Events Articles

The American Institute of Architects' Middle Pennsylvania chapter met in Penn College's Professional Development Centeron Friday night, discussing the architectural design of The Madigan Library. Benedict H.

Three student organizations are sponsoring a 12-hour dance-a-thon at Pennsylvania College of Technology this month, offering the campus community several ways to contribute to the American Cancer Society. "The Penn College Dance-a-Thon," tagged the "Dance for Hope," will be held from 6 p.m. Friday, March 30, to 6 a.m. Saturday, March 31, in Penn's Inn in the Bush Campus Center.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro will host an open house from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, for those interested in nursing as a career. This event will feature tours of the campus, located just east of Wellsboro on Route 6; opportunities to speak with administration and faculty; and information about the application process, tuition and financial aid.

Approximately 600 seventh- to ninth-graders from 12 school districts visited Pennsylvania College of Technology's campuses on March 12 to learn about careers through hands-on activities and tours. Among the activities available for groups on the main campus were creating video games, operating robots, practicing emergency medical skills, using television studio equipment and taking X-rays.

Nature's role in children's health is the topic of a free presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium at Pennsylvania College of Technology, sponsored by the college's Earth Smart Club in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators.

Visitation Day, an opportunity for prospective students, their families and friends to learn more about Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be held Saturday, March 24. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State, committed to applied technology education.

The Factory Built Housing Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology is conducting a workshop Thursday and Friday in alliance with the Association of Construction Educators of Pennsylvania, addressing modular construction technology and its use in secondary education vocational curriculums. Frederick G.

The Ninth Annual Extrusion Seminar and Hands-On Workshop featuring extrusion expert Chris Rauwendaal, of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering Inc., Auburn, Calif., and extrusion instructor Kirk M. Cantor, professor of plastics and polymer technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be held July 31 to Aug. 2 at Penn College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host the 12th annual conference of the Central Susquehanna Association for the Education of Young Children on Saturday, March 31. The conference is scheduled from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the college's Klump Academic Center and features exhibits and a choice of 35 workshops.

Human services students at Pennsylvania College of Technology will present an Assistive Technology Exposition on April 13 in the college's Field House. The expo, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is being held in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services annual conference, to be hosted on campus April 13-15.