In October 2023, educators, academics and industry leaders from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region came together for the first "Education Vanguard: Building the Education of the Future Together" conference, led and organized by Penn State New Kensington. The event featured presentations by leading technologists, innovators and faculty experts discussing the latest in technology and the expected impact on workplace, workforce and academia. The conference is just one part of Penn State New Kensington's regional Future Readiness initiatives for Southwestern PA higher education faculty members. Learn more at: https://newkensington.psu.edu/future-....
This initiative is a project of the of the SWPA New Economy Collaborative, funded by a Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant.
This expanded relationship is designed to empower Penn State students and enrich their academic experience while providing them with valuable opportunities to connect with industry professionals, peers and thought leaders.
This expanded relationship is designed to empower Penn State students and enrich their academic experience while providing them with valuable opportunities to connect with industry professionals, peers and thought leaders.
Students, faculty and staff across all Penn State campuses will now have free access to virtual technology programming provided by the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP), thanks to a newly expanded partnership with TCCP spearheaded by Penn State Harrisburg, a longtime member of the council.
Researchers at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, together with collaborators at other institutions within Pennsylvania, have been awarded approximately $1.1 million in funding under the U.S. National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure program to develop a commonwealth-wide secure network and related cyberinfrastructure to interconnect Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
Michael "Mac" Chaloupka, a second-year student-athlete at Penn State New Kensington and pictured second from left, was awarded the 2023 Student-Athlete of the Year award from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). Chaloupka was joined by New Kensington's head men's soccer coach, Mark Duffield (left), Steven Bressler, assistant athletics director and pictured second from right, and Renee Brown-Antonelli, athletics director.
Mark Duffield, head coach of the Penn State New Kensington's men's soccer team pictured left, and Michael "Mac" Chaloupka, a second-year soccer player at the campus. Duffield was named the 2023 PSUAC Coach of the Year, and Chaloupka was named the USCAA national student-athlete of the year for soccer.
Richard Harnish, professor of psychology at Penn State New Kensington, peruses publications at the 21st annual Faculty Publications Party, held in the campus' Elizabeth S. Blissell Library.
