Events Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology has scheduled an April 14 reception to honor current and former students, alumni, faculty and staff serving in the armed forces. During the event, which will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Penn College inducted its fourth group of Awesome Women Exemplars this week, honoring employees and students for their inspirational presence on campus. In accordance with this year's theme, "Women Taking the Lead in Saving the World," all students, faculty and staff were encouraged to nominate any Penn College female they admire.

Three Pennsylvania College of Technology student groups hope to raise $10,000 during next month's Walk-It-Out, a mini-Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. The second annual event sponsored by the Wildcat Events Board, the Residence Hall Association and the Student Government Association will be held at noon Saturday, April 25, on the Madigan Library lawn.

Area residents concerned about where their food is grown and wishing to reduce their ecological footprint can discover the meaning of "locavore" the Oxford American Dictionary's 2007 Word of the Year at a public forum in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library. The free event "Herbivore, Omnivore, Locavore!" will be held from 4-5 p.m.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Transcendence," a collection of photographs by Nick Johnson, from March 17-April 9. Working exclusively with a large-format camera, Johnson's photographs portray manipulated rock and flagstones that resemble abstract landscapes.

Judging for the CalJava International Wedding Cake Competition was held Thursday morning in the PDC. Ten intricate cakes designed for the competition by students in an advanced cake decorating class were displayed the following day, attracting cash votes to determine the People's Choice Award. The funds raised through voting were given to the YWCA's Liberty House.

Penn College hosted Chef Robert Kinkead, chef and owner of Kinkead's: An American Brasserie in Washington, D.C., from Feb. 25-27 as part of its Visiting Chef Series. The series invites accomplished chefs to campus to mentor and work alongside School of Hospitality students over several days, culminating in an elaborate scholarship-benefit dinner in Le Jeune Chef restaurant.

More than 100 people attended the Multicultural Society's third annual Gospel Concert on Saturday in the ACC Auditorium. The club is a student organization designed to promote diversity and cultural awareness on campus and in the community. Each year, the proceeds of the Gospel Concert are donated to a community organization with which club members volunteer their time helping children.

More than50 students turned out Tuesday, Feb. 25, for a "What's The Deal?" forum, a program and discussion facilitated by Penn College's Community Assistants to converse about marijuana use and distribution in the campus and Williamsport communities.

Members of Penn College's athletics teams volunteered Monday at Williamsport's Sheridan Elementary School to participate in the Read Across America Day, nationwide celebration held annually around the March 2 birthday of Dr. Seuss. The student-athletes read to the children, and Bradley Robinson and Samantha Mills did a "Green Eggs and Ham" readers' theater.