More than two dozen companies operating in the region's natural gas industry were on hand to discuss job opportunities during the public Marcellus Career Expo of North Central PA from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 1 in Penn College's Field House.
About 325 people filled Penn's Inn this past week for a visit by staff from Clyde Peeling's Reptiland . The free, "kid-friendly" event, organized by the Student Activities Office, included an informative presentation on natural history and an opportunity for hands-on wildlife exploration. Photos by Raymond J. Fischer, manager of document services
Under abundant sunshine, the Penn College colony of Sigma Nu held its second annual Spring Car Show fundraiser on campus Saturday,featuring music, food and dozens of vehicles on the BTC parking lot. Proceeds from the fraternity event benefit the Sigma Nu Leadership Initiatives Fund, which sponsors campus leadership events; trophies were awarded in 18 classes of cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Ladies Night Out, described as an "evening of pampering" in support of the inaugural Making Strides Against Cancer walk, will be held in Penn's Inn at 5 p.m. Friday. The evening will bring together about 30 vendors of varied services from hair care to exercise, makeup to travel, leather goods to leisure. There also will be a silent auction and refreshments. Vicki K.
The director of Penn College's Weatherization Training Center is among the speakers for The West Branch Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association's "Going Green to Save Green' workshop on campus from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. John E.
More than 35 students (and a few faculty members) attended Wednesday's final Residence Hall Association event of the semester, learning to do the cha-cha at Swing Dance Night in Penn's Inn. "This event was a unique opportunity for students to learn a type of dancing they might not otherwise explore," said Lee R. Plenn, coordinator of residence life.
Nearly 150 pints of blood were collected at Wednesday's Red Cross Bloodmobile in Penn's Inn short of expectations, but, as every pint goes toward saving another life, a worthy effort nonetheless. Student and faculty/staff donors contributed 142 pints (112 whole-blood donations and 15 pints through the double-red-cell process) in the daylong visit.
The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Design: 2010," a student portfolio exhibition, May 6-14. Twenty-one students will exhibit a variety of work they created during their studies toward earning bachelor's degrees in graphic design.
More than 100 walkers and runners participated in the first School of Health Sciences 5K Endowed Scholarship Race at Pennsylvania College of Technology on April 17. The event was organized by faculty and staff in the college's School of Health Sciences to raise funds for students pursuing degrees in the school. Event winners were: K.C. Shaner, a 2000 Penn College alumnus, top male runner.
Youngsters from Penn College's Children's Learning Center, along with their parents and guests, attended Monday's Spring Fling. Games, activities and picnic fare were the order of the evening, as families and friends gathered in and around the Bush Campus Center for the yearend tradition. Photos by Sarah K. Mariano, student photographer
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