We Are… Savvy


Join faculty from each division at PSU Berks as they share some secrets to success for navigating the transition to remote learning. Topics will include: Setting up a homework space; Communicating with family members; Prioritizing time; Maintaining Balance; Preparing for finals.

Join us for a discussion about how to manage the emotional post-Thanksgiving letdown and refocus for the end of the semester and finals!

This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Professor Dawn Pfeifer Reitz, Assistant Teaching Professor & CAS 100 Coordinator
Dr. Justin DiAngelo, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Lolita Paff, Associate Professor, Business & Economics
Penn State Berks

Professors Spill Student Success Secrets

What makes or breaks a student as they enter college? Tune in as three distinguished guest professors weigh in on what behaviors, habits, and mindsets they believe can help you be successful in your first semester of college…and beyond. Geared toward incoming first year students, this panel presentation will include professors representing all three Penn State Berks divisions, as they unveil some of their “secrets to success.”

This LionSide Chat will feature:
Dr. Justin De Senso, Assistant Teaching Professor of English and African American Studies
Dr. Lolita Paff, Associate Professor of Business and Economics,
Dr. Allison Singles, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Mechanical Engineering
And will be moderated by Professor Dawn Pfeifer Reitz, Assistant Teaching Professor and CAS100 Coordinator

LionSide Chats: Pizza, Policy & Economic Recovery

Alfred Marshall defined economics as the study of wealth and mankind, and the study of people “in the ordinary business of life.” Join us as we briefly explore three themes: COVID-19’s impacts on economic activity; the economic, health policy and human responses to the crisis; and alternative paths to economic recovery.

This LionSide Chat will be presented by Lolita Paff, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Business & Economics