Seventy-one Penn State students will earn their baccalaureate and associate degrees at the Penn State New Kensington's upcoming spring commencement ceremony May 5.
Kathy Durkin (left), Evan Yoder and Jaice Bright of Penn State New Kensington organize and wrap silverware at Knead Community Cafe in New Kensington. The volunteer project at the pay-what-you-can restaurant was part of the campus "Week of Service" events.
Jaice Bright, left, and Kathy Durkin carry a table from the basement of Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley's future shelter location in New Kensington. Bright and Durkin were part of a group of students who volunteered at the shelter during the campus "Week of Service" events.
Ian Callender (center), junior information sciences and technology major at Penn State New Kensington, joins residents of Seneca Place skilled nursing facility for Bingo. The service activity was one of seven service projects organized through the campus "Week of Service."
New Kensington students sweep the floors and clean tables at Knead Cafe, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in New Kensington. The volunteering was one of seven opportunities provided to students during the 2018 Week of Service at the campus.
Penn State New Kensington student Bilge Civi presented her research in biobehavioral health at the campus' Undergraduate Research and Creative Exposition on April 10. Civi, who came from Turkey to learn English in the United States at a community college, had planned to stay in the country for only six months. Instead, is pursuing her bachelor's degree at Penn State and hopes to become a university professor someday.
New Kensington student Marcella Moore explains a survey collection process to her classmate at UPMC St. Margaret’s New Kensington Family Health Center. The project was part of her BBH 411 class in the spring 2018 semester.
Cassandra Kelly began her academic career Luzerne County Community College before transferring to Penn State Hazleton. The path allowed Kelly to work and save money. The Penn State engineering major plans to stay in the Wilkes-Barre area and hopes to work in an alternative energy area such as wind turbines.
Biobehavioral health students Marcella Moore, left, and Bilge Civi prepare a survey as part of their biobehavioral course work to be delivered to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margarets' New Kensington Family Health Center. Moore and Civi arrived at New Kensington by way of articulation agreements that allowed them to transfer associate degree credits from their respective community colleges and apply them towards a four-year bachelor's degree program at a Penn State Commonwealth Campus.
