Pennsylvania College of Technology men's cross-country and coed tennis teams are defending their Penn State University Athletic Conference championships this weekend.
Ninth- through 12th-graders from a number of school districts visited Pennsylvania College of Technology campuses Oct. 15 for Career Day, sponsored by Outreach for K-12 to allow exploration of a wide variety of technical careers through hands-on activities, tours of facilities, and discussions with students and faculty.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's fitness and lifetime sports program recently received renewed recognition from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. This recognition status confirms the college's educational program an associate degree for physical fitness specialist continues to meet educational guidelines recommended by the NSCA.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation's recent dinner auction set a new record for funds raised at the biennial event. Robb C. Dietrich, executive director of the Penn College Foundation, said more than $58,000 was raised at the event. He said the total was about $4,000 more than the amount raised at the last dinner auction in 2008.
The Penn College men's soccer team clinched the top seed of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference playoffs with a 2-0 win against Penn State Hazleton on Tuesday. The Wildcats went undefeated in conference play and will now host one of the PSUAC semifinals at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27.
A Tuesday afternoon gallery talk and an evening Meet the Artist reception formally opened "I Am," artwork by Antonio Puri that will be exhibited on the third floor of the Madigan Library through Nov. 7. During his weeklong stay as an artist in residence, Puri is engaging students from multiple disciplines to create a large-scale work that will be permanently installed on campus.
Much of the cement-block work is up for Penn College's new masonry building near the northwest side of main campus, according to construction manager Andrew M. Richardson, who said the general contractor (Lobar Inc.) is waiting to receive steel next week.
Keeping his audience spellbound with a stunningly creative blend of storytelling, wit, stage presence and music not to mention an effective use of props David S. Sims shared a hypothetically valedictory message as this year's speaker in The David London My Last Words lecture series.
On Saturday, Oct. 16, the Penn College tennis team honored its three graduating seniors: Shane Burridge, Rob Kemrer and Danielle Trout. The four-year members of the team have helped the Wildcats to three consecutive Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference Championships.
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