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The aviation program at Pennsylvania College of Technology held its first-ever Aviation Career Expoon Thursday at the Lumley Aviation Center. Ten companies attended with the intent of hiring Penn College graduates and interns. Representatives came from as far away as Michigan and Georgia.

The American Red Cross was "extremely pleased" with the turnout for Wednesday's Bloodmobile at the Bush Campus Center, where a total of 192 individuals registered to give blood and 160 pints were collected falling short of the 170-pint goal, but still a huge success. Every pint collected goes to saving another life.

Printmaker Brian D. Cohen's exhibit , "The Fool's Journey," continues through April 25 at The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of the Madigan Library. An opening reception, including a talk by the artist, was held Tuesday afternoon. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.

Human services students at Pennsylvania College of Technology will present an Assistive Technology Expo on May 2 in the college's Field House. The expo, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature a broad range of services and equipment to assist individuals with disabilities. The displays will focus on mobility, recreation, communication, tracking systems, home accessibility and education.

With a welcome dose of sunshine to brace the crowds against a lingering touch of winter in the air, Penn College's campuses held their Spring 2008 Open House on Saturday, offering visitors a friendly source of information about Pennsylvania's premier technical college, from admissions and financial aid to housing and Food Services to hands-on demonstrations and "Meet the Dean" sessions.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering an Administrative Professionals Day event on Wednesday, April 23, to honor administrative professionals, secretaries and office workers. The program, which will run from 8-9:30 a.m., begins with a breakfast buffet at Le Jeune Chef, the college's fine-dining restaurant. Tracy L.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and the Penn College IEEE (originally the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.) student branch are hosting the 2008 IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference on April 5.

Almost 100 residents of Rose Street Apartments enjoyed a night of bowling at Faxon Lanes on Wednesday evening. The program, organized by Rose Street Resident Assistant Mike Snyder with the help of the rest of the apartments' RA staff, gave residents the opportunity to unwind and socialize with others from the complex.

A College Town "town meeting" was held Wednesday night in Penn's Inn, offering an opportunity for students to share thoughts about their community and to make recommendations for its future. The meeting was facilitated by Dennis E. Gilbert, a business consultant retained on behalf of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce's College Town initiative, and Jason C.

High school students from Warren County Career Center recently made the three-and-a-half-hour trip to Penn College to participate in the latest Aviation Education Day, the School of Transportation Technology's initiative to rekindle vocational interest in the aviation field.