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In photos: Penn State celebrates graduates at ceremonies across Pennsylvania
May 06, 2024
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 3-5 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during 2024 spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
Two inducted to New Kensington's Athletics Hall of Fame
May 01, 2024
Robert Howard and John DeRiggi inducted to the New Kensington Athletics Hall of Fame on April 17.
New Kensington engineering student earns scholarship
May 01, 2024
Jacob Guerrini, a junior electro-mechanical engineering technology student at the New Kensington campus, was named the 2024 Berger Scholarship recipient.
New Kensington prepares for Spring 2024 commencement
April 29, 2024
Penn State New Kensington will honor its fall 2023 and spring 2024 graduates on May 6 with an in-person ceremony at 10 a.m. The ceremony will also be livestreamed. Adis Juklo, alumnus and current meteorologist at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, will serve as the event’s keynote speaker.
New Kensington students, faculty, staff honored at annual awards ceremony
April 29, 2024
Students, faculty and staff were honored for various achievements throughout the academic year at the annual awards event held on April 26.
New Kensington students promote STEAM in local community
April 23, 2024
Penn State New Kensington's STEAM Outreach Club shares science, technology and more skill sets with youth in local school districts and at community events throughout the academic year.
New Kensington student team wins statewide radiologic technology competition
April 11, 2024
A Penn State New Kensington radiological sciences student team took the win in the 2024 Pennsylvania Society of Radiological Technologists Techni-bowl competition held in March.
New Kensington undergraduate research highlighted at annual exposition
April 10, 2024
Undergraduate research was on display at the annual Research and Student Engagement Expo on April 9 at Penn State New Kensington.
New collaboration expands educational opportunities in Pennsylvania
March 06, 2024
Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education.
Southwestern Pa. higher ed faculty attend Future Readiness Workshop
February 07, 2024
Higher education faculty members from 20 colleges and universities in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region attended the Future Readiness Workshop to learn about the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence (AI) and how it relates to higher education.
$1.1M NSF grant to fund statewide cyberinfrastructure project
January 09, 2024
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.
New Kensington student-athlete, coach receive top honors
December 11, 2023
Chaloupka was recognized as the USCAA student-athlete of the year, and Duffield earned PSUAC Coach of the Year for the second time.
New Kensington faculty, staff honored for publications, awards and promotions
December 06, 2023
Nearly 20 faculty and staff members were recognized at the annual event in the campus' Elizabeth S. Blissell Library on Dec. 6.
Three inducted to New Kensington athletics hall of fame
October 23, 2023
Paul Holzshu, Art McCray and Lou Payne became inaugural inductees in the Penn State New Kensington Athletics Hall of Fame.
New Kensington Digital Foundry receives Pa. grant to kick off Manufacturing Week
October 10, 2023
Gwen Ross, director of workforce development for the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, kicked off Pennsylvania's “Manufacturing Week’ on Oct. 6 by announcing a $200,000 Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career grant to boost the skill sets of individuals participating in training at Penn State New Kensington's Digital Foundry.
New Kensington gallery to feature new art exhibit in October
September 28, 2023
In "Petroglyphics: Stories from the Earth," artist Carolyn Haas will feature her digital images on metal that show stories and intricate patterns hidden within rocks. The exhibition will be on display for the month of October.