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Career Services announces new Adult Learning Community

9/14/17

Penn State New Kensington has launched a new service to meet the needs of its western Pennsylvania campus. The Adult Learning Community was established by the campus’ Academic and Career Success Center in fall 2017 to address the unique needs of adult learners.

Dorinsky "Sand Dune Raku"

Local Raku artist John Dorinsky featured in gallery

9/6/17

New Kensington native John Dorinsky will share his dramatic artworks in the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery in an exhibit titled “Sand Dune Raku” through Sept. 29. The show is free and open to the public.

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Penn State’s NSF I-Corps program seeks applications by Sept. 15 and Oct. 15

9/1/17

The National Science Foundation has joined in supporting Penn State’s goal of taking more of its discoveries to market by awarding Penn State a five-year, $500,000 Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant to establish the Invent Penn State I-Corps Site in collaboration with Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator, Happy Valley LaunchBox, and Invent Penn State’s Innovation Hubs.

Impressionist style painting of sunflowers by Wonderling

Local Impressionistic Artist Donald J. Wonderling featured in gallery

8/9/17

As one who favors impressionistic and expressionistic styles, Donald J. Wonderling will share his art, which features the landscapes and woodlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, through Aug. 25 in the Penn State New Kensington art gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Distinguished Alumni

Distinguished Alumni and Off the Wall pARTy photo galleries

6/22/17

Penn State New Kensington honored the achievements of four campus alumni on June 16 in the campus’ Forum Theatre. Barbara Arnold, Gregory Garth, Raymond Mastre and Lisa Veitch comprised the inaugural class of distinguished alumni who received recognition from Chancellor Kevin Snider. Creative skill, imagination and intellectual achievement -- the humanities -- was in the limelight at the first “Off the Wall pARTy” at venues across the campus.

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New Kensington’s Allison Nicklas named to softball All-American team

6/16/17

The accolades continue for Penn State New Kensington centerfielder Allison Nicklas who was named to the 2017 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) softball All-America team. The recent alumna was selected in May to the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) All-Conference squad.

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