Events Articles

The Penn College Foundation’s 39th Annual Golf Classic, held June 23 at the Williamsport Country Club, raised $106,900 for student scholarships. The Penn College Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship Fund exceeds $2.3 million.

Pennsylvania College of Technology nursing students promoted community health through a series of Donate Life events, designed to educate the community about organ donation and encourage individuals to register as donors. They joined student groups from 11 other colleges in the Gift of Life College Challenge, and it was announced in June that Penn College’s students finished in second place for their efforts and registered 265 people to become organ donors – the most of any college in the challenge.

Thursday brings the first of nine New Student Orientation sessions this summer. Leading the effort to welcome incoming Wildcats, who are starting their Penn College journeys in Fall 2025, are eight orientation leaders.

On the threshold of their graduation from Pennsylvania College of Technology, 18 architecture & sustainable design seniors showcased their four years of intensive study in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects.” Well-wishers and interested onlookers packed The Gallery at Penn College on May 16 for the exhibit’s reception and heard from the designers and their faculty mentors.

Downtown Williamsport and the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus were teeming with joyful graduates and guests, as the college held its three Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 16-17 at the Community Arts Center. Nearly 750 students marched in the ceremonies, with approximately 885 having petitioned to graduate. The livestreamed links to the three ceremonies are still available on the Spring 2025 Commencement webpage.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Spring 2025 graduates. Commencement ceremonies were held May 16-17 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport.

The inaugural Williamsport Main Street Torch Run is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, and the Penn College community is invited to celebrate local Special Olympics athletes, who are preparing for the 2025 Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games, taking place June 5-7 in State College. Beginning at Lycoming College and ending at Penn College, the run will be followed by a pep rally on the patio and parking lot of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center.

WNEP-TV joined about 150 middle school students who visited Penn College for STEMFest, a celebration of engineering and technical fields. Reporter Mackenzie Aucker attended some of the hands-on workshops.

“Building Resilience – Making Positive Changes” was the theme of the fourth annual Wildcat Wellness Fair, hosted recently by students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology class, Counseling Services and Student Engagement. The healthy and healing hands-on happening featured a range of Penn College student organizations and services – all aiming to uplift, encourage and de-stress students during the busy spring season.

A showcase of student artwork and creative development was celebrated this past Friday with a reception honoring 12 talented graphic design students in their final semester of study at Penn College. “Graphic Design 2025” runs through Friday, May 9, in The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of The Madigan Library.