Penn State has launched an integrated effort, "Mask Up or Pack Up," to remind faculty, staff and students at all campuses and in adjacent communities of the importance of doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Sundance Award-winning filmmakers Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera will participate in a discussion after an online screening of their film "The Infiltrators" at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, October 9, open to all campuses and their communities. The event is co-presented by the Latina/o Studies Program and Penn State’s Sustainability Institute as part of the "Intersections: How We Respond" film series and Penn State’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Attendees can sign up at: intersections.psu.edu/the-infiltrators.
Sherri McCleary has been named the inaugural director of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a state-of-the-art digital lab, which is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland. McCleary brings more than 30 years of leadership and experience in manufacturing, engineering and technology to her newest role.
Kevin Snider, chancellor of Penn State New Kensington and seated at the WPSU studios, leads a panel discussion during the virtual groundbreaking of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington on Oct. 28. The project, a collaborative initiative of the campus and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, was awarded $5.5 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Panelists during the event included (clockwise from top left of the television screen): Jozef Petrak, manager of design at R3A Architecture; Jim Smith, president of the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland; Sam Reiman, director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation; Jason Rigone, executive director of the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation; and Sherri McCleary, director of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington.
A rendering of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a state-of-the-art digital innovation lab to be built in New Kensington, PA and open by the end of 2021. The project is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland. The building is designed by R3A Architecture of Pittsburgh.
