The results of a confidential university-wide survey show that the majority of Penn State employee and student participants feel safe on campus and view Penn State police officers favorably.
At Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses, where 80% of students are Pennsylvania residents, state support for in-state tuition is vital. Watch as Matthew Heavner, a student at Penn State New Kensington, shares why affordable, local access to a top education matters to Pennsylvania communities.
A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
Based on public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), face masks are no longer required to be worn indoors at the University Park, Great Valley, Lehigh Valley, New Kensington, Schuylkill and Scranton campuses, effective Friday, June 3.
University leadership, along with state, regional and local officials, joined to celebrate the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington on June 1. The new facility in downtown New Kensington is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Face masks are now required to be worn indoors on five additional Penn State campuses, in accordance with public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that advises that masks be worn in counties with high COVID-19 Community Levels.
Even before taking the reins as Penn State’s 19th president this month, Neeli Bendapudi has spent much of the spring traveling across the commonwealth on her listening tour of the University’s campuses.
