Student-Organized Sale Showcases Global Artisans' Unique Wares
Nov. 19, 2009 - 3:34 p.m.
Human services students at Penn College are helping the world's working poor through a public sale of handcrafted goods in the Bush Campus Center. The students arranged a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, which includes a variety of unique handmade items from around the globe.
Photos by Michael S. Fischer, student photographer
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 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).
Student’s Senior Project Brings Art to Children
May 5, 2009 - 11:00 a.m.
To help instill pride and a sense of accomplishment, a Penn College student recently organized a series of art classes for children who are assisted by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Lycoming County. Applied human services student Jodie L. Kilmer, of Montoursville, completed an internship and a senior capstone project with the organization, which comprises four employees and 62 specially trained volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children in the courts. As part of her senior project, Kilmer helped to organize a series of art classes for the children, culminating with a showing of their artwork at CASA’s annual Leadership Dinner on April 16.
Human Services Students Attend MACHS Event
May 4, 2009 - 2:53 p.m.
A group of students and faculty advisers from the Human Services Club attended the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J., from April 17-19. The students attended workshops on such topics as community involvement, date rape, drugs and alcohol, and many others. The students also went to the beach for an evening and enjoyed dinner with a view of the ocean. The MACHS trip is offered to Human Services Club members at Penn College every year.
Photo provided by Human Services Club
Human Services Student Helps Organize Conference for Teens
April 22, 2009 - 2:31 p.m.
A Penn College student recently organized an educational conference for teen parents attending Lycoming County high schools. Julie A. Bair, of Linden, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied human services, organized the conference as part of her senior capstone project. The human services capstone, designed to consolidate and synthesize students’ knowledge of human services, requires them to complete an independent case study. Teens invited to the conference are pregnant or parenting and are enrolled in the Education Leading to Employment and Career Training Program at their respective high schools. The ELECT Program works with pregnant and parenting high school students to assist them with staying in school and, ultimately, graduating.
Student Organization Holds 'Locks of Love' Benefit
Feb. 24, 2009 - 1:26 p.m.
The Penn College Human Services Club and Empire Beauty School recently completed a benefit for Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that fashions hairpieces for disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. The December event was a great success, with more than 20 ponytails donated. The Human Services Club thanks Empire for its donation of time, space and talent.
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Students Raise $3,100 for World’s Working Poor
Jan. 21, 2009 - 3:25 p.m.
A group of Penn College students helped to raise more than $3,100 for the working poor through a recent fair-trade craft sale. To open the holiday shopping season, students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in applied human services organized and staffed an on-campus sale of handmade goods from around the world through an organization called Ten Thousand Villages. Ten Thousand Villages – one of the world’s oldest fair-trade organizations – works with more than 100 artisan groups in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Students Organize Fair-Trade Sale to Help World’s Working Poor
Nov. 6, 2008 - 1:33 p.m.
Through volunteering their time at a fair-trade warehouse and organizing a sale of handcrafted goods on Nov. 20-21, students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in applied human services at Penn College will try to help working poor around the world. The students have organized a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, which will include such handmade goods as jewelry, ornaments and home décor from around the world. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the Bush Campus Center lobby. The public is invited.
Human Services Students Host Assistive Technology Expo
May 2, 2008 - 1:03 p.m.
Human services students at Penn College presented the second Assistive Technology Expo on Friday in the Field House. The expo featured a broad range of services and equipment to assist individuals with disabilities. The displays focused on mobility, recreation, communication, tracking systems, home accessibility and education. The five student organizers are enrolled in a course called Technology and Human Services, taught by Larue R. Reese, assistant professor of human services and social sciences.
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