Sixteen years after starting her Penn State journey, Ruth Herstek serves as an assistant coordinator of academic and student success at the New Kensington campus and was recently honored by the National Academic Advising Association.
Ruth Herstek, left, walks with Sean Bridgen, associate director for academic advising, at Penn State New Kensington. Bridgen helped nominate Herstek, assistant coordinator for academic and student success, for the 2018 Outstanding New Advisor award from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).
Ruth Herstek, assistant coordinator for academic and student success at Penn State New Kensington, advises a student in the campus Academic and Career Success Center. On her desk sits a framed certificate of merit from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). Herstek, who was an adult learner and Penn State graduate, was one of 11 recipients of NACADA's 2018 Outstanding New Advisor award for those with academic advising as their primary role.
Leaders from the Office of Industrial Partnerships are announcing a new, multi-element industry partnership between Penn State and Factory, a food, beverage, and pet scale-up company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Extending from Penn State Lehigh Valley to the University Park Campus, the new collaboration has the potential to bring economic and intellectual value to the growing Pennsylvania-based company, while offering tangible benefits to Penn State students and the broader Penn State community.
Andrew Perenic, left, was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division 2 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, and Christopher Zolet, right, was named the USCAA Division 2 Men’s Soccer Goalie of the Week in Oct. 2018.
Andrew Perenic, left, was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division 2 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, and Christopher Zolet, right, was named the USCAA Division 2 Men’s Soccer Goalie of the Week in Oct. 2018.
