National Shakespeare competition comes to Penn State New Kensington
A high school student performs a monologue at the 2013 National Shakespeare Competition in New York City. Photo by Elena Olivo Local high school students compete for trip to the regionals “Why, I...
View ArticleCampus offers evening courses and GMAT review in Cranberry
Penn State New Kensington offers two bachelor's degree programs, as well as a GMAT review course, at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Woods. Bachelor's degree programs and prep classes at...
View Article‘Bella’ will again benefit from community blood drive April 1 at campus
Bella Carabin-Lindgren and her grandmother, Ellen Carabin, headed for breakfast after stopping at Penn State New Kensington's blood drive to visit with donors whose blood will help Bella's cancer...
View ArticleWestPACS job fair for students and alumni; full/part-time positions; internships
The Academic and Career Success Center is a collaboration of three departments -- Academic Advising, Learning Center, and Career Services. They work together to help students develop and succeed in...
View Article'Penn State in Pittsburgh’ program ties into campus' country of focus
Penn State New Kensington student Corey Boback had a birds eye view last year of the city of Pittsburgh from atop Mt. Washington. Boback was a part of the "Penn State in Pittsburgh" contingent that...
View ArticleAlle-Kiski Alumni Society's TV football party set for Oct. 11
Nittany Lions-Michigan game at Tarentum Elks will include free food UPPER BURRELL, Pa. -- The Alle-Kiski Society of the Penn State Alumni Association invites all Penn State fans to a televised...
View ArticleReunion set at University Park for former and current New Kensington students
Former Penn State New Kensington students matriculating at University Park met with campus students in State College for the 2011 reunion. Fred Ridener, center, associate professor of physics at the...
View ArticleThree New Kensington wrestlers earn invites to national championship
Dean Lusk Phillip Marra Trey Turnblacer Phillip Marra, Dean Lusk, and Trey Turnblacer win berths in NCWA...
View ArticleNew Kensington art gallery features area high school students' work
Art by students at St. Joseph's High School hangs salon-style in the Art Gallery at Penn State New Kensington. The works are a part of the Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium exhibit in March. Alle-Kiski...
View ArticleNew Kensington dances its way to $28,000 for THON; fourth best ever
Penn State New Kensington THON dancers Brooke Churma, left, and Alex Pedder, center, along with Theresa Bonk, director of student affairs, right, on the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center. Brooke...
View ArticleApplication Day set for Oct. 13
Application fee will be waived; prospective students offered admissions decisions The Office of Enrollment Management at Penn State New Kensington is offering an Application Day workshop for...
View ArticleAlle-Kiski job fair features more than 50 employers; community invited
A human resources representative from Leed's reviews the resume of a prospective employee at last year's Alle-Kiski Job Fair at Penn State New Kensington. Employment opportunities in a variety of...
View ArticleNew Kensington students in Puerto Rico for community service during spring break
The coastline of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Penn State New Kensington students volunteered for community service projects in San Juan during spring break. Group headed to “51st state” for...
View ArticleAlle-Kiski Society monthly meeting March 16
Nathan Piluso, red shirt, one of the four 2014-15 recipients of the Alle-Kiski Society scholarship, at Penn State New Kensington’s fall scholarship reception. Piluso, along with Cody Shoemaker, white...
View ArticleNew Kensington bloggers spot first signs of spring
A gray squirrel was spotted on the property of Penn State New Kensington biologists Bill Hamilton and Deborah Sillman. Photo by Deborah Sillman. Bill Hamilton and Deborah Sillman observe birds,...
View ArticleCampus student Marissa Russo spends a semester in Ireland
Penn State New Kensington global programs student, Marissa Russo, sits atop the renown Cliffs of Moher in southwestern Ireland. The cliffs rise 390 feet above the Atlantic Ocean and appeared in...
View ArticleNew Kensington well represented in new “We Are” initiative
Nancy Miller, left, and Corinne Coulson earned “We Are” kudos from Penn State for their extra efforts in helping students at Penn State New Kensington. Nancy Miller and Corinne Coulson honored for...
View ArticleBurrell High School wins WEDIG Quiz Bowl
Janet Canady of Valley High School gives her second consecutive correct answer to stake the Vikings to an early 2-0 lead over Freeport High School during the final round of the WEDIG Quiz Bowl at Penn...
View ArticleReception for high school visual, performing artists to take place March 23
A silk painting by Emily Haugh of Highlands High School. Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium organizes "Arts Alive" UPPER BURRELL, Pa. -- A reception for high school artists of the Alle-Kiski Arts Consortium...
View ArticlePhillip Marra earns All-America wrestling honors; second at nationals
Penn State New Kensington sophomore Phillip Marra finished runner-up in the 174-pound division at the NCWA national championships. Suffers first defeat of the year in NCWA Final UPPER BURRELL, Pa....
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