Tuesday's Career Fair provided Penn College students and alumni the opportunity to meet hundreds of prospective employers – including Fortune 500 companies – recruiting for 2,244 full-time jobs, internships and other positions.
Jeffrey A. Bower, Madigan Library's virtual resources developer, and librarian Judy F. McConnell are enlisted to caramelize vegetables. Nina M. Johnstonbaugh, a hospitality management student from Mill Hall, and Logan VanHorn, a culinary arts technology major from Mifflintown, also donned aprons for vital assistance. Chef Paul E.
From stage level, a front row of hospitality students is an easy target of questioning. An instructor in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality treated members of his lecture audience to chocolate Monday, then entreated them to find harmony between passion and the quest for excellence.
Befitting the themed focus on campus leaders − those from earlier days and those who continue their student mentorship as employees and graduates − Penn College Homecoming 2012 was one to remember.
Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer an Open House on Sunday, Oct. 28, affording prospective students and their families the opportunity to explore the college’s diverse academic programs, participate in a range of activities and tour the modern campus, including classrooms, labs, residence halls and dining facilities. Open House activities will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wolff talks to a large crowd of students, employees and community visitors. Art takes flight in The Gallery at Penn College. Wolfson Ray partners with nature, intricately weaving twigs and such into art. With two of her works on the wall behind her, Wolfson Ray enthusiastically addresses the crowd. Gallery doors open onto a uniquely "natural" environment.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has published a book and website featuring the seven individuals who guided the institution through its nearly 100-year history – from George H. Parkes, who transformed a small, high school industrial arts shop into a postwar model of adult education, to current President Davie Jane Gilmour. “Legacy of Leaders” also features Robert L.
Counselor Kathryn A. Lehman assesses whether a student's life is in balance, weighing healthy influences (proper nutrition, adequate sleep and exercise, for instance) – represented by blue stones on the scale – against more stressful factors. Kristi L. Hammaker, health and fitness specialist, asks a mental health-related question after a student takes a spin of the wheel.
Penn’s Inn was host on Friday to the State Emergency Health Services Council’s second annual Pennsylvania Statewide Pediatric Emergency Care Symposium on Friday. The symposium provided education for emergency medical technicians, paramedics and nurses. The symposium attracted 109 participants from across the state and featured instructors from both inside and outside Pennsylvania.
Event coordinator Dana R. Suter, coordinator of part-time student employment and career programming (second from left) enjoys chatting with her mentees. Dennis R. Williams, associate professor of business administration/management (right) – and adviser to Students in Free Enterprise – mentors a table of SIFE members. Amelia A. Seaton, dining room manager, demystifies the wine-selection process.
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