Events Articles

The Penn College community will be well-represented at "The Music of Billtown," a benefit concert in memory of longtime Billtown Blues Association member and freelance photographer Susan Bacchieri, to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Community Arts Center. Bands scheduled to perform are In the Kitchen, featuring Douglas M.

High school students from school districts far and wide visited Penn College's campuses to learn about potential careers through a full Friday of exciting hands-on activities and informative tours. The college's Outreach for K-12 Office each fall organizes Career Day for students in 10th through 12th grades; a similar event for seventh- to ninth-graders is held every spring.

Current job opportunities and issues in the accounting field will be among the topics addressed in a discussion sponsored by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Accounting Society and faculty from the college's School of Business and Computer Technologies. The roundtable will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

The second annual Floor Pong tournament, organized by Campus View Resident Assistant Ashlin R. Hollinger, was held Wednesday night in the Field House. Promoted by word of mouth and a YouTube video linked from the student portal, the event reintroduced the campus to a variation on table tennis in which surfaces beyond the table are fair game.

An Open House at Pennsylvania College of Technology − a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University − will be held Sunday, Oct. 25, enabling prospective students, their families and friends to learn more about the college, its academic programs and facilities. The event will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Coaching from the sidelines of the Campus Center lawn, Career Services staff served more than 200 students at the Pre-Game Tailgate to the Career Fair from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday. The event, which included free food, fun and giveaways, began a series of activities that will culminate at the Oct 20-21 Career Fair.

Gerri F. Luke, associate professor of business administration/marketing, delivered the David London My Last Words Lecture on Tuesdayevening in the ACC Auditorium. The lecture series,featuring a faculty membernominated by students asespecially inspiring and encouraging, was renamed last year in honor of the late David A.

Nearly $900 for student scholarships was raised by the Homecoming Court leading up to this past weekend, a campuswide celebration that was enjoyed by hundreds of people from the Penn College community. In addition to the Door-Decorating Contest and the crowning of the king and queen both of which are covered elsewhere on PCToday the winners of several contests and raffles have been announced.

From campus royalty to a historical photo exhibit in The Gallery at Penn College, to sporting events and alumni reunions, to a car show and "floats" that didn't move, Pennsylvania College of Technology was alive Oct. 9-11 with a "Connecting the Pieces: Past and Present Unite" Homecoming celebration. — Photos by Jessica L. Tobias and Michael S. Fischer, student photographers, and Jennifer A.

The Penn College Motorsports Association co-hosted its fourth biannual autocross with the Sports Car Club of America Northeastern Region this past weekend. The event, held at Brodart Co. on Arch Street, is a skill contest that emphasizes drivers' ability and their cars' characteristics.