Join us for a special LionSide Chat with Chancellor Hillkirk as he shares perspective on higher education and Penn State Berks, reflects upon his tenure as Chancellor, and offers lessons learned from his years in higher education.
Tag: Fall 2020
We Are… Prepared! Final Exams… It’s Showtime!!!
This session will include information about final exam week, tips for how best to study for final exams, how to determine what content to study, where and when are best times for studying and how to navigate the demand and stress of the end of the semester. Whether you have gone through several semesters of taking final exams or this is your first time preparing for college finals, participants are guaranteed to walk away from this session with tips and strategies for how to better prepare for final exams and a successful closure to the semester.
This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Dr. Ryan Hassler, Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics
Penn State Berks
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
We Are… Resilient
Join us as we celebrate Common Read week!
We Are….Resilient
Ike Shibley will emphasize some of the more important aspects of grit while encouraging students to complement grit with grace and with gratitude. He will sprinkle the Chat with research, personal anecdotes, and advice aimed at college students.
This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Ike Shibley
Science Program Coordinator
– Dr. Ike Shibley’s Ted Talk
– My-Pivot-Plan document: A useful resource for students to assist with our Nov 20 pivot to remote learning
Simulation Modeling of COVID-19 Intervention Decisions
The COVID-19 pandemic and these preventive measures have dominated the news media for several months. Policymakers and the public have been discussing whether the economy should be opened if so when, or the effectiveness of interventions, such as stay-at-home orders, social distancing measures, and preventive testing. Decision-makers at various levels of the government, as well as private/public organizations, have to make such critical decisions that have a profound effect on the well-being of individuals and society. Policymakers have been increasingly relying on epidemiological models to guide their decisions and communicating their policy choices to the public through visual aids created by these models. Through various media outlets, the public has seen graphs illustrating the spread of COVID-19 and learned the concept of “flattening the curve” so that our healthcare providers have the adequate resources needed to treat COVID-19 patients without being overwhelmed. In this presentation, we will briefly introduce how simulation models can be used to predict the outcomes of COVID-19 containment measures such as testing, contact tracing, social distancing, and self-isolation.
This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Dr. Abdullah Konak
Professor of Information Sciences and Technology
Penn State Berks
We Are… Healthy!
Your health is more than what you eat, how much you sleep and your work-out ritual – in fact, it’s as much about what you think, how you connect (and disconnect) and the environment you live in as it is about your Monster-drinking, Insta-indulging, all-night-hanging, midnight-binging-with-friends habits! Join me as we consider both the typical and atypical definitions of health in 2020 and examine areas in your life that might need some nurturing. Take a pause to get grounded, breathe deeply and set some intentions, if for no other reason than just for the “health” of it!
This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Kelly Grosser
Director, Youth Empowerment Programs, YWCA Tri County Area · Email: kgrosser@ywcatricountyarea.org