Almost 200 guests joined to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the local community at the annual Celebration of Unity Dinner at Penn State New Kensington. The event, co-sponsored by Hightower Scholars, Inc., also commemorated it's 10th anniversary with the lighting of a unity candle, guest speakers, dinner, a dance performance and readings by essay contest winners from Mary Queen of Apostles school.
A glass mosaic of a view of the Fort Pitt Bridge in Pittsburgh by artist Stevo Sadvary. The work, along with more than 30 others in the "Pieces Together" exhibit by Sadvary, will be featured throughout February in the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery.
More than 30 mosaic works by artist Stevo Sadvary will be shown in the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery until Feb. 28. An artist reception is scheduled for Feb. 8.
Penn State New Kensington invites a call for artists to participate in an art submission for consideration for auction at the third annual “Off the Wall pARTy” scheduled for June 14.
On Jan. 23, 2019, Penn State Provost Nick Jones hosted a Town Hall meeting for the University community to discuss the University’s 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, “Our Commitment to Impact.”
The Jan. 23 Penn State Town Hall — which featured a discussion with University leaders focusing on Penn State's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, “Our Commitment to Impact" — is now archived and available for viewing online at LiveEvents.psu.edu.
Penn State New Kensington Chancellor Kevin Snider, center left, discusses the University strategic plan as an avenue to invest in the local community, during the Strategic Plan Town Hall on Jan. 23, 2019, alongside Andrew Sears, dean of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, far left; Stephanie Lanza, director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center; and Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones.
Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones, far right, speaks at the Strategic Plan Town Hall on Jan. 23, 2019, alongside, from right to left, Professor Stephanie Lanza, director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center; Penn State New Kensington Chancellor Kevin Snider; and College of Information Sciences and Technology Dean Andrew Sears.
