feb. 17 to Sunday, Feb. 19, Penn State students from every campus will gather at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus of Penn State, for THON-the 46-hour dance marathon to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund supporting families battling pediatric cancer. (more)
Larson to speak at Penn State International Women's Day Breakfast
Thursday, February 09, 2012Janelle Larson, associate professor of agricultural economics and head of the Division of Engineering, Business and Computing at Penn State Berks, will be the keynote speaker at the Penn State University Office of Global Programs fifth annual breakfast in celebration of International Women's Day at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, in the boardroom of the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. Larson's research interests are focused on international rural development, with work primarily on land and labor markets. Her presentation is titled: "Engaging Universities in International Development: The CYEC-PSU Model." (more)
Ice Cream Sale benefits Alumni Society
Thursday, February 09, 2012Penn State Berks is taking orders for the University's famous Berkey Creamery ice cream. Orders will be accepted through March 9, with all ice cream available for pickup from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on March 29, in the pole building at Peifer Farm, on the corner of Broadcasting and Tulpehocken Roads in Reading. Ice cream that is not picked up that evening cannot be held and is nonrefundable. (more)
Mental health fair to be held Feb. 28 at Berks campus
The "Alive! Mental Health Fair," featuring H. Reese Butler II, founder and president of Kristin Brooks Hope Center and the National Hopeline Network, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Penn State Berks in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room. This event is free and open to the public. (more)
Student-written and produced plays to be featured in theatre festival
Thursday, February 09, 2012Penn State Berks' fourth annual One-Act Play Festival titled "N.O.W. (New Original Works) at Berks" will run from Feb. 20 to 24. The festival will begin at 8 p.m. each day in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The festival showcases five 10-minute, one-act plays written, performed and produced by Penn State Berks students. The NOW 2012 faculty producer is Radhica Ganapathy, lecturer in theatre, and the assistant producer/stage manager is Erin Edelstein, a senior majoring in theatre from Lebanon, Pa. The assistant stage manager is Ashleigh Levan. (more)
'Smash Lab's' Deanne Bell defies stereotypes
Deanne Bell, host of Discovery Channel's Smash Lab, discusses her experience as a woman engineer and emphasizes the importance of creativity in scientific innovation on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the Beaver Community Center in conjunction with National Engineers Week. This event is free and open to the public. (more)
Berks celebrates history through National Engineers Week
Thursday, February 09, 2012In observation of National Engineers Week, Feb. 19-25, Penn State Berks has a variety of events and activities planned. The college's roots are in the field of engineering. Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute (WPI), the forerunner of the college, began as a training center for workers of Textile Machine Works in Reading. WPI provided workers with a solid background in engineering, as well as other technical fields of study. (more)