Events Articles

Twenty-six Penn College employees and students, the latest class of Awesome Women Exemplars nominated by their appreciative peers, were recognized Tuesday during an evening reception in the Thompson Professional Development Center's Mountain Laurel Room.

The well-appointed welding labs of Penn College's Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center were the venue for Friday's annual American Welding Society competition involving 20 students from the college's School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies and five each from Columbia Montour Area Vocational-Technical School, SUN Area Technical School and Williamsport Area High School.

Pennsylvania College of Technology once again is getting ready for the annual pre-spring break celebration, a "Mardi Gras Happy Hour" that encourages students to make wise and safe decisions during Spring Break. In a party atmosphere in Penn's Inn from 5-6:30 p.m.

Bestselling authors and sexologists Joni Frater and Esther Lastique presented "Sex Ed Boot Camp" at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Penn's Inn (CC, second floor).

The Madigan Library's far-ranging focus on one of literature's most beloved series continued from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday with "Harry Potter's Herbs: Fact and Fantasy" in the second-floor reading loft.

Rocky Fino, celebrity chef and author of "Will Cook for Sex: A Guy's Guide to Cooking," will visit Pennsylvania College of Technology on Thursday, Feb. 17. Fino will spend the day cooking across campus and interacting with students as part of Sexual Responsibility Week (Feb. 14-18).

Area music lovers were treated to a midwinter night's dream Friday: performances by three bands at Penn College's second annual Cure the Blues Fest in the Field House. Sponsored by the Student Activities Office, the evening offered appearances by the Matt Corey Band, Ann Kerstetter and the All-Star Band of Cronies, and the Chuck Lambert Band.

With nary the need for an "Alohomora" spell, a two-hour reception magically opened the Harry Potter's World exhibit at Penn College's Madigan Library, as attendees some in costume and all awash in music from the Potter movies viewed displays, enjoyed theme-appropriate refreshments and vied for door prizes.

Franco's Lounge in downtown Williamsport will host a Pasta Party from 4-9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, to benefit the Daniele Family Scholarship Fund at Penn College. The event will feature three kinds of pasta, three different sauces, bread, salad and sausage at a cost of $20 per person. Franco's employees are volunteering their time and gratuities in support of the scholarship.

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge North Central Pennsylvania Regional Qualifier, a robotics competition for students in grades 7-12, on its campus Feb. 5.