Penn State Berks students visited the Police Athletic League Walnut Street location in Reading to serve Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 21. Students arrived at 4 p.m. and began by doing crafts with the Olivet Boys and Girls Club youth prior to serving Thanksgiving dinner.

Penn State Berks Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk recently announced his plans to retire on Aug. 1, 2020, after more than 15 years of service to Penn State.

Pauline Milwood, assistant professor of hospitality management at Penn State Berks, will speak on the role of diversity competence in strategic innovation in hotel settings at the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association's Annual Meeting & Awards Gala, set for Nov. 18-19 at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort.

The Penn State Berks men’s and women’s basketball teams will join forces to turn the Beaver Community Center white for their Military Appreciation game on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

The Penn State Berks women's soccer team won its seventh straight North Eastern Athletic Conference championship after topping Penn State Harrisburg 5-0 on Nov. 10.

The Penn State Berks women's soccer team swept the individual awards and had five members named to the All-North Eastern Athletic Conference first team and two on the second team, as announced by the league office on Nov. 7.

Penn State Berks students will hold two important community service events in November. They will transform Opportunity House, the Reading emergency shelter, into a five-star restaurant on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 7, and assist with the breakfast for veterans at Country Meadows of Wyomissing on Monday, Nov. 11.

As part of its commitment to promoting entrepreneurship, Penn State Berks is inviting prospective entrepreneurs to compete in the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Business Plan Competition. This is an opportunity for current Penn State Berks students and alumni who graduated within the past three years to launch their business, while promoting entrepreneurial activity in Berks County.

The Penn State Berks Sustainability Team, led by Mahsa Kazempour, associate professor of science education, will host a sustainability fair and film screening in November.

The Penn State Berks women's volleyball team had three members earn North Eastern Athletic Conference all-conference recognition, as announced by the league office on Nov. 6.