Events Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Fall 2006 Arts and Lecture Series gets under way Oct. 10 with comedian Melanie Reno, who will share the compelling story of her battle with alcohol abuse while a college student. Reno's "College Lush Tour" performance, which begins at 8 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium, is also part of Alcohol Awareness Week activities at Penn College.

The Student Activities Office, Penn College Legal Society and Madigan Library partnered to celebrate Constitution Day with several displays and activities this week. Students were encouraged to register to vote, attend a lecture on "Music Downloading and Piracy" and participate in a trivia contest. Among the activities:

Penn College's "Constitution Day" observance continued Wednesday evening with a lecture, "Music Piracy and Downloading: Both Sides of the Debate," by Scott E. Cunningham in the ACC Auditorium.

The semester is well under way and the Occupational Therapy Assistant club asks: Do your neck, back or shoulders hurt yet? Do you know why? It just might be your backpack! Carrying too much weight or improperly wearing backpacks can cause neck, back and shoulder pain and compromise posture and breathing.

The first-ever "Vine Avenue Meet & Greet" was held Wednesday afternoon on the sidewalk behind the ACC. All Vine Avenue residents were invited to enjoy free food and meet Danielle M. Coakley, community assistant.(Photos by Phillip C. Warner, student writer-photographer)

More than a dozen aviation alumni gathered with their families at Penn College's Lumley Aviation Center in conjunction with last weekend's Montoursville Rotary Club Fall Foliage Balloon Festival. Reunion participants were led on tours of the facility; heard a briefing by retired Air Force Col. Timothy D.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's new Roger and Peggy Madigan Library, will host "The Iconography of the Goddess," an exhibit of sculpture by David Hostetler, Oct. 3-29. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 3:30 to 7 p.m., with a gallery talk scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

"Grandparents Day" was observed in the Children's Learning Center this week, as grandparents and grandchildren joined in artful handiwork, storytime and other fun activities. Among the other highlights was a "Summer Memories" quilt, arranged by Assistant Group Leader Regina G. Andes from photos provided by families and staff.(Photos by Regina G. Andes, Children's Learning Center)

The American Red Cross was"excited and very surprised"aboutthe turnout for Wednesday's Bloodmobile at the Bush Campus Center, where a total of 177 individuals registered to give blood and 175 pints were collected achievingthe goal of 145. There were75 first-time donors, andevery pint collected goes to saving another life.