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From left are Chef Paul Mach, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts; students Bridget M. Callahan, of Pottsville; Amaris T. Smith, of Williamsport; R. Colby Janowitz, of Westminster, Md.; Cody T. Knarr, of Williamsport; Sarah B. Fiedler, of Lock Haven; and Kassandra S. Sellinger, of Linden; Gov. Tom Wolf; Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell C.

“Muslim/American, American/Muslim,” a black-and-white photography exhibit showing Muslim Americans in their daily lives, is the next exhibit at The Gallery at Penn College. On display Jan. 14 through March 4, the works by photographer Robert Gerhardt seek to stir cultural understanding. A Meet the Artist Reception is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, featuring a 5:30 p.m. gallery talk.

Human rights activist Nontombi Naomi Tutu, a daughter of Archbishop Desmond and Nomalizo Leah Tutu, will give the keynote address as Pennsylvania College of Technology observes the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this month “Our Shared Humanity: Creating Understanding Through the Principles of Martin Luther King” – scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.

A “docu-comedy” that follows a traveling band of Muslim-American comedians as they try to dispel stereotypes will be publicly screened at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus in Williamsport.

Keynote speaker Michael Turlis, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House of Danville, talks with students. Ronald McDonald House Charities was selected as the Pennsylvania FBLA state project for 2015-16. Brian D. Walton, assistant dean of business and hospitality, imparts his expertise to the business-minded group. Joseph J.

The intersection of technology, interpersonal communication and human relationships will be explored in the third presentation of the Daniel J. Doyle Technology & Society Colloquia Series, set for Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

"Working Class" Penn College, in partnership with WVIA Public Media, will premiere a new "Working Class" film series this month on public television. An on-campus screening of the first episode will take place prior to the broadcast premiere.

On a rarity of late – a blustery, chilly day that added appropriate atmosphere for an event called "Winter Commencement" – Pennsylvania College of Technology held its yearend graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Community Arts Center.

Two years after it observed its own centennial, Pennsylvania College of Technology will help the Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrate its 100th anniversary in Harrisburg next month. Honoring tradition, Penn College – a national leader in applied technology education – will have a weeklong presence at the nation’s largest indoor agricultural exposition.

Culinary arts faculty and students at Penn College recently created a "Taste of Technology" presentation for visiting high school students, showing – with a dash of science – how a kitchen can be transformed into a chemistry set. "We want to learn about liquid nitrogen and different food products and how to use that in avant-garde cuisine," said Chef Frank M.