Beth Matocha spent much of her Penn State New Kensington career checking out books for students in the Elizabeth S. Blissell Library. The books were to be returned at the end of the semester. Last month, Matocha checked herself out of the library by retiring. There is no return date. Matocha, information resources and services support specialist, retired June 30 after 33 years at the campus.
For people with triskaidekaphobia, there is a jinx in the number 13. For people of Italy, there is fortune in the number 13. For staff at Penn State New Kensington, there is honor in the number 13. Mary Dubbink, campus registrar, was recognized May 6 with the “We Are!” epithet. She is the 13th recipient from the campus to be guerdoned with the University-wide moniker.
Traditional students, adult learners and veterans can try a slice of campus life July 27 during a “Spend a Summer Day” admissions event. Participants will meet staff and current students, and find out all they need to know about admissions, financial aid and student life. Those who can't make the July event will have an opportunity to spend an evening on campus Aug. 11.
Educators, business representatives, government officials and network partners gathered at Penn State New Kensington in February for the third phase of the Alle-Kiski Best Practices Collaborative CREATE Lab Satellite Network Regional Hub, better known by its acronym, ABC CREATE. The series of workshops, “STREAM Showcase 2016,” provided participants with updates on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education within individual districts. Adding reading and arts components to STEM creates STREAM. The ABC CREATE advisory board reported on the program's future plans.
Two faculty members at Penn State New Kensington, Ron Land, associate professor of engineering, and Jeff Roth, assistant professor of administration of justice, earned national recognition recently for the quality of their work in their respective disciplines.
From AKEG to WEDIG, community development has been the cornerstone of Chancellor Kevin Snider’s eight-year tenure as the head of Penn State New Kensington. The efforts were recognized recently with a “Points of Light” award from the city of New Kensington.
After combining for 41 years of teaching experience in the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMET) program, Ron Land, associate professor of engineering, and Frank Kadi, senior instructor in engineering, disconnected the circuits of their careers at Penn State New Kensington at the end of the spring 2016 semester.
How everyone from advertisers to politicians use, represent and abuse the American Revolution is the topic of a presentation at 7 p.m. April 5 at Penn State New Kensington. Author and scholar Andrew M. Schocket will talk about “Muscle Cars, Lattés, and Rooftop Grilling: How We Sell the Founders, and Why It Matters.” The event is free to the public.
Green is the new blue and white at Penn State New Kensington. Green as in Green Dot and Stand for State, an innovative Penn State program that empowers Penn Staters to stand up for one another. Stand for State is a University-wide initiative that promotes bystander intervention and its place in preventing sexual and relationship violence. Bystander intervention is based on the fact that people make decisions and continue behaviors based on the reactions they receive from others. The program promotes a sense of responsibility, which gives the bystander motivation to step in and take action.
