New Kensington to close for semester break on Dec. 23; art gallery open

The Penn State New Kensington Lion Shrine shrouded in fog is the perfect metaphor for the closing of the campus at the start of the winter solstice.

Campus reopens Monday, Jan. 5

Spring semester begins Monday, Jan. 12

UPPER BURRELL, Pa. -- Penn State New Kensington will close at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23, and reopen at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 5.

The Art Gallery and the East Suburban Artists League exhibit will be open from noon to 5 p.m. through the holiday break except for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

The first day of classes for the spring semester is a week later, Monday, Jan. 12. There are no classes the following Monday, Jan. 19, in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. There is still time to register for classes.

For  more on registration, call 724-334-LION. 

Left: A foggy main entrance awaits students' return on Jan. 12             

Right: Pool sticks stand sentry until the first "break" of the spring semester.