− Photos by Rachel A. Eirmann, student photographer, and STEP AmeriCorps
![The Peace Walk began and ended at First United Methodist Church, where a musical celebration honored James, a Beloved Community Council board member who died in late May.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1470_PCTo.jpg)
The Peace Walk began and ended at First United Methodist Church, where a musical celebration honored James, a Beloved Community Council board member who died in late May.
![Signs of peace, a sense of purpose](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1484_PCTo.jpg)
Signs of peace, a sense of purpose
![Supported by the Williamsport Bureau of Police and a River Valley Transit trolley, the group travels north on Market Street.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1503_PCTo.jpg)
Supported by the Williamsport Bureau of Police and a River Valley Transit trolley, the group travels north on Market Street.
![Banded and bundled, the multigenerational throng goes through its paces.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1506_PCTo.jpg)
Banded and bundled, the multigenerational throng goes through its paces.
![The brothers of Phi Mu Delta gather in civic accord.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1520_PCTo.jpg)
The brothers of Phi Mu Delta gather in civic accord.
![The Beloved Community Council's Mary Woods emcees the musical program.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1550_PCTo.jpg)
The Beloved Community Council's Mary Woods emcees the musical program.
![A performance by the Lycoming College Pome Dance Team](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1565_PCTo.jpg)
A performance by the Lycoming College Pome Dance Team
![Guest speaker Raphael Mnkandhla, lead pastor of City Church, compares the U.S. civil rights movement with the more recent activity in his native Zimbabwe.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1587_PCTo.jpg)
Guest speaker Raphael Mnkandhla, lead pastor of City Church, compares the U.S. civil rights movement with the more recent activity in his native Zimbabwe.
![Dream Week keynoter Damon Young headlines a Jan. 24 professional development session for Penn College employees ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1934_PCTo.jpg)
Dream Week keynoter Damon Young headlines a Jan. 24 professional development session for Penn College employees ...
![... including Admissions Counselors Nicole G. Beerman and Dev Devvrat ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1939_PCTo.jpg)
... including Admissions Counselors Nicole G. Beerman and Dev Devvrat ...
![Ethan L. Arnett (center), a construction management major from Severn, Md., adds to the community showing.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1481_PCTo.jpg)
Ethan L. Arnett (center), a construction management major from Severn, Md., adds to the community showing.
![Among participants are (from left) Penn College's Cody Daniels, an information assurance and cyber security major from Jermyn; Blake R. Tyson, of Forest City, enrolled in information technology: network specialist concentration; and Jon R. Hendrickson, a software development and information management student from Cowansville.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1513_PCTo.jpg)
Among participants are (from left) Penn College's Cody Daniels, an information assurance and cyber security major from Jermyn; Blake R. Tyson, of Forest City, enrolled in information technology: network specialist concentration; and Jon R. Hendrickson, a software development and information management student from Cowansville.
![... and Christa L. Matlack, head coach of the Wildcat women's soccer team.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/01/DSC_1920_PCTo.jpg)
... and Christa L. Matlack, head coach of the Wildcat women's soccer team.
![Penn College students and employees were among the 250-or-so people who gathered for the More Than a Meal food-packing event.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP1.jpg)
Penn College students and employees were among the 250-or-so people who gathered for the More Than a Meal food-packing event.
![Organizers – including Katie L. Mackey (back row, third from right), director of campus and community engagement at Penn College – surround a photo of James.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP2.jpg)
Organizers – including Katie L. Mackey (back row, third from right), director of campus and community engagement at Penn College – surround a photo of James.
![Volunteers crowd the Lycoming College Recreation Center, learning how their helping hands will ease hunger in the region.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP3.jpg)
Volunteers crowd the Lycoming College Recreation Center, learning how their helping hands will ease hunger in the region.
![College attire is prevalent among volunteers ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP4.jpg)
College attire is prevalent among volunteers ...
![Building community, one smile at a time](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP5.jpg)
Building community, one smile at a time
![... who assembled hundreds of meal kits for distribution to needy local families.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP6.jpg)
... who assembled hundreds of meal kits for distribution to needy local families.
![WBRE's Morgan Parrish (right foreground, in red) interviews Wildcat student-athlete Jared J. Mooney for an Eyewitness News story.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2019/02/STEP7.jpg)
WBRE's Morgan Parrish (right foreground, in red) interviews Wildcat student-athlete Jared J. Mooney for an Eyewitness News story.