Jonathan Kukta, director of housing and food services at Penn State Berks, Lehigh Valley, and Schuylkill campuses was recently honored with the 2020 National Association of College Auxiliary Services East Rising Star Award.

The Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery has announced that it will hold a series of virtual exhibitions this fall in accordance with the CDC’s recommendations on social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Penn State Berks will hold its annual “Penn State Day” admissions event for prospective students virtually via Zoom from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 26.

In the second of a three-part series of roundtable discussions titled “Toward Racial Equity at Penn State: Social Difference, Social Equity and Social Change,” faculty members, staff, University leaders and students of color shared their experiences within a predominately white university setting and their visions for the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Penn State.

The Penn State community is invited to virtually attend the Nittany AI Challenge Celebration, where nine student teams will present their minimum viable product for a chance to share in the remaining pool of $25,000 in funding. Saqib Shaikh, software engineering manager and project lead for the Seeing AI project at Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 via Zoom.

Leaders from business, industry and government from around the state are invited to a town hall meeting about the innovation economy.

Beginning in mid-September, Penn State Berks will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and host a variety of virtual events via Zoom.

Despite being out of college for over a year now, former baseball standout Toby Welk is still receiving recognition for his brilliant career at Penn State Berks.

George Grant Jr., professor and dean of the College of Community and Public Service at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, has been named chancellor of Penn State Berks, following a national search. Grant will begin his appointment on Jan. 4, 2021.

Penn State Berks is working to enhance the cultural competency of its campus community. A college-wide program to increase cultural competency among faculty, staff and students included a recent study of student-teachers.