Yesenia Figueroa-Lifschitz (left), library assistant, speaks with Kasey Hudak, associate professor of corporate communication, at Penn State New Kensington's annual Faculty Publication Celebration in the campus' Blissell Library. Hudak was one of many honored at the event for authoring an article in an academic publication.
Olivia Ahr, student at Penn State New Kensington, tries out the virtual reality (VR) technology available at the Penn State New Kensington campus through Media Commons. The campus' October 2019 Art Gallery exhibit will utilize VR technology by showcasing nine unique and immersive experiences.
A guest interacts with a unique virtual reality experience at the 2019 Off the Wall pARTy at Penn State New Kensington. Attendees of the event's VIP experience were able to utilize a mobile app to hover over graphics to reveal interesting elements designed by featured artist Rodney Allen Trice, professor of practice in graphic design at the Stuckeman School in Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture. Trice, who also showcased some of his industrial art pieces at the event, also recently won Penn State's Teaching and Learning with Technology Open Innovation Challenge.
The Teaching and Learning with Technology Research Carnival will be held on June 19, 2019 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at The Dreamery, on the ground floor of the Shields Building.
Students, faculty, staff and industry leaders filled the Penn State New Kensington Conference Center before the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition for the second annual Pizza with Professionals event. The casual luncheon, organized by Jim Shields, associate director for career services at the campus, aimed to help students with strengthening their networking skills while also learning business leaders in their respective fields.
Hailey Dickun (left), student at Penn State New Kensington, speaks with Kendra Kitko, counselor at the campus, during the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Dickun was one of more than 50 students presenting research and one of just eight students awarded with a University Library Information Literacy Award, at the annual event.
Logan Villella (right), information sciences and technology (IST) student at Penn State New Kensington, explains her research project to Nick Petrucci, instructor of electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) at the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition at the campus.
Makayla Rae Shank, left, a student at Penn State New Kensington, shakes hands with Jennifer Gilley, head librarian at the campus, as she accepts a University Libraries Information Literacy Award at the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Shank's project, "Information Recall Following an Online and Traditional Lecture," was one of eight award recipients at the expo.
Sairam Tanuboddi, a business student at Penn State New Kensington, talks about his research project at the campus' 2019 Research and Creative Exposition. Tanuboddi's project was titled, ""Is Time Travel Possible? It's Complicated," and he was mentored by Megan Bardolph, assistant professor of English.
Nick Roth (left), Justin Dumm (middle) and Tyler Kline (right) prepare their autonomous wheelchair prototype for the 2019 Research and Creative Exposition at Penn State New Kensington. The trio of electro-mechanical engineering technology (EMET) students at the campus were mentored by Joseph Cuiffi, program coordinator and instructor of EMET.
