The Palmer Museum of Art invites students, faculty, staff and the public to an opening reception for the exhibition, "Expanded Practice," to be held at the museum from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 20.
The new Penn State ice hockey team received rave reviews from Penn Staters over the holiday break as more than 20,000 fans attended the inaugural Three Rivers Classic, Dec. 28 and 29, in Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center. And Penn State New Kensington played an active role in igniting the local alumni base.
The Nittany Lions, in their first year of NCAA-Division I play, took third-place in the four-team tournament, falling to eventual champion Robert Morris University, 6-0, in the opener and defeating Big Ten rival Ohio State, 5-4, in the consolation game.
Patrick and Mardelle Kopnicky, co-chairs of the campus' For the Future campaign, organized alumni socials for both days of the tournament. The socials were co-sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club.
Melding academic prowess with a passion for horses, Penn State New Kensington student Shanna Williams desires to start a new business after graduation. Penn State alumnus Mike Kotyk funds a campus scholarship that is helping Williams fulfill her desire. Williams, a senior in the Applied Psychology program, was the guest speaker Oct. 23 at the campus' annual Scholarship Reception, an event that brings together recipients and donors. The reception gives students who receive scholarships and benefactors who establish scholarships, a chance to meet face to face. Students attending the reception were able to deliver personal thanks to their donors, who in turn were able to see the personification of their philanthropic endeavors. Williams is the recipient of the Gregory and Xenia Kotyk Memorial Trustee Family Scholarship. The $50,000 endowment was established in 2011 by Kotyk in honor of his parents. "I cannot thank Mr. Kotyk enough for his generosity and kindness that has been beneficial to me in so many ways," said Williams, a product of the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School. "I never imagined being able to afford college. By working hard academically, and with the scholarships, grants and some loans, I have seen the fruits of my labor through the helping hands extended to me by Mr. Kotyk and other scholarship donors."
Former cast, crew, and orchestra members of the Center Theatre Players (formerly known as the Center Theatre Company) are invited to attend a reception honoring the group's 30th anniversary of presenting shows for the Penn State Beaver Brodhead Cultural Center. The reception will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Saturday, July 28, in the Special Events Room of the Beaver campus Student Union Building prior to the closing night performance of the group's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar." The show, which will also be presented July 26 and 27, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building auditorium. Reservations for the reception must be received by Wednesday, July 18. To make reservations or purchase tickets for the musical, contact the Brodhead Cultural Center at 724-773-3610 or rxm70@psu.edu.
