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Pancakes, Pooches Hold Key to ‘Finals Week’ Stress Management

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:55:24 +0000

Students mired in the anxiety of Finals Prep had two opportunities for respite this past week, one of them a long-running campus tradition and the other a more recent addition to the Penn College stress-relief menu. Now in its 16th year, Midnight Breakfast was held Thursday night in the Capitol Eatery. Hosted by Student Activities [...]

Community Garden Produces National Media Buzz

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:43:24 +0000

Word of Penn College’s hydroculture greenhouse, a collaborative initiative based at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood, is traveling throughout the United States. In addition to the college’s own coverage, a recent article by Williamsport Sun-Gazette reporter Joseph Stender was distributed nationally by The Associated Press. Barely a week after the story appeared locally, [...]

Residence Life, Dining Services Field Winning Super Bowl Team

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:22:49 +0000

With successful collaboration (and even better food), Penn College Dining Services and Residence Life sponsored a Super Bowl party in Dauphin Hall on Sunday. A buffet of pizza, wings, soft pretzels and other game-day foods complimented a Residence Life-decorated TV lounge in the lobby. About 100 students from across Rose Street Commons cheered on their teams [...]

Garden Initiative Serves as Living Laboratory

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:09:46 +0000

A Campus Community Garden at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering fresh learning opportunities – and food options – on the college’s campuses. Planted during the Fall 2012 semester in one of the greenhouses at the college’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood, the Campus Community Garden’s first phase is in operation, with several types [...]

Popular Campus Event Satisfies Midnight Munchies

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:45:04 +0000

Student Activities and Dining Services hosted another successful Midnight Breakfast on Thursday night at the Capitol Eatery. Students were treated to free pancakes, ice cream, massages and entertainment by John Rush, the Human iPod. Photos by Amy S. Lingg, Dining Services marketing assistant, and Matthew A. Wagner, student liaison

Eco-Container Program Expanded to Include Faculty, Staff

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:16:51 +0000

Penn College faculty and staff have been added to Dining Services’ Eco-Container takeout program, which encourages participants to “go green” at the Keystone Dining Room and CC Commons. Under a program first announced for students at the Fall Fiesta in late August – and now expanded to include employees – both dining units offer reusable, [...]

Dining Services Offers St. Patrick’s Day Parade of Treats

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:03:52 +0000

They’re not exactly the “greens” your mother wanted you to eat, but these colorful Dining Services treats created by Cindy M. Jordan, baker, and Tammy A. Braun, assistant baker were a sweet addition to the menu at the Capitol Eatery and other campus locations for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Photos by Amy S. Lingg, [...]

Steak Dinner to Raise Funds for Community Garden Project

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:52:44 +0000

The Pennsylvania College of Technology community is invited to help kick off the newest “Going Green” initiative acampus garden by joining the Penn College Diner’s Club and Dining Services for a steak dinner to benefit the project. Students, faculty and staff are welcome to stop by the Thompson Professional Development Center from 5-8 p.m. Thursday; [...]

Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinosaurs?

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:04:04 +0000

Keystone Dining Room staff helped out with the cooking of some very large bones that Children’s Learning Center director Karen Payne brought in Tuesday. “What kind of bones are these?” she asked the children. The most common guess, inspired bya recent field trip to Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, was “T-Rex!” Whatever they are, they’ll come back [...]

‘Grand Opening’ of Capitol Eatery Among Dauphin Hall Events

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:47:46 +0000

alt=”baker cindy m. jordan attends to the dessert display” class=”alignleft” src=”http://pctoday.pct.edu/wp-content/uploads/Capitol-Eatery-043-thumb.jpg” > alt=”holiday greenery, tasty treats combine for winning presentation” class=”alignleft” src=”http://pctoday.pct.edu/wp-content/uploads/Capitol-Eatery-044-thumb.jpg” > Penn College faculty and staff toured Dauphin Hall and its Capitol Eatery on Thursday afternoon, enjoying a specially priced lunchbuffet to mark the facilities’ official opening with the Fall 2010 semester. The [...]