Penn State Berks students in the Entrepreneurship Club and Minor will hold two workshops for middle and high school Reading School District students in the Penn State Educational Partnership Program (PEPP) on Wednesday, October 23, and Wednesday, November 20, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Office of Career Services will host an Etiquette Lunch for all students on Monday, November 4, 2013 from 1-2:30 pm in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.

Joseph FireCrow weaves transcendent flute with Native American storytelling and traditional drumming, taking audiences on a journey into true American history as part of the cultural events portion of the Penn State Berks Arts and Lecture series on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room. This event is free and open to the public.

Penn State Berks benefitting THON raised a record $13,050.83 during its first canning weekend for the 2014 IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, exceeding all previous canning weekend fundraising efforts. THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, providing emotional and financial support to pediatric cancer patients, their families, researchers and staff at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital through the Four Diamonds Fund.

Daniel Hernandez Jr. is the former congressional intern credited with saving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' life in the aftermath of her attempted assassination. In his presentation, "Becoming a Hero," Hernandez will discuss the title he disputes on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.

The Penn State Berks Chemical Society was honored for outstanding community outreach by the national office of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the worlds' largest scientific society. The 15th annual ChemLuminary Awards celebration was held in conjunction with the ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN on September 8, 2013.

Students enrolled in the Teaching Health Education to the Elementary School Child course will learn ways to integrate field trip experiences into various areas of the curriculum through an interdisciplinary field trip to Hawk Mountain on Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

Penn State Berks is currently taking orders for the University's famous Berkey Creamery ice cream. Orders will be accepted through Oct. 28, 2013, with all ice cream available for pickup on Nov. 20, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the pole building at Peiffer Farm, on the corner of Broadcasting and Tulpehocken Roads. Ice cream that is not picked up that evening cannot be held and is non-refundable.

Due to overwhelming community response, the Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery exhibition BLUE MARSH: Landscape Lost, which explores the story of the Blue Marsh Dam project and the subsequent changes for the families who lived and worked in the area, will be extended through November 21, 2013. The exhibition will than be moved to a temporary home at the Berks County Agricultural Center in Leesport, Pa., until its permanent home at Old Dry Road Farm is prepared. This event is free and open to the public.

Penn State Berks students are getting real-world marketing experience, working with the Reading Public Library on creating a new marketing plan to help the nonprofit organization meet the evolving needs of its customers.