Penn State Berks has a variety of virtual events and activities scheduled through the end of the semester to keep students engaged.

Penn State Berks will hold its first virtual admissions event presented entirely in Spanish for prospective Latino students and their families.

Penn State released preliminary coronavirus testing results for the period of Nov. 13 to 19 on its COVID-19 dashboard today (Nov. 20). The University Park campus received 164 positive on-demand test results and two positive random test results from student testing during the period of Nov. 13 to 19.

The winning writers of Penn State University Libraries Short Stories’ “Witching Hour” fall 2020 contest have been announced. Representing six campuses, the latest writing contest challenged students, faculty and staff across the commonwealth to unleash their best original short stories or poetry on the "witching hour" theme.

Survivor Beverly Gooden, best known for creating the domestic violence survivor-led movement “Why I Stayed,” will give a virtual presentation.

Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Nov. 13 to 15, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. As of Nov. 16 at University Park, there are 273 active student cases, down from 319 at the last update on Nov. 13, and 4,200 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.

Berks will hold a virtual celebration to honor Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk, who will be retiring at the end of this year. This event is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1.

One Berks alumna — Corina Piller, class of 2016 — took advantage of the state’s shutdown to pursue a new hobby — creating soy wax candles, which has blossomed into a full-time business.

In order to bring new and existing groups together in a pandemic world and fulfill the need of professionals to connect with one another, the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence recently awarded 19 grants through a new program called The Garden Project: Cultivating Communities of Practice.

The Freyberger Gallery is providing art for the community featuring timely issues, such as the coronavirus pandemic and politics, through a series of virtual exhibitions this fall.