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Red attire and student energy fill the stands. Commuter Assistant Lauren J. Crouse gauges audience applause for a contestant. Jessica R. Wiegand, a member of the Off-Campus Housing Organization, enjoys a noise-making giveaway. Team Wildcat transforms into Team Nolan during the pregame.

With pompoms in hand, the Wildcat Dance Team leads off with a "Cheer Mix." A "Spanish Chocolate" ballet number demonstrates the program's variety. A solitary dancer in a one-of-a-kind venue The team is featured in "Wannabe," a character jazz piece.

"What's your favorite David Niven movie?" John Ratzenberger asked an audience of Penn College students Thursday, quickly proving that celebrity – even for an Oscar-winning box-office king of the 1940 and '50s – lasts about a generation at best. "It's not the actors, it's not the sports stars," he said. "They're just a little piece of the icing on the cake.

Alongside his nonprofit's logo, Hudson Taylor spreads his message of allyship. A former Division I All-American wrestler from the University of Maryland addressed Penn College students and student-athletes Wednesday night, speaking about allyship in athletics and creating a welcoming environment that accepts everyone.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett made a Tuesday visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood, where – surrounded by the workforce of tomorrow, embodied by diesel technology and on-site power generation majors – he presented a 73-page resource guide designed to attract business and industry investors to the energy-rich commonwealth.

Keynoter Tim Wise, on stage in the ACC Auditorium A number of students, some taking notes to fulfill class assignments, join faculty/staff and community members in Monday's audience. An alternating pair of sign-language interpreters keeps pace with Wise's engaging address.

More than 300 people, outfitted in brightly colored giveaway T-shirts and various glowing accessories, turned out for the "Wildcat RAVE" from 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday in the Field House. Scratch and Bang provided music for the event, a student-generated idea brought to life by Student Activities and the Residence Hall Association. – Photos by Marc T. Kaylor, student photographer

Wildcat pawprints lead attendees to cake and other refreshments. Honoring the room's goal of sparking conversation, college employees mingle in the Multicultural Lounge. From left are Malinda C. Love, assistant director of student activities for diversity and cultural life; Elliott Strickland Jr., chief student affairs officer; Angela L.

A creative collaboration between an Indiana family and a world-renowned architect, perhaps as unprecedented as it was unlikely, is beautifully reflected in the latest exhibition in The Gallery at Penn College. “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Samara: A Mid-Century Dream Home" – an auspicious start to Pennsylvania College of Technology's yearlong centennial celebration – will run through March 29.

For the past century, Pennsylvania College of Technology and its predecessors filled a unique position in higher education, focused on applied technology and emerging workforce needs. Throughout 2014, the college invites alumni and the public to join the campus community in celebrating milestones of its first 100 years and exploring the future of technology and society.