Robyn Chotiner (left), adjunct lecturer of biobehavioral health, accepts the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award (part-time) from Craig Hammond, assistant director of academic affairs and associate professor of arts and humanities at Penn State New Kensington. The award was presented at the 2019 Celebration of Excellence Awards ceremony at the campus on April 26.
Kevin Snider (left), chancellor of Penn State New Kensington, presents Joseph Cuiffi (right) with the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award (full-time) at the Celebration of Excellence Awards ceremony on April 26. Cuiffi is program coordinator and assistant teaching professor of electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) at the campus.
Sedona Rogers, sophomore electro-mechanical engineering technology student, poses after being named the recipient of the 2019 Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award at Penn State New Kensington. The honor is given annually to the student whose outstanding qualities of character, scholarship and leadership contribute to the prestige of the campus. The award was established in 1980 by Penn State President Eric A. Walker and is presented at each of Penn State's campuses.
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, 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.
