Events Articles

Freestyle Funny Comedy Show The Freestyle Funny Comedy Show, winning over audiences since 2009 with its entertaining mix of original stand-up, sharp improv and interactive crowd games, comes to the Klump Academic Center Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Club held an Oct. 30 walkathon to benefit both the club and a charity that assists individuals with disabilities. The student-organized walk raised $1,250, of which $400 will be given to the I’m Able Foundation.

Ernestine Johnson The Student Activities Office will host performance poet and actress Ernestine Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson will lead a performance-poetry workshop from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Penn's Inn (second floor, Bush Campus Center). Participants should bring pen, paper ... and an open mind! A 7 p.m. performance will follow.

An Air Force veteran with a distinguished career in veterans affairs will return to his alma mater on Nov. 5 to discuss the GI Bill in honor of Veterans Day.

Back-to-back Halloween events provided family-friendly fun Wednesday night, beginning with the fifth annual Trick or Treat Night at the Village at Penn College. Residents of the on-campus housing complex went all-out for the younger children of students, employees and alumni, handing out goodies in a safe, controlled environment.

"Slow down," Alan Lightman tells his audience, a simple and optimistic remedy to overwhelming acceleration and accessibility. An attentive crowd hears a tailor-made message. A Centennial throng of students, employees and the public extends to the ACC Auditorium balcony. Lightman describes a world that is "faster, less patient, louder and more wired" – but one that is not beyond reclamation.

"Race to Zero" Want a $0.00 energy bill? It is possible! The Penn College community can learn how at Thursday's "Race to Zero" presentation, set for 3:30 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium. Everyone will learn about current standards that can be used to design houses that produce as much energy as they use. All students are invited to be part of the U.S.

Culinary arts and systems students Rachel A. Mertz and Sammera T. Fleming serve a variety of cake. Culinary arts and systems student Dallas A. Tyree – one of the event’s student managers – serves a kale-and-white-bean dish to market visitor David L. Evans, professor of biology (anatomy and physiology).

Cisco Networking Academy NetBrain Technologies Inc. will provide Penn College students with a demonstration of its map-driven, network-automation software during a virtual conference, scheduled from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in Room E140 of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.

Four students – all of them music-makers in some form or another – have moved on to the finale of the "Penn College Star" talent competition, vying to be the winner when the last round is held at 9 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.