Check out photos from some of the Feb. 2018 activities, happenings and events at Penn State New Kensington.
Penn State New Kensington students, staff and alumni pose for a group photo at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh during the 2018 Leader Launch event held on Feb. 2. Organized by the campus' Academic and Career Success Center, Leader Launch provides students and recent alumni with workshops focused on career advice, networking, dinner etiquette and more.
Jill Thomas, talent acquisition specialist for Enterprise Holdings, Inc., speaks to students attending Penn State New Kensington's Leader Launch event on Feb. 2 at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh. Thomas, a Penn State alumnus, provided students with career and interview advice. Organized by the campus' Academic and Career Success Center, Leader Launch provides students and recent alumni with workshops focused on career advice, networking, dinner etiquette and more.
Six Penn State alumni spoke to Penn State New Kensington students during a young alumni panel at the 2018 Leader Launch event on Feb. 2 at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh. Organized by the campus' Academic and Career Success Center, Leader Launch provides students and recent alumni with workshops focused on career advice, networking, dinner etiquette and more. Pictured from left to right: Jack Ramsey, Ryan Enoch, Roya Fashandi, Perry Nickleach, Michael Palumbo and Danielle Richardson.
The Penn State New Kensington THON committee hosted its annual spaghetti dinner to benefit the fight against pediatric cancer on Feb. 4, 2018.
Lee Robinson, Pittsburgh jazz artist and composer, performed at Penn State New Kensington on Feb. 8, 2018 in Cafe 780.
Penn State New Kensington students decorate heart-shaped sugar cookies as part of Healthy Loving Week activities held Feb. 12-16, 2018.
Penn State New Kensington students created hand-made cards in Cafe 780 as part of Healthy Loving Week activities held Feb. 12-16, 2018.
Penn State New Kensington students, faculty and staff filled out paw prints expressing why they stand against violence and sexual violence. The activity was part of Healthy Loving Week activities held Feb. 12-16, 2018. The poster also aims to promote an upcoming Stand for State bystander intervention training scheduled for April.
Members of the Penn State New Kensington THON team reveal their fundraising total as of Feb. 13, 2018 at the annual dancer send-off dinner. The team raised more than $18,000 for THON in 2018.
Nick Roth and Gina Batiz, both Penn State New Kensington students, show off their THON 2018 dancer capes at the annual dancer send-off dinner held on Feb. 13, 2018.
Students from local high schools came to Penn State New Kensington on Feb. 15, 2018 for the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competition. The event was organized and hosted by New Kensington's Office of Academic Affairs.
Students from Penn State New Kensington put their diamonds up in support of THON 2018. The students cheered on New Kensington's THON dancers, Nick Roth and Gina Batiz, as well as the other 700+ dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center during THON weekend Feb. 16-18, 2018 at Penn State's University Park campus. Funds raised through THON benefit the fight against pediatric cancer. Learn more about the largest student-run philanthropy in the world at www.thon.org.
Penn State New Kensington THON dancer Nick Roth leads a group of New Kensington students in the stands through a stretching session at THON 2018. The students cheered on New Kensington's THON dancers, Roth and Gina Batiz, as well as the other 700+ dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center during THON weekend Feb. 16-18, 2018. Funds raised through THON benefit the fight against pediatric cancer. Learn more about the largest student-run philanthropy in the world at www.thon.org.
Penn State New Kensington students (bottom right corner) cheer on the 2018 THON dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center at the University Park campus. The students showed support for New Kensington's THON dancers, Nick Roth and Gina Batiz, as well as the other 700+ dancers during THON weekend Feb. 16-18, 2018. Funds raised through THON benefit the fight against pediatric cancer. Learn more about the largest student-run philanthropy in the world at www.thon.org.
Penn State New Kensington's THON dancers, Gina Batiz and Nick Roth, celebrate their completion of THON 2018 after not sitting or sleeping for the 46-hour dance marathon. Batiz and Roth joined 700+ other dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center during THON weekend Feb. 16-18, 2018. Funds raised through THON benefit the fight against pediatric cancer. Learn more about the largest student-run philanthropy in the world at www.thon.org.
Andrew Belser, the 2017-2018 Penn State Laureate, visited Penn State New Kensington Feb. 20-23 for a lecture and showing of his "FaceAge" exhibit. Belser held a public lecture in the campus' Forum Theatre about "FaceAge," which is a video exhibit focused on showing intergenerational conversations about aging.
Andrew Belser, the 2017-2018 Penn State Laureate, visited Penn State New Kensington Feb. 20-23 for a lecture and showing of his "FaceAge" exhibit. Belser held a public lecture in the campus' Forum Theatre about "FaceAge," which is a video exhibit focused on showing intergenerational conversations about aging.
Penn State New Kensington students, faculty and staff had the chance to view Andrew Belser's "FaceAge" exhibit Feb. 21, 2018. Belser, the 2017-2018 Penn State Laureate, showed the exhibit in the campus' Forum Theatre. The multimedia exhibit showcases intergenerational conversations about aging.
Almost 100 Penn State students from the New Kensington, Beaver and Fayette campuses attended at Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game at the PPG Pains Arena in Pittsburgh on Feb. 27, 2018. The activity was part of Penn State New Kensington's Penn State in Pittsburgh activity series which gives students the opportunity to enjoy cultural, educational and sporting events in the city throughout the school year.