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Students meet at The Corner in downtown New Kensington.  The Corner Launchbox program and coworking space concepts were made possible in part by a seed grant of $150,000 from Invent Penn State, a Commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation and student career success, and a partnership with Westmoreland County.  Penn State New Kensington used the grant to create a unique model that melds entrepreneurship, coworking space and community-driven economic development to revitalize the city.  The result is the first center of its kind in Westmoreland County with the goal of being a hub of collaboration, creation and innovation in New Kensington.

View of the Bryce Jordan Center at the University Park campus during THON 2017.  THON, formally known as the Penn State Interfraternity Council/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon, culminates with a 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping marathon to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund and the fight against pediatric cancer.

Penn State New Kensington students volunteered Jan. 15 for a regional MLK Jr. Day of Service in Erie with students from other Penn State campuses in western Pennsylvania. Pictured, left to right, are New Kensington students Ally Clark, Tyler Campbell, Shannon Josefoski and Ashley Worlds.

Penn State New Kensington alumnus Nikki Thoma (pictured second from the right) with her peers.

Penn State alumnus Nikki Thoma (pictured second from the right) stands with her peers.

Members of the Penn State New Kensington campus and the local community gather annually for the Celebration of Unity dinner. 

Shannon Josefoski, right, cleans a bicycle at the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network in Erie. Josefoski, a student at Penn State New Kensington, was one of 50 students who participated in Erie service projects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Will Taylor, an Americorps VISTA intern at Penn State Behrend, and Ashlyn Kelly, a senior at the college, paint a hallway at the Lodge on Sass, a transitional housing shelter in Erie. A total of 50 Penn State students contributed to service projects in Erie on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Stand for State will host an event, “All that WE ARE,” at Penn State campuses between Jan. 15 and 30.

New Kensington students enjoyed a production of "The Color Purple" in Pittsburgh on Nov. 14, 2017.  The event is part of the campus Office of Student Life's "Penn State in Pittsburgh" series aiming to provide Penn State students the opportunity to enjoy educational, cultural, athletic and fun events in and around the city of Pittsburgh.