Events Articles

Penn College put out the Wildcat welcome mat Wednesday for visitors to the Little League Baseball World Series, the 66th edition of which begins Thursday and concludes with the Aug. 26 championship game in nearby South Williamsport.

Measuring the velocity of a roller coaster, marking out hot-rod flames on sheet metal and molding plastic products, 27 girls from 10 high schools in Pennsylvania recently spent four days at Pennsylvania College of Technology, learning about careers they might never have considered – or even heard of – prior to their experience at the college’s SMART Girls summer camp.

PFEWers dance along with their “company” adviser. A spontaneous group photo Inspired to sing along to a classic Journey tune. Robb Armstrong draws characters from his syndicated comic strip “Jump Start.” Armstrong peppers his talk with humor.

Justin Shelinski, laboratory assistant for horticulture (in orange hardhat), crosses all the t's for tree-trimming safety. Emergency medical services/paramedic technology student Alonzo T. Estep demonstrates proper procedure for IV insertion. Cody J.

President Davie Jane Gilmour urged Saturday's graduates to transform the time spent and talents learned at Penn College into lives of lasting impact.

On a sunny and steamy –  but thankfully rain-free –  Saturday, Penn College held its August commencement ceremony for more than 230 students who petitioned to graduate after summer sessions. Brandy Leigh Krause, of Pine Grove, whose associate degree in radiography caps a college career marked by academic excellence, campus involvement and athletic accomplishment, was the student speaker.

As international grown-ups compete in London, the young athletes at the Dunham Children’s Learning Center spent the week enjoying their own Olympics, starting with a torch run on Monday and continuing with events such as water ballet, target practice with paint-filled spray bottles, relay races and beanbag throwing – and even medal awards! — Photos by various Children's Learning Center staff

Thirty high school students took part in “‘Designing a Digital Future’ Career Camp,” presented for the first time over the summer by Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Business and Computer Technologies.

A commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, for the more than 230 students who have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology after the college’s summer sessions. The Summer Commencement ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The student speaker for the ceremony will be Brandy L.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center offered three national seminars and hands-on workshops in June. The PIRC, formerly the Plastics Manufacturing Center, provided seminars in rotational molding, thermoforming and extrusion, all led by world-class instructors. Christopher J.