When College of Education Dean Kimberly A. Lawless tells people, “We are changing education by educating for change,” she means it. 不仅仅是言语, this mantra has launched a new vision within the college to identify the needs in communities across the commonwealth and then work to meet them. This drive has led to the design of the Teacher-in-Residence Program, a pilot program nearing launch in the 阅读 School District.
Successful entrepreneurs create products and services that solve problems and challenges. 宾州州立银行 student Eric Schraud is one of those entrepreneurs. With the help of the Berks LaunchBox, Schraud has launched a startup focused on making green fuel using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.
十大正规赌博平台大全的校友和夫人. 阅读 International Emily Kenniston will share how her college experiences at 宾州州立银行 helped her to reach her dreams and how she went on to pay it forward in her local community.
A professor in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will lend her expertise in gender studies to an interdisciplinary, multi-university team of researchers as they explore methods to advance fruit and vegetable production in Africa, South/Southeast Asia and Central America.
Penn State alumnus 科迪Yackanicz, 2017, is a member of an exclusive club: He is one of only about 2,600 people to complete thru-hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
No-cost resources from the 宾州州立银行 LaunchBox, including prototyping and 3D printing services, 助力推动世界品牌, a local startup focused on sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics.
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, 宾州州立银行 will host its ninth annual Latino Forum for students from all Berks County high schools, as well as members of the local Latinx community, 从9:30到11:30.m. 10月. 15.
宾州州立银行 police officers will offer free child safety seat inspections to the local community from 9 a.m. 到3点.m. 9月6日星期六. 25, at the Implement Building by the Peiffer House (corner of Broadcasting and Tulpehocken路s) at 宾州州立银行.
妮可Heker explains that it was a ‘journey of unlearning’ that originally took her from 宾州州立银行 to Thailand. From there she moved on to Indonesia, 到印度, and back to Thailand — where she began 15-month solo bicycle excursion that ended in Portugal, passing through several other countries. "Within your family and within society, there are whispers about who you are. You only become aware of them when you step outside your comfort zone.”
Lack of access to capital is one of the primary barriers facing Black and Latinx entrepreneurs. That's why Penn State alumna Aniyia Williams launched Black & 棕色的创始人, a nonprofit organization providing community, education and financial access to Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, allowing them to launch and build tech businesses with modest resources.