On Saturday, Nov. 4, Pennsylvania College of Technology will provide free dental care to children and teens age 7-18. From 9 a.m. to noon in the college’s Dental Hygiene Clinic, volunteer dentists and dental hygienists and Penn College students will provide free oral screenings, sealants and education during an activity dubbed “Sealant Saturday.” Appointments are required and can be made by calling 570-320-8007.
As part of an ongoing collaborative effort by Major League Baseball, the City of Williamsport and Pennsylvania College of Technology, the college’s Wildcat Club supporters have stepped up to the plate to support the cost of essential field resurfacing at Williamsport's Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field.
Anytime you’ve been to an event at the Community Arts Center, you've undoubtedly seen a Community Arts Center Volunteer Corps member. They greet you at the door, scan your tickets and help you to your seat on nearly every occasion. “We absolutely could not operate the CAC without the selfless contribution of time and energy from our volunteers,” said Jim Dougherty, executive director.
Penn College comprised the largest showing at Sunday's Out of the Darkness Community Walk, helping to save lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. Two teams – PCT Hope, organized by Mary R. Shuma Rudberg, director of counseling, and Katie L. Mackey, assistant director of disability and access resources; and the Wildcat men's basketball team – paid no heed to rain and joined other local residents in Montoursville's Indian Park.
The Dunham Children's Learning Center became a supportive segment of "Bulldog Nation" on Thursday, uniting with a number of area schools in solidarity with the Jersey Shore Area School District.
As another testament to Penn College students' willingness to be of hands-on service to the community, nine members of the Human Services and Restorative Justice Club volunteered to help with Tuesday night's appearance of Kevin Hines at the Community Arts Center.
State Rep. Jamie L. Flick (R-83rd) hosted a legislative hearing, followed by a human services speaker series and expo, across three Penn College locations on Thursday.
Penn College is among the sponsors of a downtown Sept. 13 forum to be moderated by Craig A. Miller, professor of history/political science, and attended by candidates for Lycoming County commissioner and Common Pleas Court judge.
As the Community Arts Center marks a yearlong observance of its 30th anniversary, the historic entertainment venue hosted a PM Exchange on Aug. 31 for members of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce.
Seven Admissions Office colleagues traveled this past week to Sojourner Truth Ministries Inc., a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness and hunger prevention in Lycoming County. The outreach was inspired by an April visit to the college's electrical labs, where staff learned that students had completed electrical work in a newly acquired house and in the agency's main building.
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