Events Articles

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)

By Juli Reppert, student writer/photographer The Spring 2006 Arts and Lecture Series at Pennsylvania College of Technology will begin Jan. 31 with an Open Mic Night hosted by musician Scott Celani. The musical performances, lectures and activities are sponsored by the Student Activities Office at Penn College with the exception of the Feb.

Volunteer dentists, dental hygienists and Pennsylvania College of Technology's dental hygiene students will offer free oral screenings, sealants and education for children ages 7 to 15 on Feb. 4 as part of the Sealant Saturday program. The event is sponsored statewide by the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association and is hosted locally by Penn College in its dental hygiene clinic from 9 a.m.

Twenty'two students graduated from two programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro on Dec. 15. Thirteen students graduated from the 12-month, noncredit practical nursing program and are eligible for employment in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, hospice and other health-care organizations.