Academics

Fifty-six students presented 38 projects at the annual Research and Student Engagement Exposition at Penn State New Kensington on April 5.

Students can access the Lion's Pantry anonymously seven days a week for food, hygiene and cleaning products.

The Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a collaborative initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland County, is slated to open in spring 2022 and has been named one of seven Smart Manufacturing Innovation Centers through the Department of Energy.

Data from recent semesters suggest positive student outcomes when instructors submit progress reporting feedback through Starfish and students follow up on concerns with an academic adviser. 

Leader Launch, exclusively for current New Kensington campus students and recent alumni, will feature networking, a young alumni panel and professional development breakout sessions.

Robert Mathers, professor of chemistry at Penn State New Kensington, has been recognized as a distinguished professor by the University. Mathers has been teaching at the campus since 2004.

Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 21 distinguished professors for 2022.

Heather Shultz, a sophomore electro-mechanical engineering technology student at Penn State New Kensington and welder, was named this year's Frederick J. Berger scholarship winner from Tau Alpha Pi, the national engineering technology honors society.

The new, interactive training course will provide an overview of the manufacturing industry, as well as provide essential "soft" skills training.

Penn State has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to create workforce education and reskilling programs targeting the southwestern Pennsylvania region. Penn State New Kensington , along with its Digital Foundry, will lead the project, known as Growing and Reskilling Our Workforce in Pennsylvania (GROW PA).