Penn State has named the Richard King Mellon Foundation its 2022 Foundation Partner of the Year. This award recognizes a foundation that has demonstrated extraordinary generosity in promotion and support of Penn State.
At Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses, where 80% of students are Pennsylvania residents, state support for in-state tuition is vital. Watch as Matthew Heavner, a student at Penn State New Kensington, shares why affordable, local access to a top education matters to Pennsylvania communities.
A new look and feel will greet visitors to Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus websites beginning June 21. The refreshed websites, which apply to each of the University’s Commonwealth Campuses, are the result of in-depth research on user needs and best practices, resulting in modern, mobile-friendly and engaging sites that highlight the power of Penn State’s campus communities.
University leadership, along with state, regional and local officials, joined to celebrate the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington on June 1. The new facility in downtown New Kensington is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Even before taking the reins as Penn State’s 19th president this month, Neeli Bendapudi has spent much of the spring traveling across the commonwealth on her listening tour of the University’s campuses.
On April 26, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi visited the New Kensington campus as part of her commonwealth-wide listening and learning tour to meet and engage in conversations with students, faculty, staff and campus partners at each Penn State campus.
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.
Rick Brazier, senior associate dean for faculty and research in the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses, has been named interim dean of Penn State’s 14-campus University College.
