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A student group at Pennsylvania College of Technology is inviting community members to join the fight by participating in “Fall Brawl 2016” on Oct. 22. The event will feature small robots engaging in big battles for bragging rights.

Carl L. Shaner (left), director of College Health Services, keeps students fed ... with a helping hand from James E. Bies, assistant chief of Penn College Police. A passenger steadies himself against the impaired driving and judgment wrought by "drunk goggles" ... ... which also complicate life for a pedestrian. Counselor Brian J.

Tina M. Evans, an associate professor of applied health studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will present this year’s David London My Last Words lecture. Penn College’s My Last Words Lecture Series challenges each year’s selected faculty member to offer thoughts to the community as if they know it was their last opportunity to share insight and offer inspiration.

Renaissance re-enactors displayed authentic costumes and customs. A fencer's friendly face betrays the seriousness at swords' point. Banished to the stocks is Jake C. Forelli, an engineering design technology major from Damascus. A latter-day take on a centuries-old pursuit Signage makes sure patrons aren't at a loss for words.

A cake in honor of The Madigan Library's 10th birthday, complete with the building's distinctive clock-tower motif, awaits the celebration. Tables adorned in signature red and white, with giveaways and other goodies, greet the college community Monday morning. Kicking off the festivities are (from left) Diana L. Worth, library operations/public services assistant; Blair E.

Kevin J. Peterman, a business management major from Muncy, gives blood Wednesday through a special machine that allows safe donation of two units of red cells during one visit while returning plasma and platelets to the donor. Buddy the Blood Drop, the mascot of Red Cross Blood Services, helps welcomes donors to Penn's Inn on Wednesday.

In a world that already faces food-insecurity issues and a strained agricultural production system, how will we feed an additional 2 billion people in the coming decades? That’s one of the dilemmas to be posed by a former Bucknell University president during the opening edition of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s 2016-17 Colloquia Series. The presentation by Gary A.

Two popular fall events at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been merged into a singular Homecoming & Family Weekend, to be held this year from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The college traditionally held Parent & Family Weekend in late September, followed by Homecoming a few weeks later. “We knew there was overlap,” explained Kimberly R. Cassel, the college’s director of alumni relations.

The first three weeks of the fall semester – replete with activities under the umbrella of "PC3" – provide students with a balanced menu of making friends, having fun, involving themselves in campus life and relieving the stress of late-summer studying.

For the 17th year Wednesday, Penn College students and employees enjoyed "Pack the Park Night" with the Williamsport Crosscutters. Free tickets were available across campus and complimentary bus service transported students safely to and from BB&T Ballpark. Fans saw a 4-2 win by the hometown favorites, who posted a winning season in their division but fell just short of a playoff berth.