A campus devoid of students, a tree devoid of leaves, and the Larry Pollock Fountain, covered in a blue tarp, devoid of water, are all signs of the annual weeklong Thanksgiving break at Penn State New Kensington.
While Penn State New Kensington is closed or on a delayed schedule, the maintenance team has all hands on deck to get the campus safe and ready to open as soon as possible.
The Café 780 court yard is empty and the pergola dormant as the semester winds down at Penn State New Kensington. When the students return from Thanksgiving break, only two weeks remain before the start of finals.
After exercising their franchise, students, faculty and staff at Penn State New Kensington will gather at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Café 780 to watch and discuss the 2016 election returns. The event is open to the public.
Penn State New Kensington junior Millie Brasser, founder of the My Vote Matters student group, addresses guests at the February “Dinner and Dialogue” event that focused on registering and voting in national and local elections. The election returns will be the focus of the Nov. 8 event in the campus’ Café 780.
The Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation's (WCIDC) board of directors — Gina Cerilli, Ted Kopas, and Charles Anderson — approved on Oct. 21 an agreement of sale between the WCIDC and Swank Young Developers for the purchase of a building and property in New Kensington that will house Penn State New Kensington’s new entrepreneurial center.
The building at the corner of Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue in the city of New Kensington will serve as the home for Penn State New Kensington’s new entrepreneurial center.
Penn State New Kensington Chancellor Kevin Snider introduces student Aaron Holness during February’s Diplomatic Dinner. Holness, a senior airman in the Air Force Reserves, spoke on behalf of My Vote Matters, a campus student organization that promotes youth voter registration.
