Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.
The PSUAC Executive Committee voted unanimously to cancel all intercollegiate athletics competition for fall and winter team sports during the 2020-21 academic year. The sports affected by this decision include men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball, at Penn State Beaver, Brandywine, DuBois, Fayette, Hazleton, Greater Allegheny, Lehigh Valley, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Scranton, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York.
Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department held its second annual "Cram the Cruiser" event to benefit a local organization in the Alle-Kiski Valley region. The department chose to have the collected toys, clothing and other items to benefit the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center, whose mission is to eliminate domestic violence through intervention, prevention and collaboration.
James Lane (pictured far right), police sergeant and the New Kensington campus commander, stands with Teri Bracco (second from right), police officer at the campus, and staff members from the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center. The campus Police and Public Safety department collected items from the campus and community to benefit the organization during its second-annual Cram the Cruiser event.
Officer Teri Bracco of Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department, looks at the campus police cruiser filled with items collected for the second annual "Cram the Cruiser" donation drive to benefit the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center.
Officer Teri Bracco of Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department places a toy in the campus police cruiser during the second-annual "Cram the Cruiser" event.
Officer Teri Bracco of Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department leads a line of individuals carrying in more than 500 donated items collected during the second-annual "Cram the Cruiser" event. Clothing, toys, cleaning supplies and other items were delivered to the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center on Dec. 18.
Officer Teri Bracco and Sergeant James Lane of Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department load items in the campus police cruiser collected from their second-annual "Cram the Cruiser" event. This year's event benefited the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center.
Sergeant James Lane (left) and Officer Teri Bracco of Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department carry a box of donated items from their second-annual "Cram the Cruiser" event. The items were delivered to the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center's administrative offices in Tarentum, Pa. on Dec. 18
More than 500 new items including clothing, toys, cleaning supplies and more were collected by campus police and delivered to the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center to assist various programs for female victims of domestic violence.
