Events Articles

Master Baker Didier Rosada, one of the most respected professionals in the field of artisan bread baking, will visit Pennsylvania College of Technology's campus Oct. 24-26 as part of the William C. Butler Lecture Series. During his visit, Rosada will work extensively with students in the college's School of Hospitality in hands-on laboratories. On Oct.

A pair of Student Government Association-sponsored events raised $1,189 for the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship Fund, a scholarship program that encourages student leadership at Penn College. According to a final report from Cassie M.

A section of Penn College's Madigan Library has been named in memory of a veteran faculty member and 1988 recipient of the institution's Master Teacher award.

More than 100 people attended Thursday night's Donkey Basketball game held in Bardo Gym to benefit the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship Fund. Through ticket sales and "donkey reservations," more than $554 was raised for the student-leader scholarship program at Penn College. The fund also will get a boost at Saturday's Homecoming Car Show from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

The School of Business and Computer Technologies' observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month continued with an informative presentation "Forensic Accounting: White-Collar Crime and Financially Motivated Crimes" in the SASC presentation room Thursday afternoon. Special Agent Annmarie M.

Due to the great success of last year's Donkey Basketball event during Homecoming, and thanks to overwhelming response from the Penn College community, Donkey Basketball is coming back. As part ofthe college's2007 Homecoming celebration, Donkey Basketball will be heldat 8 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 11, in Bardo Gym. Donkey riders are needed. The teams will be faculty/staff vs. students.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Interwoven Dialogues," an exhibit of paintings by Florence Putterman, of Selinsgrove, from Oct. 9 to Nov. 4. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., with a gallery talk scheduled at 5:30 p.m. (The gallery will open at 2 p.m.

Penn College's Schools of Construction and Design Technologies and Natural Resources Management were well-represented at Connecticut Construction Career Days , held Oct. 2-3 at Mountainridge in Wallingford, Conn. The goal of the program is to heighten student awareness of careers in the construction industry and to help replenish the supply of skilled construction professionals.

Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, will hold an Open House on Sunday, Oct. 28, providing visitors with an excellent opportunity to learn more about the college, its academic majors and its facilities. The event will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

"Hiding in Plain Sight," part of Penn College's observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, was held Tuesday afternoon in the PDC's Mountain Laurel Room. The rapid evolution of malicious software whether used for concealing data, destroying data, unauthorized access or identity theft is affecting business operations around the globe.