Penn State New Kensington and the campus’s alumni society have thrown down the gauntlet and challenged alumni and friends to raise $10,000 on Nov. 29 as a part of the University-wide #GivingTuesday effort.
Artwork by members of the East Suburban Artists League (ESAL) will be on display Dec. 1 to 29 in the art gallery at Penn State New Kensington. The annual multimedia show features more than 80 paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, intarsia, quilts and paper crafts, many of which are for sale at prices ranging from $50 to $1,200.
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.
