Penn State Berks Counseling Services and the Caring Conversations student organization hosted a mural painting event on September 7. The mural, titled Hope Blossoms, was commissioned by the Berks Suicide Prevention Task Force and designed by local artist Greg Didyoung. Panels are being painted by community members and the finished piece will be installed on a building in the city of Reading in September, which is Suicide Prevention Month.

The ninth annual Penn State Berks Latino Forum is a free event for students from all Berks County high schools, as well as members of the local Latinx community. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Javier Ávila, who will present a one-man show titled "The Perfect Latino."

Nicole and a companion stand among their small white tents and a heap of bicycles on a grassy field, with the sun rising in the distance

Nicole poses on a ledge with a winding mountain road behind her.

Nicole Heker biking past a lake on a flat plain, with mountains in the distance

Nicole Heker bikes past a mountain lake.