A 'silver' lining to impending Finals Week

Published 05.02.2023

Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor

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    More than 600 students enjoyed one of Penn College's longest-running traditions: Dining Services' Midnight Breakfast, which this year observed its silver anniversary. Held April 27 in the Keystone Dining Room, the positively joyful event featured the original menu of pancakes, ice cream and toppings ... as well as specially designed T-shirts and popular Stuff-a-Plush giveaways. It attracted one of the largest spring turnouts since Midnight Breakfast began 25 years ago, but fear not: There's always a seat at the PCToday table!

    A quarter-century of deliciousness!
    A quarter-century of deliciousness!
    The power team of President Michael J. Reed and Timothy J. Mallery, assistant director of residence life and housing operations, steps up to the grill.
    The power team of President Michael J. Reed and Timothy J. Mallery, assistant director of residence life and housing operations, steps up to the grill.
    On the wings of an eagle: Brian P. Foley flies into Finals Week, offering his new friend a shoulder to perch on. Foley is a freshman in building construction technology from Newtown Square.
    On the wings of an eagle: Brian P. Foley flies into Finals Week, offering his new friend a shoulder to perch on. Foley is a freshman in building construction technology from Newtown Square.
    An evening of friendship (and furry friends)
    An evening of friendship (and furry friends)
    No stranger to crafting goodness, dining services worker Michelle L. Lose brings her skills to the grill.
    No stranger to crafting goodness, dining services worker Michelle L. Lose brings her skills to the grill.
    The designer of the Midnight Breakfast T-shirts: Melina K. Petrick, a dental hygiene student from Falls Creek! (Behind her, the KDR atrium teems with enthusiastic breakfast guests.) In addition to regular-size shirts, mini shirts were created for the stuffed-animal giveaways.
    The designer of the Midnight Breakfast T-shirts: Melina K. Petrick, a dental hygiene student from Falls Creek! (Behind her, the KDR atrium teems with enthusiastic breakfast guests.) In addition to regular-size shirts, mini shirts were created for the stuffed-animal giveaways.
    Cozy company!
    Cozy company!
    Sporting original Midnight Breakfast T-shirts are Dining Services’ Amy S. Lingg (left) and Susan L. Bell.
    Sporting original Midnight Breakfast T-shirts are Dining Services’ Amy S. Lingg (left) and Susan L. Bell.
    These “stuffies” are decked out in their own Midnight Breakfast T-shirts and happy to join human services & restorative justice students Kalie A. Kostelnik (left), of Harrisburg, and Dem L. Tennison, of Jersey Shore. Kostelnik has petitioned to graduate this month.
    These “stuffies” are decked out in their own Midnight Breakfast T-shirts and happy to join human services & restorative justice students Kalie A. Kostelnik (left), of Harrisburg, and Dem L. Tennison, of Jersey Shore. Kostelnik has petitioned to graduate this month.
    Even “Elvis” is in the pancake house! (Dylan Francis Ceschini is lead vocal of “PCT Elvis and the Band,” winners of the 2023 Penn College Star competition. The East Freedom resident is enrolled in automotive technology.)
    Even “Elvis” is in the pancake house! (Dylan Francis Ceschini is lead vocal of “PCT Elvis and the Band,” winners of the 2023 Penn College Star competition. The East Freedom resident is enrolled in automotive technology.)
    Awaiting early arrivals: a table full of “stuffies” in a variety of animals that also received their own mini-sized Midnight Breakfast T-shirts and their own “bearth” certificates.
    Awaiting early arrivals: a table full of “stuffies” in a variety of animals that also received their own mini-sized Midnight Breakfast T-shirts and their own “bearth” certificates.
    Students could also select a heart to insert into their new stuffed animal. (“Courage” is certainly an element needed for finals!)
    Students could also select a heart to insert into their new stuffed animal. (“Courage” is certainly an element needed for finals!)
    Happy to be at the start of the line – where a lineup of Midnight Breakfast T-shirts await
    Happy to be at the start of the line – where a lineup of Midnight Breakfast T-shirts await
    The queue begins to wind its way down a hallway of the Hager Lifelong Education Center.
    The queue begins to wind its way down a hallway of the Hager Lifelong Education Center.
    "President Mike" playfully gets acquainted with the evening’s high-tech tool: a spatula ...
    "President Mike" playfully gets acquainted with the evening’s high-tech tool: a spatula ...
    ... and flips a pancake in the air!
    ... and flips a pancake in the air!
    A poster promotes the excitement of the evening.
    A poster promotes the excitement of the evening.
    Just a few of the Midnight Breakfast crew!
    Just a few of the Midnight Breakfast crew!
    Did we mention bacon???
    Did we mention bacon???
    The "deans of the diner" work their short-order magic. From left are Jennifer McLean, dean of students; Anthony J. Pace, dean of enrollment and academic operations; and Joanna K. Flynn, dean of curriculum and instruction.
    The "deans of the diner" work their short-order magic. From left are Jennifer McLean, dean of students; Anthony J. Pace, dean of enrollment and academic operations; and Joanna K. Flynn, dean of curriculum and instruction.
    A celebratory vibe pervades the KDR.
    A celebratory vibe pervades the KDR.
    Happy students and their stuffies parade through the food line.
    Happy students and their stuffies parade through the food line.
    Dining-hall date night!
    Dining-hall date night!
    Cuddled up to companions
    Cuddled up to companions
    Tables full of friendship
    Tables full of friendship
    Showing off his late-night breakfast plate
    Showing off his late-night breakfast plate
    KDR hops with hungry students
    KDR hops with hungry students
    Enthusiastically distributing ice cream is Nate Woods Jr., special assistant to the president for inclusion transformation.
    Enthusiastically distributing ice cream is Nate Woods Jr., special assistant to the president for inclusion transformation.
    Doggone it, they’re having fun! Michael I. McNary (left) and Luke M. Stitt pose for a photo. McNary, of Phoenixville, is a senior in emergency management & homeland security who has petitioned to graduate. Stitt, from New Cumberland, is a freshman in automotive restoration.
    Doggone it, they’re having fun! Michael I. McNary (left) and Luke M. Stitt pose for a photo. McNary, of Phoenixville, is a senior in emergency management & homeland security who has petitioned to graduate. Stitt, from New Cumberland, is a freshman in automotive restoration.
    A tradition 25 years in the making
    A tradition 25 years in the making
    Pancakes: check! Bacon: check! Fruit: check! Ice cream: check!
    Pancakes: check! Bacon: check! Fruit: check! Ice cream: check!
    Avery W. Book, of Elizabethtown, was the winner of a basketball shootout game. He's a first-year student in heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology. (Photo by Dining Services' Noelle B. Bloom, assistant director)
    Avery W. Book, of Elizabethtown, was the winner of a basketball shootout game. He's a first-year student in heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology. (Photo by Dining Services' Noelle B. Bloom, assistant director)
    Another giveaway of the evening: coffee mugs featuring various characters from the Midnight Breakfast T-shirt
    Another giveaway of the evening: coffee mugs featuring various characters from the Midnight Breakfast T-shirt

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