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Students in Penn College's School of Hospitality worked alongside Sabrina LaRosa, who traveled from her home and her mother's cooking school in Calabria, Italy, to teach students the recipes and techniques of authentic southern Italian cuisine. Her visit culminated with a Visiting Chef dinner on Friday, which raised funds for annual scholarship awards.

The Information Technology Living-Learning Community in Dauphin Hall hosted a Wednesday program on virtualization, presented by Sandra Gorka, associate professor of computer science. Students installed the Linux operating system onto a virtual drive of their personal computers using Oracle's VirtualBox software.

Students from Penn College's School of Hospitality celebrated the Williamsport Growers Market "Customer Appreciation Day" in typical hands-on fashion Saturday, carving pumpkins in a pre-Halloween competition and plating a variety of treats for hungry patrons at the downtown venue.

Students from Penn College's School of Hospitality celebrated the Williamsport Growers Market "Customer Appreciation Day" in typical hands-on fashion Saturday, carving pumpkins in a pre-Halloween competition and plating a variety of treats for hungry patrons at the downtown venue.

Gary Eberle, founder of Eberle Winery and known as the "Godfather" of Paso Robles, Calif., winemaking, spoke with students in the School of Hospitality on Wednesday afternoon about winemaking and the food and wine industry.

Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer a pumpkin-carving demonstration competition-style and serve food samples made with fresh, local ingredients during "Customer Appreciation Day" at the Williamsport Outdoor Growers Market on Oct. 22. Students enrolled in the college's Catering course will offer cooking demonstrations and samples beginning at 8 a.m.

Southern Italy native Sabrina LaRosa will lend her expertise to students during the next installment of the Visiting Chef Series at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Alumnus Daniel J. Clarke, a systems engineer for Cisco Systems, will offer a working-world perspective when he returns to Penn College to meet with students from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Room E140 of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center. For more about the visit, which is sponsored by the Penn College Cisco Networking Academy, email Jeff B.

Regional American Cuisine menus, prepared by students in the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology, have returned for the fall semester at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. Served Wednesday and Friday evenings this semester, the dinners feature signature dishes from across the continent, prepared by students in a course taught by Chef Michael J.

Some of the Children's Learning Center gang, enjoying the beautiful fall weather in the Hager Lifelong Education Center courtyard on Friday, came upon a wonderful surprise. Chef Frank M. Suchwala, assistant professor of culinary arts/hospitality management, and his School of Hospitality students were out there, too, learning how to make ice sculptures!