宾州州立银行 recently established the Office of Community Engagement, with the mission to build relevant and meaningful relationships within the community and to connect to the community through service opportunities.
Some of the projects that culminated at the end of the semester included holding a sustainable self-care fair on campus, 放映《塑料的故事,校园花园的创建, and students presenting their engagement in environmental outreach projects — all to help educate the campus community on the importance of developing environmentally-friendly practices.
When the 博克斯LaunchBox first opened nearly seven years ago, it provided a glimmer of hope to Berks County entrepreneurs and innovators. Since then, its impact has grown to be more than its staff could have imagined.
The 博克斯LaunchBox powered by Penn State recently received a $53,000 grant from the County of Berks. 用家具煲汤, 博克斯LaunchBox will use most of the funding to revamp the coworking space with new desks, 储存和隔音, and to add a small meeting space for entrepreneurs to work collaboratively, 以及其他目的.
The program supports entrepreneurs who have a small business or are developing a business related to the arts. Funding ranges from $500 to $2,000, which must be used to support business formation or development. Eligible entrepreneurs must have at least one consultation with 博克斯LaunchBox staff to review their business plan.
The 宾州州立银行 Center for the Agricultural Sciences and a Sustainable Environment is studying the role that telephone poles can play in monitoring and eradicating the invasive spotted lanternfly. The center continues to be one of the main research sites surveying effective procedures in the control of the invasive planthoppers through support from both the U.S. and 宾西法尼亚 departments of agriculture, as well as other grant funding.
Philanthropists with roots in the 阅读 region have stepped forward with gifts that will establish a total of $2.4 million in endowed support for the 博克斯LaunchBox powered by Penn State. The LaunchBox delivers a range of entrepreneurship and economic development resources for the 阅读 community.
"A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence" concluded on June 30, raising more than $2.2 billion for the three key imperatives of a modern land-grant institution: opening the doors of higher education to students from every background; creating transformative experiences for both students and citizens; and impacting the larger world through research, 外展及服务. 而近844美元.5 million raised for the last imperative advanced a wide range of priorities across the University, the campaign focused attention on three opportunities for impact: economic development, 资源安全, 人类健康.
"Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms,这是一本由布兰达·拉塞尔编辑和撰写的新书, 赌博平台大全的心理学教授, 约翰·哈默尔, 持牌临床社会工作者, 医生, 研究员, 也是《伴侣虐待》杂志的主编, presents empirical research findings and reform recommendations for prosecutors, 刑事辩护律师, 政策制定者, and intervention providers with the aim of rectifying shortcomings in legal and law enforcement responses to domestic violence.
