The Board of Trustees will consider a proposal to modernize and expand the Beaver Community Center at Penn State Berks. Originally built in 1980, the facility houses the Berks kinesiology program, including faculty and staff offices.
Purpose Therapy Box founders, Ali Izzo and Holly Masters, received recognition from President Barron with the other Inc.U Competition student teams during the 2019 Startup Week Reception on April 4, 2019.
Penn State President Eric Barron, center, prepares to cut the ribbon during a celebration to dedicate the Mont Alto LaunchBox on April 3. Joining him, from left to right, are Richard Heddleson, regional director for the South Central Office of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania; Mike Ross, Franklin County Area Development Corp. president; Francis K. Achampong, Penn State Mont Alto chancellor; Lynn Dietrich, Penn State trustee; State Rep. Paul Schemel; Neil Sharkey, Penn State vice president for research; and assisting with the ribbon is Madlyn Hanes, Penn State vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron (center) speaks with Penn State Berks Chancellor R. Keith Hillkirk and Lisa Weaver, Educational Program Associate at the Langan LaunchBox, the home of the joint Invent Penn State initiative between Penn State Berks and Penn State Health St. Joseph.