Events Articles

Sixteen Penn College students, faculty and staff the largest turnout this year for a Student Activities community-service project took part in a "Civility Saturday" event at the Lycoming County SPCA on Reach Road. The group performed maintenance and grounds work in the pet cemetery, washed the agency's vehicles, cleaned out and washed the ambulance, and power-washed the kennels.

Penn College hosted a reception Tuesday to show its deep appreciation for individuals and corporations whose donations to the college help to fund the newest in industry-standard equipment, scholarships and building projects that are crucial to helping students earn "degrees that work." College President Davie Jane Gilmour recognized new contributors and those whose continued giving in the past y

Lycoming County Big Read 2007 and the ever-growing "shoe display" at Penn College's Madigan Library are featured in a six-minute news story that aired on WVYA (89.7 FM). The piece was prepared by Brad L. Nason, assistant professor of mass communications,from an interview with Lynne H.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Penn College's Madigan Library, will host "Applied Landscape," an exhibit by Millville artist Cynthia Harper, through May 6. An artist's talk and reception marked the exhibit's official opening Tuesday afternoon. Regular gallery hours for the show are Sunday, 1-4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 2-8 p.m.; and Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Two representatives of Juniper Networks, whose networking clients include the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and T-Mobile, were the presenters forTuesday's "Late Latte" event sponsored by the School of Business and Computer Technologies. Fred Ludy, territory manager, and Matt McGuirl, systems engineer, spoke to interested students on the second floor of the Madigan Library. ( Photos by Amanda M.

"Literacy in the Classroom and in the Home" was among the presentations during last weekend's Central Susquehanna Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference on Penn College's main campus. Billie A.

A regional computer fair for middle- and high-school students from 19 area districts, sponsored by BLaST Intermediate Unit 17, was held Monday and Tuesday at Penn College. Students competed in categories including Web-page design, desktop publishing, logo design, digital moviemaking and graphic design.

Penn College's Act 101 program held its annual Recognition Dinner in Penn's Inn on Thursday evening to celebrate the 2007 Act 101 graduating students. Five of the graduates were in attendance, including Angela Mayo, a graduating Act 101 student leader (center in photo at far left), who was the guest speaker for the evening's event.

It was a long, but successful night for the Penn College Dance-a-Thon, which raised a total of $1,698.36 for the American Cancer Society. Three student organizations the Student Government Association, Residence Hall Association and Wildcat Events Board sponsored the 12-hour "Dance for Hope" that began at 6 p.m. Friday.

Twenty-six Pennsylvania College of Technology students were inducted Saturday into the Pennsylvania Xi Chapter of Alpha Chi, a national honor society for baccalaureate students. Membership in Alpha Chi is open to bachelor-degree students from all academic disciplines and is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's junior and senior classes.