Employees, Alumni to Perform With Civic Chorus

Nov. 6, 2009 - 9:12 a.m.

Two Penn College employees and several alumni will perform "The Music of Faure" with the Williamsport Civic Chorus at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 142 Market St., Williamsport. Barbara Albert, program specialist for early childhood education, and Debra Buckman, assistant professor of environmental technology, sing with the chorus. Jim Buckman, a 1988 computer science graduate of Williamsport Area Community College, will perform as a soloist in the "Faure Requiem." Other alumni singers are Karen Gair (1997, occupational therapist assistant) and Nicholas Buckman (2002. mass communications). Paula Sager, a former Spanish teacher at Penn College, also sings with the chorus. In addition to the Requiem, the concert will feature three other Faure works: "Messe Basse," "Madrigal" and the "Cantique de Jean Racine." Tickets can be purchased at Otto’s Bookstore, Robert M. Sides Family Music Center or at the door. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for students/senior citizens if purchased before Nov. 15 and $12/10 on the day of the concert. The event is supported, in part, by the college.

Students Organize Fair-Trade Sale to Help World’s Working Poor

Nov. 5, 2009 - 3:36 p.m.

Students at Penn College are doing their part to help the working poor in other nations by organizing a fair-trade sale of handcrafted goods Nov. 18-20. The students, who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in applied human services, will host a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, which will include handmade jewelry, ornaments and home décor from around the world. The event is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Nov. 18; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 19; and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 20, in the Bush Campus Center lobby. The public is invited.

Students Dedicate Sale Proceeds in Memory of Alumna

Nov. 4, 2009 - 4:29 p.m.

Students at Penn College will dedicate proceeds from an upcoming bread and pastry sale to a memorial fund for a former classmate. The Baking and Pastry Arts Application class will dedicate its Nov. 13 sale to raising funds for the Akacia Klick Memorial Fund. Klick, who earned a degree in baking and pastry arts in May, died July 28 due to acute intermittent porphyria, a rare genetic enzyme disorder that had gone undetected until after her graduation. She was 21. A product list follows:

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Weatherization Training Center Expands to Meet Demand

Nov. 4, 2009 - 2:22 p.m.

For nearly 25 years, the Weatherization Training Center at Penn College has provided technical education and training to the professionals who implement programs helping low-income households reduce their energy consumption and costs. With an infusion of federal stimulus funds bolstering those efforts in Pennsylvania, the WTC is one of the first such training facilities nationwide to expand its operations in response to the growing demand fueled by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act support. The center held a Grand Opening on Wednesday, showcasing the enhanced facility for invited federal, state and local officials and training partners, who met with staff and toured the 16,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art instructional space on Reach Road in Williamsport. The Open House was featured in WNEP-TV and WBRE-TV newscasts Wednesday evening.

College to Host Information Session for Transitioning Veterans

Nov. 4, 2009 - 10:07 a.m.

A Veterans Transition Services Information Session will be held Nov. 11 for Penn College veterans, veterans returning from deployment, their families and the general public. The program – hosted by Veterans Affairs, Career Services, Counseling Services and Disability Services at the college – will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. in the first-floor Presentation Room at the Student and Administrative Services Center on the main campus. Representatives from the Williamsport Vet Center, the Lycoming County Office of Veterans Affairs, Pennsylvania CareerLink and Penn College will present information about transitioning back to civilian life.

Students to Offer Organizational Assistance for Caregiving

Nov. 3, 2009 - 9:37 a.m.

As part of the Service Learning in Sociology course, taught by Larue R. Reese, assistant professor of human services/social sciences, Penn College students are offering to help organize “Share the Care” groups for Lycoming County residents who, because of illness or injury, need assistance with daily tasks. The students will host an informational meeting for anyone interested in forming such a group. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 in the college’s Student and Administrative Services Center Presentation Room (Room 1056).

Girls Prove Math, Science Make for 'SMART' Career Move

Nov. 2, 2009 - 8:52 p.m.

Girls in seventh and eighth grades visited campus Saturday to partake in SMART (Science and Math Applications in Real-World Technologies) Girls activities. By showing girls the importance of math and science in a variety of careers, the SMART Girls program aims to encourage girls to continue taking challenging math and science courses at an age when many begin to lose interest or confidence in the subjects. Each girl participated in three hands-on workshops, concentrating on such topics as cell biology, architecture, radiography, computer aided product design, digital video editing, automated manufacturing, dental hygiene and robotics.

Penn College Student/Faculty Cast to Present Musical Revue

Nov. 2, 2009 - 1:44 p.m.

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” one of Off-Broadway’s longest-running musicals, will be presented this month in Penn College's Klump Academic Center. A comedy that celebrates modern-day relationships – exploring “the joys of dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands and wives” – the series of related vignettes will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12-14. The production, in conjunction with the college’s Student Activities Office, includes adult content and themes. Admission is free to Penn College students and employees; tickets are $5 each for the general public.

Things to Do in the Week Ahead

Nov. 2, 2009 - 12:02 a.m.

Check out the schedule of campus and community events through Sunday, as provided by the Student Activities Office:

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Arts Center Offers Special Concert-Ticket Rate for College Community

Oct. 29, 2009 - 8:19 a.m.

All remaining seats for the Nov. 8 Community Arts Center concert by Darius Rucker, former front man for Hootie and the Blowfish, are being offered for $25 each to students at all three Williamsport colleges – Penn College, Lycoming College and Newport Business Institute – as well as to Penn College employees. Interested patrons can call the box office at 326-2424, mention the promotional code "Going country" and get the $25 rate on remaining seats (including the rear orchestra and balcony). Limited seats are left; the offer is not valid on previously purchased tickets. Rucker released his debut country album, "Learn to Live," in September 2008, establishing him as an exciting new fixture in the most popular musical genre in America. His 7:30 p.m. performance at the CAC will include a set of Hootie & the Blowfish songs such as “Only Wanna Be With You."