Caring for other people has always been second nature for Penn State Berks senior Aidee Santos Acosta. Naturally, it makes sense that she would want to pursue a career in the medical field, and this summer, she got a front-row seat to her future.
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Penn State Berks will hold its 11th annual Latino Forum from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, in the college’s Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This special event is free and open to students from all Berks County high schools, as well as members of the local Hispanic and Latino community.
Eric Alva will tell his story of coming out as a gay man in the armed forces and his advocacy for diversity and inclusion in the workplace during a lecture titled “The End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the Penn State Berks Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Penn State Berks will host its annual Unity Day celebration — the largest diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging event at the college — from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, on the Perkins Student Center lawn. This year’s theme is “Building Memories through Community.” All Unity Day activities are free and open to the public.
A team of Penn State researchers recently held a workshop in Ghana on how gender affects dynamics within the agriculture industry. The trip capped a multi-year effort to better understand time poverty among women peanut farmers.
Seven incoming Penn State Berks students were awarded a scholarship to study engineering through the campus' Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing (LION) STEM Scholars Program. The program, funded through a National Science Foundation grant, is in its second year and provides support in the form of a four-year, renewable $6,250 scholarship to talented engineering students with demonstrated financial need.?
Beginning in mid-September, Penn State Berks will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of events; each event is intended for a specific audience, including prospective and current students, the campus community, and the general public. Members of the general public must register in advance.?
When Iris Richardson began her studies at Penn State Berks in 2003, she never dreamed that 20 years later, she would be employed as the first director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Penn State’s Police and Public Safety Office. Her career has brought her Penn State journey full circle.
Penn State Berks officially welcomed its sixth leader when Radha Pyati assumed the?role?of chancellor and dean of Penn State Berks,?effective July 1,?following a national search.?Formerly dean?of?the College of?the?Sciences and Mathematics at West Chester University,?Pyati is an accomplished researcher,?teacher, chemist,?author, award-winning environmentalist, and a leader in STEM education.?
