Events Articles

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Madigan Library, is hosting "Cipher," a collection of ceramic works by Shalya Marsh, through Feb 9. An opening reception was held there Tuesday evening; other activities included an artist's lecture in the SASC and a follow-up talk in the gallery. Hours for the exhibit are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 11 a.m.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host its spring Visiting Chef Series Feb. 17-19, welcoming Chef DeJuan Roy, executive chef of 95 Cordova at the historic Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Fla. While at the college, Roy will work alongside students, sharing his expertise as they prepare a benefit dinner on Friday, Feb. 19, that will conclude the stay.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's SkillsUSA student organization will host six District 6 skills competitions at the college on Jan. 29. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that, in an effort to alleviate skills shortages in the workforce, develops employability, participatory and leadership skills.

The Financial Aid Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer free sessions on the main campus in Williamsport in February and March to help students, prospective students and families understand how to complete the 2010-11 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The youngest daughter of Malcolm X challenged Penn College students to find personal meaning in Martin Luther King's words Monday night, issuing a potentially rewarding writing assignment in the process.

Brian M. McKeon, department head for natural sciences in Penn College's School of Integrated Studies, co-stars as one of the philandering husbands in "Bedside Manners," a British farce soon to open at the Community Theatre League, 100 W. Third St.

Continuing what quickly has become a winter tradition, Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted a variety of well-attended activities at the 2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show (Jan. 9-16) in Harrisburg.

Malikah Shabazz, the youngest daughter of Malcolm X, will speak at Pennsylvania College of Technology on Jan. 18. In the program, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium, Shabazz will present "Dr. King's Message." Sponsored by the Cultural Life Committee at Penn College, the event is free and open to the public.

With Spring 2010 classes just around the corner, Pennsylvania College of Technology greatly eased the start-up process for more than 150 new and transferring students. Joined by their families for the opening of Welcome Weekend on Jan.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Cipher," a collection of ceramic works by Shalya Marsh, from Jan. 9 to Feb 9. Marsh's work, through the use of decipherable codes and symbols, expresses the intrinsic limitation that language places on communication.