Events Articles

A nationally celebrated social critic and technologist will be the inaugural speaker in Pennsylvania College of Technology's 2005-06 William C. Butler Lecture Series. Steven Johnson, whose latest book is "Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter," will present a free public lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomes prospective students and their families along with other guests who wish to learn more about the college's "degrees that work" during Fall Visitation Day on Sunday, Oct. 30 .

Four culinary experts from across the United States will visit Pennsylvania College of Technology's campus in November to share their knowledge and work alongside students as they prepare a benefit dinner. Matthew Pike, Phillip Brown, David Sturgis and Timothy Eldridge work in businesses that represent emerging trends in the hospitality field.

Girls in seventh and eighth grades will get hands-on experience in science, mathematics and technology during a SMART Girls (Science and Math Applications in Real-World Technologies for Girls) event on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Alcohol Awareness Week 2005, to be held Oct. 17-22 at Pennsylvania College of Technology, provides many fun and interesting ways to learn about the effects and consequences of alcohol use and abuse. This year's theme, iChoose, provides the resources for informed decisions based on facts, not threats or condescending lectures. Here's what students can look forward to: Monday, Oct.

Fifteen students enrolled in the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology traveled to New York's Finger Lakes region from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 to participate in the 15th Annual Hunt Country Gourmet Harvest Festival.

Students, parents and educators from the area are invited to learn more about career and life opportunities for the 21st century when Pennsylvania College of Technology presents a Middle School Career Fair on Oct. 18. No pre-registration is required, and admission is free for the event, which will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Field House at the college.

The Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators regional workshop was held Friday on Penn College's main campus. Eighteen participants from a number of universities and colleges −including Lock Haven, Mansfield, Lycoming and Shippensburg − attended. Among the activities were a welcome from Veronica M. Muzic, vice president for academic affairs/provost; a forum featuring Jennifer L.

The bureau director for early learning services in the state's Office of Child Development a former part-time instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be the featured speaker when the Central Susquehanna Association for the Education of Young Children holds its annual meeting on the college's main campus next week. The session will begin at 7 p.m.

Penn College is proud to partner with the James V. Brown Library to host the Friends of the Library "Fabulous Fall Book Sale" from8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in the College Avenue Labs.