Vera Spina Greenwald, center, president of the Penn State New Kensington Alumni Society, and decked out in a Nittany Lion ensemble, is flanked by her husband Jason Greenwald and Ashley Traini, vice president of the society, at a previous Penn State TV football game at the Elks Lodge.
Joe Coohill, adjunct instructor in history, sits in the area where his desk was located in 2007. His former faculty office was turned into a Quiet Study Lounge for students. Coohill returned to teach in fall 2016 at the campus after an eight-year hiatus.
Penelope Morrison, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State New Kensington, is the new Biobehavioral Health program’s first faculty member.
Joie Marhefka, coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering Technology program, activates the new Sim Cube, a compact, portable device that allows students to simulate and test medical devices, such as blood pressure monitors. Marhefka purchased the device for the BET lab with a programming grant from Penn State.
Mike Cavazza, left, accepts the first-place award for his research paper on hydraulic fracturing at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Eastern North America Region competition at Louisiana State University. Cavazza advanced to the international final in Dubai.
Mike Cavazza, right, Penn State alumnus and former New Kensington campus student, and Rich Beam, a geologist with the Department of Environmental Protection, sample acid mine drainage in Tanoma, Pennsylvania.
About three quarters of Penn State Beaver students are from the area and commute to campus. Weeklong study abroad trips are a way to encourage travel, challenge world views and broaden perspectives while minimizing time and cost.
