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Pennsylvania College of Technology golfers have captured a conference championship for an unprecedented fifth straight season.

Jackie Sampson, of Liberty , a graduate of Liberty High School , has been named Pennsylvania College of Technology's "Student-Athlete of the Week" for Oct. 1-7. Sampson, a junior nursing student, stood out like a "David" among "Goliaths" during a recent volleyball tournament at Lycoming College against NCAA Division III teams and the All-Armed Forces squad.

Due to scheduling and travel snafus, Penn College's baseball team will end its season with a doubleheader at Penn State Beaver on Saturday, rather than playing in the four-team Penn State University Athletic Conference Mid-Season Classic. The first game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. with the second following.

Due to the great success of last year's Donkey Basketball event during Homecoming, and thanks to overwhelming response from the Penn College community, Donkey Basketball is coming back. As part ofthe college's2007 Homecoming celebration, Donkey Basketball will be heldat 8 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 11, in Bardo Gym. Donkey riders are needed. The teams will be faculty/staff vs. students.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Interwoven Dialogues," an exhibit of paintings by Florence Putterman, of Selinsgrove, from Oct. 9 to Nov. 4. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., with a gallery talk scheduled at 5:30 p.m. (The gallery will open at 2 p.m.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Charles Cooper, Library Technology Specialist, (Regular Part-time), Madigan Library, starting Oct. 14

Penn College's Schools of Construction and Design Technologies and Natural Resources Management were well-represented at Connecticut Construction Career Days , held Oct. 2-3 at Mountainridge in Wallingford, Conn. The goal of the program is to heighten student awareness of careers in the construction industry and to help replenish the supply of skilled construction professionals.

Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, will hold an Open House on Sunday, Oct. 28, providing visitors with an excellent opportunity to learn more about the college, its academic majors and its facilities. The event will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thinking about "broadening" your teaching experience? Read what Fulbrighter Donald E. Hall says in " Why Professors Should Teach Abroad ," an article in the latest Chronicle of Higher Education.

Having completed its fifth consecutive undefeated regular-season schedule, Pennsylvania College of Technology's golf team now turns its attention on what it hopes will be a fifth straight conference championship and individual medalist.