Penn State Berks offers a variety of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related Middle School Youth CamMS ps in a fun and relaxed environment. The camps are for students entering fifth through eighth grades in fall 2015. Camps run from Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The summer sessions at Penn State Berks begins on May 18, 2015. There will be more than 60 classes offered in the two summer sessions, with the first six-week session running from May 18-June 25, and the second seven-week session running from June 29-August 6. Courses will be offered in a variety of disciplines including accounting, chemistry, information systems, math, business, English, communications, psychology, Spanish, and many others.

In today's economy, it's essential to keep your business and management skills on the cutting edge. Take a step now to strategically position yourself for the future. Penn State Great Valley offers the MBA at the Penn State Berks Campus, and we invite you to learn more about this exciting opportunity. There will be an information session for the MBA program on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, from 6-7 p.m. in room 108, Franco Building, Penn State Berks.

Three Penn State Berks engineering alumni are "flying high" after receiving two different awards for their innovative plan for a start-up company, Onuku Industries, which builds customizable drones using open source software: One award was from the college and the other was from the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Cheryl Nicholas, Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State Berks, received Penn State University's Commission on LGBT Equity´s 2015 Outstanding Service Award. The award was presented at the Lavender Graduation on Penn State's University Park campus on April 17, 2015, and recognized Nicholas´s service to the LGBT community as an active participant in improving the climate of diversity and inclusion for LGBT people at Penn State.

March Of Dimes Biggest Fundraiser Helps Babies Be Born Healthy (Reading, PA, 5/17/2015) - Today at Penn State Berks Campus, hundreds of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes' annual March for Babies—the nation's oldest walk fundraiser honoring babies born healthy and those who need help to survive and thrive. The event is expected to raise over $125,000 to help babies be born healthy.

For Melissa Davis, the road to graduation has had more than a few detours but her baby girl inspired her to never lose sight of her dream.  "When you look at your child and you see the future, you have to give them inspiration," Davis explains. "She's my rock.

 Kayla Jardine has always had an interest in science and working with people. As this year's student marshal, she will graduate with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry on Saturday, May 9, 2015. She will also have completed part of her journey toward earning a medical degree.

Tyler Proper has always had an interest in the medical field. After graduating from high school in 2006, he enrolled in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman, acting as a first responder on the battlefield to Marine Corps infantry. When his military career came to an end, he knew he wanted to continue his studies in the medical field. He will graduate with a B.S. in Kinesiology on Saturday, May 9, 2015. On May 18, he will begin the Penn State College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program at the Penn State Milton S.

Penn State Berks will host its seventeenth annual Careers with Math Options Conference on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, for female middle school students from Berks County and surrounding school districts. The conference will feature speakers from Penn State Berks and the community. A wide variety of engaging and interactive workshops will be provided to encourage the young women to continue their studies in math, science, engineering, technology, finance, and related fields.