Participants of the reNew Kensington Community Workshop take part in the collaborative reThink session on Sept. 27 in downtown New Kensington. The session featured interactive activities to identify action steps in relation to sustainability and resilience for the city. The event, led by Penn State New Kensington, was made possible, in part, because of a grant from the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF).
Grant Ervin, chief resilience officer for the City of Pittsburgh, served as the keynote speaker for the reNew Kensington Community Workshop on Sept. 27 in downtown New Kensington. The event, led by Penn State New Kensington, was made possible, in part, because of a grant from the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF).
New Kensington business owners, leaders and residents take part in a breakout session during the reNew Kensington Community Workshop on Sept. 27. This sesson, titled "Building Retuning," featured the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), and was held at ModFinish, a business along the Corridor of Innovation in the city. The event, hosted in downtown New Kensington, was organized by Penn State New Kensington thanks to a grant from the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF).
Kevin Snider, chancellor of Penn State New Kensington (left), accepts a $75,000 grant check from Joel Morrison, West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF) administrator. The grant helped fund the reNew Kensington Community Workshop in downtown New Kensington on Sept. 27.
Clothing and stories from the "What Were You Wearing?" exhibit hang upon walls of an art gallery. The goal of the installation is to bring awareness to the myth that clothing can cause sexual or violent assaults, as well as bring validation to survivors of assaults. The exhibit comes to the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery in Oct. 2018.
A job-seeker speaks to a potential employer at the 2017 Alle-Kiski Job Fair at Penn State New Kensington. The 2018 event will return to the campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 4. The annual fair, sponsored by the campus and the PA CareerLink Alle-Kiski office, is free and open to the public.
Kristal Tucker, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Greater Allegheny, speaks with Penelope Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health (BBH) at Penn State New Kensington, via a Beam telepresence robot. The faculty members were able to acquire two robots to be used for the shared BBH program thanks to a Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) REACH grant. The robots are being used in the classrooms to bridge the distance between campuses during distance learning classes.
April Andreozzi, sophomore biobehavioral health (BBH) student at Penn State New Kensington, communicates via a Beam telepresence robot and controls it through her laptop. The new robot enables her to interact with students in the shared program with Penn State Greater Allegheny. The BBH program received the robot through a Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) REACH grant, which is helping bridge the distance between the campuses during distance learning classes.
