Arnold Palmer’s Latrobe Country Club and Penn State New Kensington scholarships are grounds for teeing it up Aug. 1 for the 17th annual Alumni Golf Outing in Latrobe. Golfers will play the same immaculate fairways (or dense rough) and undulating greens that Palmer played while growing up and earning the mantle of The King.
As a Penn State New Kensington student, Josh Karelitz acquired his knowledge via excellent teaching. As a Penn State New Kensington instructor, Karelitz dispenses his knowledge via teaching excellence.
The Penn State New Kensington Alumni Society raised $7,000, the second best total in bowlathon history, at its 14th annual Alumni Bowlathon on March 13. More than 150 alumni and friends filled Wildlife Lanes to capacity for the New Kensington society event that was only a $100 shy of the bowlathon standard of $7,100 that was set in 2014. Last year, the bowlathon netted $6,600. Proceeds from the 14-year event are plowed back into the society’s endowed scholarship at the campus.
Middle school students and high school students can get the lowdown on future employment opportunities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields at a series of “STEM Exploration” workshops at Penn State New Kensington.
It featured Penn State New Kensington student Trevor Guercio building an outhouse. No, it wasn’t an episode of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel. It was a spring break trip in Arizona. Guercio, a sophomore engineering major, joined nine other campus students for a community service trip to Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona to learn about the Navajo culture and history, while supporting underserved communities and contributing to environmental efforts.
A riverbank cleanup, a voter registration drive and a homework hotline were some of the community projects displayed by Penn State New Kensington students April 30 in the campus’ Entrepreneurial Center in downtown New Kensington. The students were taking part in the city’s third “Better Block” celebration. Better Block is an ongoing series of one-day events that highlight the revitalization of New Kensington’s business district.
Beth Matocha spent much of her Penn State New Kensington career checking out books for students in the Elizabeth S. Blissell Library. The books were to be returned at the end of the semester. Last month, Matocha checked herself out of the library by retiring. There is no return date. Matocha, information resources and services support specialist, retired June 30 after 33 years at the campus.
For people with triskaidekaphobia, there is a jinx in the number 13. For people of Italy, there is fortune in the number 13. For staff at Penn State New Kensington, there is honor in the number 13. Mary Dubbink, campus registrar, was recognized May 6 with the “We Are!” epithet. She is the 13th recipient from the campus to be guerdoned with the University-wide moniker.
Traditional students, adult learners and veterans can try a slice of campus life July 27 during a “Spend a Summer Day” admissions event. Participants will meet staff and current students, and find out all they need to know about admissions, financial aid and student life. Those who can't make the July event will have an opportunity to spend an evening on campus Aug. 11.
Educators, business representatives, government officials and network partners gathered at Penn State New Kensington in February for the third phase of the Alle-Kiski Best Practices Collaborative CREATE Lab Satellite Network Regional Hub, better known by its acronym, ABC CREATE. The series of workshops, “STREAM Showcase 2016,” provided participants with updates on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education within individual districts. Adding reading and arts components to STEM creates STREAM. The ABC CREATE advisory board reported on the program's future plans.
