Events Articles

Students from five colleges and universities convened at Penn College on March 30 for the second annual Collaborative Care Conference. The group of 82 students and 15 facilitators representing a wide range of health occupations explored how health care providers can best serve underserved and vulnerable populations.

A "No Child Left Inside" workshop, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators, will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center. The program will include outdoor activities that teachers can take back to their home schools, courtesy of such presenters as Jack E.

Brian M. McKeon, department head for natural sciences in Penn College's School of Integrated Studies,returns to the Community Theatre League stage as"Mack" in "A Family Plot," which begins a two-week run Friday at the 100 W. Third St. venue.

Several Penn College departments visited the STEM Fair at Park Forest Middle School in State College on March 16. The fair provides an opportunity for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students to engage in activities and presentations that convey that science, technology, engineering and math are viable and real career paths they can take.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Health Sciences will host its second annual 5K Walk/Run on April 16 to raise scholarship funds for students enrolled in health sciences majors at the college.

The sixth annual Women In Sports Day was held Sunday, as current and prospective Penn College female athletes, coaches, athletic staff and campus administrators gathered in Penn's Inn for an inspirational address by featured speaker Lindsey K. Fackler.

Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomed prospective students, their families and friends to an informative and enjoyable Spring Open House on March 26.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students and alumni looking for postgraduate jobs or valuable internships networked with scores of employers at the Spring 2010 Career Fair, held March 24 and/or 25 in Penn's Inn, the Schneebeli Earth Science Center and the Lumley Aviation Center.

A gallery talk and artist's reception were held at Penn College on Thursday in conjunction with "Paintings," a series of "hyperrealistic" New York City street scenes by Denis Peterson. The exhibit, at The Gallery at Penn College on the third floor of Madigan Library, will run through April 20. The gallery is open 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

A talent show emceed by Xclusive, whose robotic dancing was a hit during the 2008 season of "America's Got Talent" gave Penn College students the opportunity to share their gifts Thursday night and win a share of the cash prizes. The event, held in Penn's Inn, was sponsored by the Wildcat Events Board.