The Digital Foundry at New Kensington, an initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, has announced its new partnership with five regional and national companies that will bring access to state-of-the-art technologies and expertise to its digital innovation lab.
Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 conditions around the country and in Pennsylvania, effective immediately (Aug. 4), Penn State will require all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses. Within the last 24 hours, many counties that are home to Penn State campuses have shifted to “orange” status, warranting an immediate adjustment to the University’s on-campus masking requirement.
Penn State New Kensington will hold two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8. COVID-19 pandemic safety regulations will be in place including masking, distancing, required tickets for entry and other protocols. Both ceremonies will also be livestreamed.
Steven Albright, Nicholas Hwostow, Alex Polka and Samuel Ramsey named to honor society, which was founded in 1953 and open to top-performing students in engineering technology programs.
Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering, spoke about the Global Building Network and Penn State's academic efforts for a sustainable and equitable built environment during the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe panel on high-performance buildings.
The 2021 Penn State Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference will be streamed online May 10 and 11, through the platform Whova. Faculty, staff and administrators from any university in the country are invited to attend.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health recently announced the dates for phases 1B, 1C and 2 of the commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution program and Penn State is strongly encouraging all students, faculty and staff to sign up to get a vaccine as soon as they are eligible to receive one.
The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, in collaboration with partners around Penn State, will be celebrating Pride Month throughout April with a variety of programming for the University community.