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'Little Chicago' author to visit Penn State New Kensington, talk organized crime

12/3/15

Author Dennis Marsili will provide a perspective of the duality of the Mannerino family’s ties to the city of New Kensington at 6 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Forum Theatre at Penn State New Kensington. Marsili, a retired New Kensington police officer, will reference his new book, “Little Chicago: A History of Organized Crime in New Kensington, Pa.,” to detail Kelly and Sam Mannerino’s mobster connections in the city during the '40s, '50s and '60s.

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New Kensington student receives Penn State Achievers scholarship

8/20/15

Lea Long, a junior business major at Penn State New Kensington, was recently awarded an Achiever’s scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year. Long received the John J. Cahir Penn State Achievers Scholarship for her academic potential, service to others, and willingness to work in order to defray the cost of her education. The Apollo resident earned a $1,000 scholarship.

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Wireless coverage expanded at New Kensington campus

2/6/13

With the installation of access points in four additional buildings, wireless coverage has expanded at Penn State New Kensington. Users should notice improvement of Wireless 2.0 signal strength in the Science, Arbuckle Technology Administration and Conference Center buildings.
The conversion to 2.0 from 1.0 began in summer 2012 and included improvements to performance, security and usability when moving from building to building. Focusing on academic areas, the campus initiated its wireless coverage in 2004 to enable laptops to remain portable. Students, faculty and staff can now move within a wireless area from offices to classrooms to meetings, while browsing the web.

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Alle-Kiski Society pizza party set for Feb. 9 basketball game

2/6/13

Offering a brief respite from the winter doldrums and the capricious weather of western Pennsylvania, the Alle Kiski Society of the Penn State Alumni Association is sponsoring a pizza social in conjunction with the Penn State New Kensington men's basketball game at noon Feb. 9 against Penn College, at the Athletics Center.

Penn State alumni and friends are invited to join fellow Penn Staters to cheer on the New Kensington Lions and to enjoy free pizza during post-game festivities in the lobby of the center. The team will be looking for the first win for new head coach Joe Mandak. An assistant coach for three years, Mandak took over for Doug Schneider, who resigned in January. Admission to both the game and pizza social is free to the public.

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Research and Creative Exposition set for April 9

2/6/13

Students at Penn State New Kensington will have the opportunity to present their research in a public forum at the seventh annual Research and Creative Exposition on April 9, in the campus Athletics Center.

The exposition provides students, under the guidance of a faculty adviser, with the opportunity to choose a topic, conduct research, draw conclusions and present their information in a public setting. A concurrent job fair in the Athletics Center also gives visitors the chance to speak with potential employers from the region.

The competition is divided into two categories: posters and oral presentations. The poster category is designed to convey the project's significance to scholars in the field and potential significance to the general public. The student's written research is translated into a poster. Participants are judged on content, display and oral defense of their project.

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Friends of Penn State invited to visit Alle-Kiski Society meeting

2/6/13

People don't have to be an alumna or alumnus of Penn State New Kensington to belong to the Alle-Kiski Alumni Society. Parents of Penn State graduates or current Penn State students are welcome to join. Penn State alumni who attended another campus but live in the Alle-Kiski Valley can stay connected to the University through the society, which is also open to those who never attended Penn State but believe in its mission.

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Application Day set at New Kensington campus; $50 fee waived

2/6/13

It is not too late to apply to Penn State New Kensington for fall. The campus' admissions office is holding Application Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 for high school students and adult learners.

The New Kensington admissions staff will be on-hand to guide prospective students through the application process. Those who complete the application will receive a waiver for the $50 application fee. Additionally, applicants to New Kensington may receive an admissions decision immediately if they bring a high school transcript and their SAT or ACT scores.

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New Kensington freshman researching soybean-based polymers

2/6/13

Many college freshmen spend the first semester getting acclimated to the academic life by scheduling 15 credits of electives and holding off on declaring a major. Penn State New Kensington freshman engineering student Mike Cavazza spent his initial semester in the chemistry lab researching alternatives to petroleum-based polyesters using soybean oil.

