More than 50 Penn State students from five campuses took their day off from classes to make it a "day on" for the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 21. The 2019 Penn State New Kensington-hosted event featured volunteerism at six organizations in the Alle-Kiski Valley. In addition to New Kensington, participating campuses included Beaver, Fayette, Greater Allegheny and World Campus.
Students and administrators from Penn State Beaver, Greater Allegheny and New Kensington traveled to the Pennsylvania Capitol for Penn State Capital Day on March 20, 2019. The Western Pennsylvania delegation joined other Penn State community members, alumni, friends and legislators to bring awareness to the University's statewide impact and importance of accessible and affordable higher education.
On Wednesday, September 4, Penn State Greater Allegheny, in conjunction with the City of McKeesport, officially opened the Mon Valley Launchbox at the Common Ground Building in downtown McKeesport.
Penn State Greater Allegheny held its Crossing Bridges Summit on Oct. 25 in the Wunderley Gymnasium. The event featured provocative intellectual and ground-breaking author Cornel West.