Events Articles

The state's top education and business officials will join a summit hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology for an initiative that seeks to link regional businesses and school districts in helping students prepare for their careers. More than 300 people have been invited to attend the Dec.

More than 460 students have petitioned to graduate in December from Pennsylvania College of Technology, which will hold a Winter Commencement ceremony Dec. 22 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. The student speaker for the 11 a.m.

Faculty, staff and students gathered Monday night in Room 200 of the Madigan Library to discuss issues related to student-on-student fighting and other violence. The event, "Wanna Fight?

The Wildcat Talent Competition, sponsored by the Student Activities Office, was held Thursday night in Penn's Inn. At far left, student Bradley D. Martin, a cabinetmaking and millwork student from Granville Summit, takes the stage. Also pictured is singer/songwriter Shwa, who performed and emceed the open-mic portion of the evening. The winners were Kevin M.

Chocolate "buildings" constructed by students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will be auctioned Dec. 7 during the college's annual "House for a Home" event to benefit the Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity.

Penn College student organizations were among those taking part in the Williamsport Merchants and Business Association Christmas Parade on Friday night. Organizers of the parade invited students to decorate golf carts in a seasonal theme, then drive them through the downtown shopping district. ( Photos by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer)

Students in Penn College's human services major held their annual Ten Thousand Villages salethis week in the CC lobby. All proceeds from the sale, conducted Thursday and Friday, go to the crafters of Ten Thousand Villages, a fair-trade organization working with underdeveloped countries. ( Photos by Stephanie A. Shutter, student photographer)

A Tuesday artist's talk and reception marked the first week of the "Vessels of Life" exhibit of mixed-media drawings by Kim Banister. The exhibit, in the Gallery at Penn College (Madigan Library, third floor), runs through Dec. 2. 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. All exhibits are free and open to the public.

Approximately 300 people attended the John Prendergast talk Tuesday night in the ACC Auditorium. Prendergast, a renowned human-rights proponent and author of eight books on Africa, offered an engaging view of the crisis in Darfur, and many insightful questions were posed during the Q&A. The event, sponsored by the International Programs Office, drew attendees from the college and the community.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association recently hosted its fifth annual Student Leadership Conference, promoting student involvement and leadership to more than 100 on-campus participants. The theme for this year's program, held Nov.