Faculty, staff and students from Penn State New Kensington listen to a presentation about innovation at FedEx Ground. The site visit to the company's fully automated North Pittsburgh Station aimed to show attendees how innovation, technology and other skills are valued and used by companies.
Krystin Racki, business student at Penn State New Kensington, smiles during a presentation at FedEx Ground's North Pittsburgh Station in Zelienople, Pa. The visit to the company's fully automated station was part of a campus trip organized by Rhonda Schuldt, the campus' innovation coordinator at its innovation hub, The Corner.
Jeff Butterworth of FedEx Ground speaks to a group of faculty, staff and students from Penn State New Kensington during a visit to the company's fully automated North Pittsburgh Ground Station in Zelinople, Pa.
A group of Penn State New Kensington faculty, staff and students visited and toured FedEx Ground's North Pittsburgh station in Zelienople, Pa. The state-of-the-art station, which opened in 2016, is fully automated and processes approximately 15,000 packages an hour. The visit was coordinated by Rhonda Schuldt, the campus' innovation coordinator at its innovation hub, The Corner, and allowed students to learn about innovation in relation to a large business.
"Backyard Sunset" by photographer Harry Shipman, member of the New Kensington Camera Club and Arts Center. The photograph and many others will be featured in Penn State New Kensington's Art Gallery throughout April 2019. The "Focus on Nature" exhibit is organized by the Camera Club in partnership with the Arts Center, Allegheny Valley League of Artists and East Suburban Artists League.
Jake Lydick, presiden and founder of Eye-bot Aerial Solutions, prepares a drone for use while at Penn State New Kensington's innovation hub, The Corner. Eye-bot has been a member of The Corner since spring of 2018. The startup company will be featured during a Spark Session at the campus during Penn State's Startup Week events.
Students from Penn State Beaver met with several of their state representatives on the House floor Wednesday. From left are Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Turzai, Rep. Joshua Kail, students Lizzie Begley, Cindy Chen, Sara Ruiz, Joshua Hetzer and Gui Reis and Rep. Jim Marshall.
