2008 Welcome Weekend
Welcome Weekend gave Pennsylvania College of Technology the opportunity to greet incoming students, easing them and their families into new surroundings with smiles and helpful advice. Saturday was check-in day, as the college community helped newcomers navigate main campus and take care of last-minute odds-and-ends – buying textbooks, opening bank accounts, stocking cupboards, saying "goodbye" – before Monday's start of classes. Sunday's activities included Campus Fest, a premier summer event featuring live music, free food, custom T-shirts, face-painting, photo flip-books, games and more. Students also could pick up information as they visited with various college offices and campus organizations, collecting signatures on their way toward qualifiying for a grand prize of $1,000 toward tuition. Sunday afternoon also included valuable information sessions and a chance for students to get further acquainted with new friends in a new home; the evening brought welcoming messages from President Davie Jane Gilmour and other college officials, fireworks and hypnotist Sailesh.
– Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, news bureau writer/editor; Cindy Davis Meixel, photo editor; and Tom Wilson, writer-editor
Fireworks light the night sky.
College President Davie Jane Gilmour and Erin M. Datteri, assistant director for student activities, Greek life and leadership, draw the name of the $1,000 tuition winner.
Face-painting a popular attraction at Campus Fest.
Student Government Association President Brian D. Walton (right) and Steven E. Ritter, SGA vice president for public relations, greet new and returning students.
Under a hypnotic spell, students believe they are the "Lord of the Dance".
Kelly A. Mulligan, a pre-dental hygiene major from Secane, gets some help from parents Debbie and Rich as she moves into the Campus View Apartments.
Boston musicians Bob Antonelli (left) and Scott O'Brien - collectively known as Cahill - entertain near the PDC
A brave climber tries to be "King of the Mountain" on an inflatable "rock" wall
Cotton candy among sweet treats at Sunday's festival
Group fun in the big chair
SGA President Brian D. Walton welcomes students
Kendra Stoltzfus, a check-in assistant and occupational therapy assistant student from Harleysville (center), helps roommates Elizabeth M. Golden, a pre-nursing major from Thornton, left, and Brittany L. Potter, business administration: marketing, Towanda, move into Campus View
A young visitor cavorts with a balloon, courtesy fo Academic Support Services
Henriette K. Evans, Act 101 academic and career specialist, visits with a student
A steady line of students moves past representatives of organizations and offices