Events Articles

Two alumni of Pennsylvania College of Technology's American Bar Association-approved legal assistant/paralegal studies major are at the forefront of a statewide roundtable to be held Sept. 13 on the college's main campus in Williamsport. Among the organizers of "The 2008 Pennsylvania Summit on the Paralegal Profession," to be held in the Thompson Professional Development Center, are Rebecca J.

This past weekend, a dozen School of Hospitality students from Penn College prepared and served food with ingredients found at the Williamsport Growers Market, held downtown on Saturdays through October. The market, generally the students' first eventof the fall semester, provides experience in interacting with local food producers and in preparing dishes that use fresh ingredients.

"Meet at Norms," Pennsylvania College of Technology's series of events to promote consciousness and accountability among members of the campus community, will open Sept. 8-12 with Alcohol Awareness Week.

The Service and Operation of Heavy Equipment Association will hold a precision Heavy Construction Equipment Rodeo during Penn College's Fall 2008 Open House from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

A pregame drizzle kept attendance to 1,379 for Penn College's "Pack the Park Night," but those who ventured to Bowman Field watched as the skies cleared ... and saw better than three hours' worth of baseball, a 29-hit marathon than ended with the Williamsport Crosscutters on the wrong side of an 11-7 tally against Batavia.

An opening reception for " Third Eye," a collection of works by famed illustrator Brad Holland, was held Tuesday evening in The Gallery at Penn College on the third floor of the Madigan Library. The artist whose work has been a fixture in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to The Atlantic Monthly also delivered a special lecture in Penn's Inn (CC, second floor) earlier in the day.

Held outside for the first time in its three-year history, the Student Activities Office's Fall FIESTA (Friends, Involvement, Employment & Socializing on a Tuesday Afternoon) brought two hours of fun and informational activity to Penn College.

Students enrolled in a catering course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will cook and serve samples to patrons of the Williamsport Growers Market on Sept. 6. The Growers Market serves as the students' first event each fall, for which they plan a menu made from the products sold at the market. Three students Leanda J. Hill, of Allenwood; Marco G. Romano, of Danville; and Michael R.

With Food Services preparing a free hot-dog lunch nearby, a stream of students competed in Microreality Racing on the LEC Patio on Tuesday. Just one of the many Student Activities events planned for this first week of the fall semester, the attraction allowed racers tomanuever radio-controlled replicas of race cars around a trailer-mounted oval track.

Welcome Weekend gave Penn College the opportunity to greet incoming students, easing them and their families into new surroundings with smiles and helpful advice.