Cavazza, who is majoring in petroleum and natural gas engineering, was selected for a Chancellor Fellowship, a program that allows students to collaborate with faculty on specific projects. In the fall, Cavazza worked with Robert Mathers, associate professor of chemistry, analyzing the kinetics of a soybean-based polymer that could be an alternative to petroleum-based polyesters. This semester, Cavazza is continuing the research as a part of the Undergraduate Research Stipend program. He is working more on his own than side-by-side with his faculty mentor.

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Mid-winter signs of spring trigger posts on duo's nature blog

1/30/13

Bill Hamilton, assistant professor of biology, and Deborah Sillman, senior instructor in biology, are a team at Penn State New Kensington who oversee the maintenance of the campus Nature Trail that was constructed in 1985.

Each year, they write about the birds, insects, mammals and flowers that herald the arrival of spring. On their blog site, Ecologist's Notebook: Reflections on the Natural World of Western Pennsylvania, they report on their observations around their Apollo house and on local nature trails, as well as the campus trail. This year, the biologists bloggers are getting a mid-winter start.

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Alumni Bowl-a-thon registration, sponsorship forms now online

1/30/13

Registration and sponsorship forms for the alumni society's 11th annual Alumni Bowl-a-thon are available on the Penn State New Kensington website.

Sponsored by the Alle-Kiski Alumni Society, the Bowl-a-thon is slated for 1 to 4 p.m. April 7, at Wildlife Lanes in Lower Burrell, Pa. This is a family-fun event for students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Penn State. The entry fee is $20 and includes three games and shoe rental. Four- or five-person teams may sign up, or individuals may sign up and be assigned to a short-handed team.

The Bowl-a-thon is the alumni group's major fundraiser in the spring, and the proceeds support the society's endowed scholarship and campus projects. Lane sponsorships are available for $50 and $100.

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Black History Month activities at New Kensington campus

1/30/13

A talk and exhibit by artist Dan Bolick about his show, "In Your Face," a discussion of diversity by comedian Preacher Moss, and a performance by Mahajibee Blues Band are a part of Penn State New Kensington's celebration of Black History Month.
Bolick's talk is slated for noon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the campus art gallery. A question-and-answer session follows the talk
Moss' comedy and lecture tour makes a stop at the New Kensington campus at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Cafe 780.
At noon on Wednesday, Feb. 20, Mahajibee brings its blues sounds to the Forum Theatre on campus.

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Student's startup plants him on firm ground in paying for tuition

1/30/13

Bill Staniszewski will graduate from Penn State New Kensington without debt. While many college students get help from their parents, he is getting help from Mother Nature.

Staniszewski, a sophomore in the mechanical engineering technology (MET) program, is paying tuition with the profits from his landscaping business. While in high school, he, along with his brothers, Joe and Rick, co-founded Parkview Lawn and Landscapes LLC for the purpose of financing their college educations. The startup business was partially funded through the Entrepreneur Program of the StrongLand Chamber of Commerce.

"My brothers and I started the company to pay for college," said Staniszewski, a graduate of St. Joseph High School. "StrongLand's young entrepreneur program really helped us to get off the ground."

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Internship has New Kensington student laser-focused on engineering

1/30/13

Tyler Leatherwood is in his second year working on laser weapons at Penn State's Electro-Optics Center (EOC). He'll be working at the center for at least two more years as he helps design, test and build components for the high-powered defense systems used by the United States military. By the way, he is a full-time sophomore in the engineering program at Penn State New Kensington.

Last year, as a freshman, Leatherwood was selected as the charter member of a new campus program, GREAT (Growing Regional Engineering through Academics and Training). A collaboration of the New Kensington campus, Electro-Optics Center and industries in the region, GREAT establishes internships at local companies for engineering students. Whereas most internships are geared to juniors and seniors, GREAT interns can begin as soon as their first year in college.

Students volunteer time to honor Martin Luther King

1/25/13

Penn State Beaver students, along with those from other campuses, celebrated A Day On, Not a Day Off by volunteering their day away from the classroom to work in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 21. Fifty students from Beaver, Penn State DuBois, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State New Kensington and Penn State Shenango worked for organizations in DuBois while other students worked locally in Beaver County. The campuses annually join forces to work in communities in observance of the holiday.

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