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Rebecca J. Sisson, a pre-nursing major from Nottingham (and a member of the Wildcat Dance Team) effects a spiral design with a fork. A few squirts of the color du jour Hands busily ply the tie-dyers' craft. Raising awareness, dunk after dunk Shawn Bradley, assistant women's volleyball coach and a 2013 Penn College alumnus, adds his hands-on expertise.

Expanded funding from the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau and representation from an industry superstar reflect the increasing credibility of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Wildcat Comic Con over three brief years. The bureau awarded a $10,000 grant to Penn College for the Sept. 27 event, twice as much as was allocated when the Comic Con debuted in 2012.

Tina M. Evans The Penn College community is invited to a Tuesday afternoon President's Forum by Tina M. Evans, associate professor of applied health studies, who will discuss the International Conference on Healthcare Systems & Global Business Issues during the 3:30 p.m. presentation in Room W205 of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.

A handmade remembrance in the Field of Hearts pays tribute to an absent classmate. Counselor Mary Lee L. Kelly (left) and Emma J. Sutterlin, an applied health studies: occupational therapy assistant concentration major from State College, are among the day's participants. Another Penn College group blends camaraderie and solidarity. College colleagues Judi L.

Hoods up for an impromptu inspection Colin W. Williamson (left), dean of transportation and natural resources technologies, and Brett A. Reasner, assistant dean, keep the chow line moving. Studebaker owners enjoy some catch-up time on a gorgeous late-summer afternoon. Penn College retiree Larry L.

Christopher J. Legarski, a knowledge engineer with Discovery Machine Inc., outlines an immersive training tool that simulates the real world of wellfield tank-servicing. The module allows an employee to follow a prescribed procedure, step by crucial step, within the safety of an artificial environment. Hub director John F.

Lisa R. Bock addresses her audience, before the eerie specter of online treachery. With eyes wide open, the speaker assesses the benefits and risks of iris-recognition technology ... ... and gazes toward tomorrow's biometric solutions. Students in the ACC balcony take heed and jot notes during the night's informative presentation. A Centennial banner is a timely backdrop for the colloquium.

A marathon runner, who turned unimaginable debilitation into enduring determination, will bring her inspiring story to a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Sept. 22. Monday’s presentation by Janet Oberholtzer, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium on the college’s main campus in Williamsport.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s three-day Parent & Family Weekend, in which hundreds of participants joined with their favorite students to help celebrate the institution's Centennial, offered a packed calendar of activities that included informal access to the president and senior administration, entertainment, food, games, tours and a popular "mocktail" competition. – Photos by Abdullah H.

Vaughn addresses an attentive group culinary arts, baking and pastry arts and hospitality management students in the SASC Presentation Room. Adding a visual aid to his vivid storytelling, Vaughn “toasts” bread. Many students sought to record their visit with the chef.