Events Articles

A participant visits the Shale Training & Education Center display in an outer hallway. Steve Hobbs, of Leister Process Technologies, was among the industry speakers. Attentive attendees absorb a full day of presentations.

Penn's Inn crowd enjoys timely film, tasty food. With a stack of DVDs at his side, Byron Hurt answers audience questions after the showing of "Soul Food Junkies." Sporting a dapper bib, Korey Haynes is ready to savor some "soul food" with his mother, Alycia. Black-eyed peas and grilled bell peppers were as visually appealing as they were palate-pleasing.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host a Science Festival on March 6 sponsored by the college and Technology Futures of North Central PA. The event, scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Penn College Field House, provides a variety of fun, hands-on math and science demonstrations geared toward elementary and middle school students, as well as their families.

Twelve accepted students from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York attended the first "Spend the Night at Penn College" program Feb. 22-23, getting a more complete picture of student life than is afforded by a more concentrated visit. "It was a great experience for the prospective students," said Joseph J. Balduino, the college's director of recruitment.

"Great American Spit Out" The detrimental health effects of smokeless tobacco, often marketed inaccurately as a safe alternative to cigarettes, were emphasized during Penn College's participation in the "Great American Spit Out." Arranged by Kristi L.

Matthew A. Wagner, a building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration major from Selinsgrove, welcomes guests as the Student Activities event assistant. A sensory exercise Chef Paul E. Mach (right) shares his mealtime expertise.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students will display their “Spring Wedding”-themed cakes during a competition at the college on March 7. Students spend about 18 hours of class time on their three-tiered cakes. Each is covered with fondant, donated by the competition’s sponsor, CalJava International.

Savory dishes and sinister doings were on the menu for Saturday's sold-out Murder Mystery Dinner, held in the Mountain Laurel Room of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Thompson Professional Development Center. Chef Mike Ditchfield and his student managers – Kyle Madison, Steve Malizia and Zack Mausteller – handled the culinary portion of the evening ...

On March 2, Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve as a host site for the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual Sealant Saturday initiative. The event is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“Dinner and a movie” will take on a new meaning this month at Pennsylvania College of Technology, where ethnic cuisine will be served alongside a related documentary film. This year’s dinner – scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.