Events
Penn College Hosting PFEW Session for Third Summer
July 26, 2010 - 3:56 p.m.
Nearly 300 high school students from across the commonwealth are on Penn College's main campus through Saturday for the latest session of
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week
, at which loaned executives share their business acumen with rising (and highly motivated) high school juniors. For the students, the week ahead will offer the opportunity to form competitive companies – dealing in cell phones and MP3 players, backpacks and sneakers – and face many of the same business decisions experienced by actual players in the global marketplace. For the college, in its third year as a host, PFEW presents a unique opportunity to showcase its academic programs, cocurricular offerings, support services and campus facilities.
Penn College to Hold Summer Commencement Aug. 7
July 26, 2010 - 1:35 p.m.
A commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, for more than 230 Penn College students who have petitioned to graduate after the summer sessions. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. Tammy M. Bergquist, of Montoursville, who will be awarded an associate degree in radiography, has been selected as student speaker. During the ceremony, the college will present a Mentorship Award, which recognizes alumni and/or businesses that have made significant or ongoing contributions to the education and development of Penn College students.
NRM Golf Event Marks Decade of Student Support
July 21, 2010 - 11:58 a.m.
The 10th annual School of Natural Resources Management Golf Outing dawned cloudy and wet, but, as participants started play, the rain stopped and a great day of competition began on the 18-hole Challenge course at the White Deer Golf Complex. Sixty golfers participated in the scholarship fundraising event on July 14, 16 of them current or retired college employees. Door prizes were awarded, as were prizes for various teams and individuals. Skill prizes were awarded for the players who were closest to the pin on certain holes: Matt Haile, No. 17; Connor Reasner, No. 14; Dean Barto, No. 8; and Damien Wheeland, No. 6. Bryan Waltz won for the longest drive on No. 3. Cash prizes were awarded to the top three teams: Woodlands Bank (Peter Sides, Bill Keiser, Andy Baker and John Engel), first place; last year’s winners, Arby’s of Williamsport (Mike Rae, Waltz, Haile and Dan Bennett), second; and an open team of John Young, Dean Barto, Damien Wheeland and Wayne Longbrake (former dean of natural resources management), third. More than $5,000 was raised during the event. To date, the golf outing has raised more than $40,000 for the Natural Resources Management Endowed Scholarship Fund, which has grown to more than $57,000. Since the 2005-06 academic year, scholarships have been awarded to students in horticulture, forest technology, onsite power generation and heavy construction equipment technology.
Photos by Brett A. Reasner, assistant dean of natural resources management
Youngsters 'ESCAPE' Via Penn College's Summer Camp
July 20, 2010 - 5:09 p.m.
Children ages 8-14 enjoyed up to four weeks of Penn College's Camp ESCAPE this summer, gaining an appreciation of the sports world through cognitive and psychological development. Campers discovered new strengths through a variety of activities at the camp (an acronym for Enjoy Sports Camps at Penn College Everyone), taking pride in personal and group accomplishments, making friends, and having a fun summer – on campus and off. Field trips included visits to the Penn State All-Sports Museum and the Creamery, Knoebels pool and waterslide, a State College Spikes baseball game and tour of the team's stadium, and Hooplas Family Fun & Grill.
Photos by Michael S. Fischer, student photographer, and Cindy D. Meixel, photo editor
Ninth-, 10th-Graders Attend SMART Girls Workshop
July 16, 2010 - 9:35 a.m.
Penn College hosted its 10th annual residential SMART Girls (Science and Math Applications in Real World Technologies for Girls) program July 11-15. Thirty-six girls participated in the program, which is for young women entering ninth and 10th grades. Trends show that a high percentage of girls stop taking higher-level math and science courses in their early teens, which leaves them at a disadvantage in pursuing many careers. One of the goals for SMART Girls is to encourage an interest in those subject areas by showing their real-world applications. Field trips included the Quest program at Bloomsburg University, where the girls climbed a 50-foot rock wall and participated in team-building activities. The SMART Girls also visited the Lumley Aviation Center in Montoursville, where they learned about aircraft weight and balance; and the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood, learning about ornamental horticulture majors and spending time at the heavy construction equipment training site. Hands-on workshops included a range of applied-technology career areas, including photojournalism, physical fitness, paramedic technology, plastics, radiography, drafting and computer aided design, digital photography, and mathematics. The girls also participated in career exploration, facilitated by K-12 staff; communication and leadership activities, facilitated by Career Services staff; and digital storytelling, facilitated by the Madigan Library staff. The keynote address this year was presented by Anne K. Soucy, assistant dean of construction and design technologies, an advocate and champion of young women in nontraditional-by-gender careers. Upcoming SMART Girls events include two Saturday programs: Oct. 2, for girls in seventh and eighth grades, and Oct. 23 for girls in 10th and 11th grades. For more information, visit
online
, send
e-mail
or call the college’s Career Services Office at 570-327-4502. Visit the photo gallery for more.
Siemens Provides Free Hands-On Workshop for Educators
July 15, 2010 - 2:00 p.m.
Penn College was the site recently of a Technology Leadership Workshop, presented free to educators through Siemens Industry Inc.’s Siemens Cooperates With Education program. The event attracted 15 educators from such local institutions as Bucknell University and Williamsport Area School District, as well as from colleges and universities in North Dakota, Michigan and Ohio. Among participants was Randall L. Moser, instructor of electronics and computer engineering technology at Penn College. The three-day, hands-on workshop gave the educators an opportunity to explore the next generation of automation technologies from Siemens. Following the session, each participant received a complimentary S7-1200 trainer package. The course was taught by Dennis Maginas, senior technical instructor at Siemens Industry Inc. It is the second of five Technology Leadership Workshops scheduled around the United States this summer.
The Gallery at Penn College to Exhibit Skateboard Art
July 15, 2010 - 10:17 a.m.
The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Madigan Library, will host “Full Deck,” a traveling exhibit of skateboard art, July 22-Sept. 22.
An opening reception for the exhibit will take place in The Gallery at Penn College from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22.
Summer hours at the gallery – in effect through July 31 – are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Regular hours, which resume Aug. 1, are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. All exhibits are free and open to the public. The gallery will close Aug. 7 for commencement and Sept. 4-5 for Labor Day.
Weekend 'Creative Cuisine' Event Canceled
July 8, 2010 - 7:18 a.m.
Saturday's scheduled International Brunch, part of Workforce Development & Continuing Education's “Creative Cuisine Series” featuring School of Hospitality faculty and staff, has been postponed due to a shortage of reservations.
College Hosts Camps for High Schoolers Interested in Health Careers
June 30, 2010 - 4:08 p.m.
Penn College hosted nearly 50 high school students on its campus on June 16-17 to learn about a variety of health careers. The college’s School of Health Sciences offered two activities: Health Careers Camp and EMT-Paramedic Camp, both of which were open to students entering grades nine to 12. The camps offered hands-on workshops and opportunities to network with Penn College students and faculty, as well as working professionals in the health-care industry.
Creative Cuisine Series to Feature ‘International Brunch’
June 30, 2010 - 3:40 p.m.
Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College will offer the next presentation in its “Creative Cuisine Series” on July 10. The series features six cooking demonstrations by faculty and professional staff in the college’s School of Hospitality. Chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts, will demonstrate an “International Brunch.” The event is scheduled 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the Thompson Professional Development Center outdoor patio (in the event of rain, it will be moved to the center’s atrium).
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