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New building

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The corner building at Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue in the city of New Kensington will become a business incubator for Penn State New Kensington and local community innovation.

Basketball player

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Sophomore forward Shane Baronner celebrates after a basket during Penn State New Kensington’s 74-67 win over Penn State Wilkes-Barre. 

Basketball player

PSNK athletics

Penn State New Kensington’s Shane Baronner (20) cuts to the hoop and takes a pass from Jordan Williams in a Dec. 2 home victory against Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

Libraries' Gilley to receive highest career award in women and gender studies

Jennifer Gilley, head librarian at Penn State University Libraries’ Elisabeth S. Blissell Library at Penn State New Kensington, has been selected as the 2017 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Career Achievement Award. The award honors significant longstanding contributions to women’s studies in the field of librarianship over the course of a career.
outdoor photo portrait of woman's head and shoulders; she is wearing black glasses and blue print shirt

Jennifer Gilley

Jennifer Gilley is head librarian of Penn State University Libraries' Elizabeth S. Blissell Library at Penn State New Kensington.

Community

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Penn State New Kensington Chancellor Kevin Snider explains Penn State's re-emergence in the city of New Kensington with the Entrepreneur Center on Fifth Avenue. According to Snider, “in a way, it’s coming home.” The first New Kensington campus in 1958 was in a former high school building located on Fourth Avenue in the city. The need to expand necessitated Penn State's move to the present location five miles away in Upper Burrell. 

Community

PSNK community

The Knead Community Cafe is a part of the former Sons of Italy building on 5th Avenue in New Kensington. The entrance to the cafe is located on Barnes Street. 

Community

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The Knead Community Cafe's decor features re-purposed materials, such as two old doors that are part of the counter face.