Events Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Office of Alumni Relations will host the fourth annual Williamsport Technical Institute reunion on June 18 for alumni of the Penn College predecessor institution. "This reunion gets a little bigger every year as we locate more and more of our 'lost' W.T.I. alumni," said Barbara A. Danko, director of alumni relations at Penn College.

A May 7 program entitled "The Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Accident The First Two Hours" will be the fourth in a series of faculty forums to be presented at the Pennsylvania College of Technology Library. The program, which will be presented by Thomas E. Ask, assistant professor of HVAC Technology/Mechanical Refrigeration, is free and open to the public. It will be offered from noon to 1 p.m.

Billy Ray Brown, winner of three PGA tour events and currently an on-course golf reporter for ABC Sports, will be the featured pro at the 18th Annual Golf Classic hosted by the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation on May 10 at the Williamsport Country Club. The annual fund-raising event for sponsors supports the Scholarship Aid Program for Penn College students.

By Nichole Shanefelter College Information & Community Relations Intern The Fifth Annual International Week, a celebration of cultures from around the world, will be held April 18-24 at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro will host an open house on Thursday, April 29, for those considering nursing as a career. The 5 to 7 p.m. event will feature tours of the campus (located just east of Wellsboro on Route 6), opportunities to speak with current students and faculty, as well as information about the application process, tuition and financial aid.

"The Engaged Librarian: Activism on the Library Issues of the Day" will be the topic of a program to be presented April 27 at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be presented by Ann Sparanese, head of adult and young adult services at Englewood Public Library, Englewood, N.J. It will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Design and construction professionals, homeowners, students and others can receive helpful information about environmentally friendly products and services when the Fifth Annual Green Building Fair is presented April 5-6 at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Student teams from six colleges will test their mettle in the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Woodsman Meet at Pennsylvania College of Technology on April 24, an event that also will feature a lumberjack sports challenge conducted by event co-sponsor Stihl Inc. The activities, which include a reunion of Penn College Forestry alumni, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students considering enrolling at Pennsylvania College of Technology, as well as their families and friends, can tour the campus and learn more about academic programs, housing options, campus life and paying for college on Sunday, March 21, at Spring Visitation Day 2004.

Dominique Filoni, executive chef/owner of Savona in Gulph Mills, and Andrew Masciangelo, chef de cuisine at the restaurant, will prepare the Distinguished Visiting Chef Series Dinner on Saturday, April 17, at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Tickets for the dinner, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the College's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, are available for $125.