For the seventh consecutive year, the Penn State New Kensington Alumni Society will co-sponsor the reception for student honorees at Penn State New Kensington's annual Academic and Student Achievement Awards ceremony.
With the spring semester winding down, the Penn State New Kensington’s Student Government Association (SGA) is ramping up. The 2017-18 slate of officers, headed by president Raven Brunner, was sworn in April 24 in the campus Art Gallery
Students transferring to Penn State New Kensington from other institutions can make individual appointments to review the campus’ admissions process at one of nine transfer events every Tuesday in May and June. “Transfer Tuesday” activities are set for May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 and June 6, 13, 20 and 27.
Riding a four-game winning streak to end the regular season, the Penn State New Kensington softball team returns to the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) playoffs for the first time four years.
This spring Penn State expects to award 13,894 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 226 associate, 11,435 baccalaureate, 1,590 master’s, 262 law, 244 doctoral and 137 medical degrees. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.
Undergraduate students representing seven of Penn State’s campuses will present their research to legislators at the 15th annual Undergraduate Research at the Capitol – Pennsylvania (URC-PA) conference, taking place at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg on April 25.
The Integrative Studies Seed Grant Program, offered through the Penn State Office for General Education, will support 71 different course development projects this summer. In response to the large volume of highly qualified proposals, the budget was generously increased by more than 50 percent by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Education.
In honor of the International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence, more than 50 male and female students, faculty and staff at Penn State New Kensington participated in the and the sponsored “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” rally April 19, at the campus.
Kevin Bode, financial adviser and founder of Knead Community Café in downtown New Kensington, will be the principle speaker at Penn State New Kensington’s spring commencement ceremony on May 6 in the Athletics Center.
The gauntlet was thrown down by Westmoreland County Food Bank. It was taken up by Penn State New Kensington. A food drive is underway and students, faculty and staff have an opportunity to show their Penn State spirit.