Five Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among 40 recipients of 2009-10 "Build Your Future" scholarships from Centex Homes and the National Housing Endowment.
Pennsylvania College of Technology students will prepare a tea luncheon on Oct. 19 to benefit the American Rescue Workers Men's Center in Williamsport. Under the direction of Chef Judith P. Shimp, associate professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, culinary arts students in the Breakfast and Brunch course will serve an English high tea buffet, with poured hot and flavored ice tea.
A two-part presentation in Penn College's Madigan Library provided some free insight (and some historical hindsight) into the formidable natural-gas industry in the area. "Oil's Stepchild: The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia: A History from the First Discovery to the Maturity of the Industry" was discussed by David A.
Douglas M. Sherry, part-time instructor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently published two book reviews. His review of "Heartland TV: Prime Time Television and the Struggle for U.S. Identity," a book written by Victoria E. Johnson and published by New York University Press, 2008, appeared in the Journal of Popular Culture in April.
The Penn College Ultimate Frisbee team competed at Gettysburg College this past weekend in the Abe Lincoln Fall Classic, the first-ever tournament for all of the players on this year's squad. Everyone on the team enjoyed a great event that included a victory in one of six games played and a tour of the battlefields and monuments, said Kirk M.
Penn College hydraulics students traveled to York on Wednesday for a tour of Garrod Hydraulics, a repair and remanufacturing facility that mainly deals with larger industrial/mobile-type hydraulic cylinders.
Bradley T. Robinson, a manufacturing engineering technology student from West Chester, volunteers his time each Friday to help instruct pupils on game rules during Sheridan Elementary School's primary and intermediate recess times.
Vol. 8, No. 7 (Through Sunday, Sept. 27) Wildcat TalesFollowing is a weekly recap of Pennsylvania College of Technology's fall sports teams and look ahead to important upcoming games. During the past week, Penn College teams won seven games and lost five. FlashbackThe women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season when it fell 2-0 to crosstown rival NCAA Division III Lycoming College.
This week's Green Tip, offered by Penn College Energy Conservation Subcommittee representative Gail B. Landers and Earth 911, tackles "the bag dilemma." The College Store provides bags made of recycled grocery bags and also sells other varieties of reusable bags as part of an all-college green endeavor.
Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus Alfonse Ciaccio will return to The Gallery at Penn College on Oct. 11 to present "The Good, the True and the Beautiful: An Afternoon of Classical Guitar Music." Ciaccio, a 1993 graduate, will perform from 1 to 2:30 p.m. He plans to feature pieces by classical and contemporary composers from around the world.
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