Delving into a good book for a couple of hours during the workday is the intent of Penn State New Kensington faculty and staff during the annual United Way Day of Caring event at a local library on Sept. 9. The campus volunteers will help the staff of People’s Library in New Kensington by cleaning books and sprucing up the interior of the facility. Work by the campus crew gives the library staff more time to spend on the daily duties of keeping the library operational.
The Orange Pride put together an animated dance as a part of the cheer competition during the Pride Challenges session on Day 2 of New Student Orientation at Penn State New Kensington.
Penn State New Kensington faculty and staff put a fresh coat of paint on the walls of the Valley Points YMCA in the city of New Kensington at last year’s Day of Caring event.
With a background of the campus picnic pavilion, succession gardens and nature trail, the 336-foot first hole is the signature hole at the recently opened Penn State New Kensington disc golf course. The disc must settle in the pole hole basket or chains to complete the hole.
After three holes as a links-style course around the Athletics Center, the final six holes of the layout of the nine-hole disc golf course at Penn State New Kensington evolves into a parkland-style course in the back of campus with brush and trees as challenging obstacles.
Penn State New Kensington faculty and staff put a fresh coat of paint on the walls of the Valley Points YMCA in the city of New Kensington at last year’s Day of Caring event.
Enrique Gomez, Ralph Colby and Scott Milner are working to design the molecular structures of conducting polymers for applications in flexible electronics. The work is focused on predicting fundamental polymeric properties, such as the stiffness of the polymer chain and other physical and chemical properties.
Michael Cavazza took on Penn State in March. Then he took on North America in April. Now he takes on the world in September. Cavazza, a former student at Penn State New Kensington, will compete in a student research paper competition against 14 international regional winners at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
