On April 17, Penn State Berks hosted a Student and Community Engagement Symposium focused on fostering collaboration and positive impact through community-based student engagement and engaged scholarship. The daylong event convened faculty, staff, administrators and community members from throughout the region.
The symposium was organized by Mahsa Kazempour, associate professor of science education and chair of the sustainability council at Penn State Berks. Kazempour, who was selected as the 2022-24 Penn State Engagement Faculty Academy Scholar, said that she organized the symposium as a culmination of her two-year funded project.