An inspirational speaker and performing artist, Tom Varano shares personal stories and talks about civil rights movements while speed-painting custom portraits. Using his fingertips, palms and multiple brushes on a four-foot by five-foot canvas, he illustrates famous people and iconic objects to choreographed music. On Jan. 23, he created Andy Warhol for campus students and students from St. Joseph and Deer Lakes high schools.
With the Invent Penn State effort, the University is looking to leverage its locations, expertise, research and technology to foster entrepreneurship across the Commonwealth.
Penn State New Kensington students performed with the Pittsburgh Samba Group at the campus' recent "Holidays Around the World" celebration. The special event in Cafe 780 featured cultural displays with food samples from different countries.
After learning the physics and engineering aspects of rockets, children (grades 4-8) in the Penn State New Kensington’s Kid in College rocketry class constructed and launched their own model rockets on the campus multi-purpose field.
Penn State New Kensington Information Sciences & Technology student built a robot for his math class. It is made out of Legos and is capable of solving a Rubik's Cube by scanning the colors of the cube's faces.
With strength, purpose, and passion, Penn Staters work together to make a mark on the world. Through these shared experiences, students and alumni form a lasting bond. We are Penn State, connected for life.
