Penn State New Kensington, in partnership with the city of New Kensington, has launched the city’s first-ever Sustainability Stroll to highlight local businesses, organizations and history while connecting them to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
More than 500 new items including clothing, 玩具, cleaning supplies and more were collected by campus police and delivered to the 所有e-Kiski Area HOPE Center to assist various programs for female victims of domestic violence.
Officer Teri Bracco and Sergeant James Lane of Penn State New Kensington's 警察 and 公共安全 department load items in the campus police cruiser collected from their second-annual "Cram the Cruiser" event. This year's event benefited the 所有e-Kiski Area HOPE Center.
Sundance Award-winning filmmakers Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera will participate in a discussion after an online screening of their film "The Infiltrators" at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, October 9, open to all campuses and their communities. The event is co-presented by the Latina/o Studies 程序 and Penn State’s Sustainability Institute as part of the "Intersections: How We Respond" film series and Penn State’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Attendees can sign up at: 十字路口.事业单位.edu/the-infiltrators.
Online applications for the program are being accepted through mid-October. Chosen participants will receive access to personalized business evaluations, 训练, learning opportunities and more.
On May 15 and 19, the Sustainability Institute held its yearly Commonwealth Campus Sustainability Forums virtually, co-hosted by Penn State Berks for the eastern campuses and Penn State New Kensington for the western region.
