PCToday

Classmates Hone Collaboration, Communication in Purposeful Outdoor Exercise

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:11:40 +0000

In a summer class that began as many of their friends were leaving campus for a breather, 11 students in LaRue R. Reese’s Outdoor Recreation as a Therapeutic Tool class – a mix of applied human services and occupational therapy assistant majors – traveled to Montoursville’s Indian Park on Thursday. Reese, wrapping up more than [...]

Jamie Steer Earns Weekly USCAA, PSUAC Basketball Honors

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:21:24 +0000

Freshman Jamie Steer (South Williamsport) was named both the Penn State University Athletic Conference and United States Collegiate Athletic Association’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 27. Steer led the Wildcats in a 2-1 week, averaging 21 points and 12.7 rebounds in the three games with two double-doubles. In addition, [...]

Human Services Students Raise Nearly $3,000 for Working Poor

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:39:29 +0000

Students in a human services class at Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted an event on campus in November that raised $2,968 for an international cause. Fourteen students, all enrolled in the course Community and Organizational Change, hosted a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, offering fair-trade handcrafted goods from around the world. Fair trade enables the [...]

Global Artisans’ Work Available for Purchase at Popular Annual Sale

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:12:23 +0000

A fair-trade sale of colorfully handmade items, organized each year by students in a human services course at Penn College, is being held in the Bush Campus Center through Friday. The Ten Thousand Villages Festival sale features sustainable jewelry, holiday ornaments, baskets and many other items crafted by the world’s working poor. Sale hours are [...]

Human Services Students to Host Ten Thousand Villages Sale

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:52:01 +0000

Students in a human services class at Pennsylvania College of Technology will host a fair-trade sale Nov. 14-16 in the Bush Campus Center. The annual sale helps working poor in other countries. Facilitated by students enrolled in the course Community and Organizational Change, the Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale will feature handcrafted goods. Items include [...]

Penn College Offers Minor in Criminal Justice

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:22:50 +0000

A new minor in criminal justice at Pennsylvania College of Technology will help to prepare students who may enter careers working in conjunction with the law-enforcement system. The minor, available this fall, focuses primarily on students in the college’s applied human services major but is available to any student pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the [...]

‘First Friday’ Reception to Feature Alumna Artist

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:39:38 +0000

Erin M. LaCerra, who graduated in May with a degree in human services, will be among exhibitors during downtown Williamsport’s First Friday celebration of the arts on April 6. LaCerra whose talents include painting, drawing, music and jewelry-making will hold a reception at 7 p.m. in Barrel 135, 135 W. Third St.

Alumna Honored at Chamber ‘Education Celebration’

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:22:42 +0000

A 1973 graduate of Williamsport Area Community College, whose business success became a selfless springboard to helping others achieve their goals, was among the honorees at Thursday’s 11th annual Education Celebration held at The Genetti Hotel by the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and its partners. Carol A. Savoy, now president of John Savoy & Sons, [...]

Human Services Students Organize Events That Raise Nearly $5,000

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:59:40 +0000

Students in human services classes at Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted two events on campus in November that together raised $4,600 for local and international causes. For the first time, students in the course Service Learning in Sociology organized a Gifts That Give Hope Fair. The event provided opportunities for holiday shoppers to purchase alternative [...]

Community-Minded Students Hold Benefit Sales in Campus Center

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:50:38 +0000

A fair-trade sale of internationally handcrafted home décor items, an annual event organized by students in human service classes at Penn College, is being held in the Bush Campus Center. The Ten Thousand Villages Festival sale features handmade jewelry, ornaments, soaps, musical instruments and other goods fashioned by the world’s working poor. The event coincides [...]