Events Articles

What would you talk about if you knew you had only one more chance in your lifetime to speak to a group of students? In this brand-new series offered by the Student Activities Office, Penn Collegeprofessors have been challenged to answer that question.

Dental hygiene students and faculty from Pennsylvania College of Technology, working with volunteer dental hygienists, provided free oral screenings, sealants and education for 118 as part of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association's statewide Sealant Saturday program on Feb. 4..

A speaker gifted in his ability to discuss complex biology in engaging terms will be the next presenter in Pennsylvania College of Technology's William C. Butler Lecture Series. Robert Sylwester, an emeritus professor of education at the University of Oregon, will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. March 14 in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host its spring Visiting Chef Series Feb. 23-25, welcoming Walter Staib, accomplished chef and proprietor of City Tavern in Philadelphia. While at the college, Staib will work alongside students, sharing his expertise as they prepare a benefit dinner on Saturday, Feb. 25, that will conclude the stay.

By Juli Reppert, student writer/photographer February is Black History Month, and Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering an array of free events and activities throughout the month for the college community and the public. The events will begin Jan. 31 with Black History Month displays in the Bush Campus Center.

By Juli Reppert, student writer/photographer The American Red Cross and Student Health Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold the first Bloodmobile event of the year at the college on Feb. 1. Students, faculty, staff and the general public are encouraged to help reach the goal of 170 pints by giving blood from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will travel to State College and The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in February to help prepare meals for participants in the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's 15th annual "Farming for the Future" conference. The students are members of a catering course taught by Michael J.

The Gallery at Penn College on the main campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology will host "Schemata," a collection of mixed-media artwork by Gretchen Moyer, from Jan. 17 to Feb. 10. An opening reception will take place Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., with an artist's talk at 4 p.m.

More than 800 regional high school students and chapter advisers from 13 area middle and senior high schools converged Jan. 4 on the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus to compete in the Region 7 Future Business Leaders of America Conference. Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies again hosted the annual event in cooperation with the college's Outreach for K-12 Office.

Students and instructors from Penn College's School of Hospitality traveled to the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Sunday to participate in several cooking demonstrations on the main floor. ( Photos by school Dean Frederick W. Becker)