Campus Life

Individuals carrying gift bags and items

Cram the Cruiser 2020 Delivery to HOPE Center

Officer Teri Bracco of Penn State New Kensington's Police and Public Safety department leads a line of individuals carrying in more than 500 donated items collected during the second-annual "Cram the Cruiser" event. Clothing, toys, cleaning supplies and other items were delivered to the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center on Dec. 18. 

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Penn State New Kensington Police with HOPE Center Staff

James Lane (pictured far right), police sergeant and the New Kensington campus commander, stands with Teri Bracco (second from right), police officer at the campus, and staff members from the Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center. The campus Police and Public Safety department collected items from the campus and community to benefit the organization during its second-annual Cram the Cruiser event. 

Snow falls on Old Main bell

Penn State to begin spring semester remotely, delay in-person classes

Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.
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11/24: COVID-19 dashboard updated with results from departure, weekend testing

Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Nov. 20 to 22, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. As of Nov. 23 at University Park, there are 348 active student cases, up from 318 at the last update on Nov. 20, and 4,462 students have completed their isolation period and are no longer active cases.