Four Penn State campuses sent delegations to Pittsburgh for a first-of-its-kind expo where students presented on their student engagement experiences and impact they’ve had on their communities.
Backed by the resources of Invent Penn State’s statewide network of innovation hubs, Penn State New Kensington is partnering with Westmoreland County and the city of New Kensington to revive the community through research, education and entrepreneurship.
Penn State New Kensington, with the help of the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, will host the reNew Kensington Community Workshop on Sept. 27. The workshop will serve as a starting point for a community-driven planning process related to how sustainability can be implemented in New Kensington.
Students from six Penn State campuses, including Penn State Behrend, participated in public service projects in Erie on Martin Luther King Jr. 一天. They repaired bicycles, ran bingo games and sorted clothes at a community shelter.
Penn State New Kensington celebrated the grand opening of its entrepreneurial center, 角落里, 12月. 6. Penn State President Eric Barron joined the campus and Westmoreland County leadership for the event.
About 30 members of the Penn State New Kensington campus and New Kensington communities attended the first-ever workshop held at the new entrepreneurial center, 角落里, 11月. 29.
Penn State New Kensington is preparing for the Dec. 6 grand opening of the new entrepreneurial center, 角落里, which will provide access to the Corner Launchbox entrepreneurial programming, as well as active, membership-driven co-working space.