Students, faculty, staff and industry leaders filled the Penn State New Kensington Conference Center before the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition for the second annual Pizza with Professionals event. The casual luncheon, organized by Jim Shields, associate director for career services at the campus, aimed to help students with strengthening their networking skills while also learning business leaders in their respective fields.
Hailey Dickun (left), student at Penn State New Kensington, speaks with Kendra Kitko, counselor at the campus, during the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Dickun was one of more than 50 students presenting research and one of just eight students awarded with a University Library Information Literacy Award, at the annual event.
Logan Villella (right), information sciences and technology (IST) student at Penn State New Kensington, explains her research project to Nick Petrucci, instructor of electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) at the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition at the campus.
Makayla Rae Shank, left, a student at Penn State New Kensington, shakes hands with Jennifer Gilley, head librarian at the campus, as she accepts a University Libraries Information Literacy Award at the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Shank's project, "Information Recall Following an Online and Traditional Lecture," was one of eight award recipients at the expo.
Sairam Tanuboddi, a business student at Penn State New Kensington, talks about his research project at the campus' 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Tanuboddi's project was titled, ""Is Time Travel Possible? It's Complicated," and he was mentored by Megan Bardolph, assistant professor of English.
Nick Roth (left), Justin Dumm (middle) and Tyler Kline (right) prepare their autonomous wheelchair prototype for the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition at Penn State New Kensington. The trio of electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) students at the campus were mentored by Joseph Cuiffi, program coordinator and instructor of EMET.
Kaylea Flick, biobehavioral health student at Penn State New Kensington, smiles as she stands next to her poster presentation at the campus' 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Flick was mentored by Penelope Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health for her project.
Kaylea Flick, biobehavioral health student at Penn State New Kensington, smiles as she stands next to her poster presentation at the campus' 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Flick was mentored by Penelope Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health for her project.
Krystin Racki, a business student at Penn State New Kensington, speaks to two research judges at the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition at the campus. The event, held on April 9, featured more than 50 undergraduate research projects.
Krystin Racki, a business student at Penn State New Kensington, speaks to two research judges at the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition at the campus. The event, held on April 9, featured more than 50 undergraduate research projects.
