Penelope Morrison (left), assistant professor and program coordinator of biobehavioral health (BBH), poses for a photo with BBH student Marcella Moore after the 2019 Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony at Penn State New Kensington. Moore was presented with an academic recognition award from the program.
Joyce Werwie Perry returns to Penn State New Kensington as the featured artist in the campus’ Art Gallery throughout May. The Pittsburgh-based artist will showcase her works, which feature her own unique knife-painting technique, from May 1 to 31.
Joyce Werwie Perry, a Pittsburgh-based artist, paints using a knife at the 2018 Off the Wall pARTy at Penn State New Kensington. Perry's works will be featured in the campus' Art Gallery throughout May 2019.
Male students at Penn State New Kensington participated in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on April 16. Campus faculty, staff and students participated in the fourth annual walk aimed at bringing awareness to sexual assault and gender-based violence.
Jim Shields (left center), associate director for career services, and Nick Petrucci, instructor of electro-mechanical engineering technology, participate in the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Penn State New Kensington. They joined other male faculty, staff and students for the fourth annual event to raise awareness about the prevention of sexual assault and gender-based violence.
Penn State New Kensington students take part in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on April 16. The event asks men to walk a mile in women's high-heeled shoes to open communication about sexual assault, gender-based violence and gender stereotypes. Male participants and other event supporters on campus held signs stating why they participated.
Marty Miller, who has more than 25 years of experience working in the domestic violence field, served as the keynote speaker at the 2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at Penn State New Kensington. Miller asked the students, faculty and staff in attendance to think about how actions and behavior can affect others. "Once you understand what loving someone is about, that's more powerful than anything else," said Miller.
