A German priest who miraculously survived a World War II concentration camp and escaped a death march will deliver a message of hope beyond suffering when he appears at Pennsylvania College of Technology in October. The Rev. Hermann Scheipers will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.
The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Were You There? The Evolution of a College Campus" from Oct. 6 to Nov. 8.
The Society of Plastics Engineers and Pennsylvania College of Technology will host an SPE Extrusion Minitec at the college on Oct. 22. The "mini technical conference" will benefit engineers, operators and managers.
The natural-gas industry in the area, from its little-known past to its economically expansive future, will be discussed by two speakers during a Sept. 29 event at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library.
A new student-housing complex is rising at Pennsylvania College of Technology, but even after that facility opens its doors in Fall 2010, more than half of the college's 6,500 students will continue to live in privately owned off-campus rental properties.
Williams, a natural-gas company based in Oklahoma, will support students at Pennsylvania College of Technology through a new scholarship fund at the college. Through its foundation, Williams has established the Williams Foundation Scholarship Fund.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member's donation has pushed the total of gifts to The Penn College Fund Employee Campaign to a new record. Steven R. Parker, assistant professor of physics, recently donated $1,664 to The Penn College Fund.
Eighteen students have been named to the Wildcat Dance Team for 2009-10, on the basis of auditions conducted Sept. 14-16 by coach Milissa M. Augustine. The team's first performance will be during the men's basketball season opener against Central Pennsylvania College at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 in Bardo Gymnasium. Principal dancers are Rebecca M. Boyer, Palmerton; Erika K. Brunner, Bellefonte; Kelsey A.
Impassioned students got the jump on next month's Homecoming observance, readily showing their Penn College Pride at Monday evening's women's soccer game against Lycoming College. The Wildcats came out on the other end of a 2-0 score, but the fan base marked by painted bodies and pure boosterism was strong.
William J. Astore, associate professor of history and a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, was a guest Monday morning on the "Lionel" radio show on Air America. During the interview, which aired live, Lionel questioned Astoreabout the U,S, military and his recent article, "Whatever Happened to Gary Cooper?" The 13-minuteinterview can be replayed at Air America's Web site.
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