Like Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Elsinore Castle in Denmark, a team of business students from Penn State New Kensington faced a conundrum Oct. 26 at the PricewaterhouseCoopers' Challenge Case Competition at Penn State University Park.
An exhibit of paintings by artist Charles "Bud" Gibbons, professor emeritus of visual arts at Penn State New Kensington, is running through Nov. 26 in the Art Gallery on the Upper Burrell campus. The show is free to the public.
Hundreds of job seekers and recruiters descended on Penn State New Kensington’s Athletics Center on Oct. 6 for the annual Alle-Kiski Job Fair. The event is geared toward students, alumni and community members who are seeking part- or full-time employment and internships.
No classes are scheduled at Penn State New Kensington from Nov. 21 to 26 during the Thanksgiving break. The campus will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 21 to 23; the campus will be closed Nov. 26 and 27. Classes will resume Nov. 28.
After a successful internal pilot program in the spring, Penn State New Kensington’s Homework Hotline enters Phase II as middle and high school students from local school districts are getting help with their math studies from campus students.
Prior to visiting the campus in person, prospective students can access Penn State New Kensington’s interactive virtual tour or the social media dashboard to get a feel for the campus via a home computer or mobile app.
As the middle of November approaches, the mild temperatures will eventually succumb to the capricious weather indigenous to western Pennsylvania. When the thermometer drops and the chance for snow rises, classes at Penn State New Kensington could be disrupted. Students, faculty and staff can minimize the upheaval by receiving official word of campus closings or class delays via PSUAlert.
Penn State New Kensington men's basketball team continues its nonconference schedule Nov. 18-19 at the Penn State Greater Allegheny Tip-off Tournament in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The New Kensington Lions meet Penn Highlands College on Friday and Community College of Allegheny College-Boyce on Saturday.
Penn State New Kensington will hold a series of special admissions events Nov. 7-11 as part of Veterans Week at the campus. The week will be highlighted by the administration of justice (AOJ) program open house on Nov. 9 and the Financial Aid 101 workshop on Nov. 10.
