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Pennsylvania College of Technology will feature battles of ingenuity later this month when it hosts SWORD Fall Fights 2018. Approximately 50 combat robots will “fight” in the double-elimination tournament that is open to the public. Trophies and gift certificates will be awarded to the top three finishers in the 1- and 3-pound weight classes.

"In this town we call home, everybody hail to the pumpkin song," say the lyrics in a modern-day film favorite, and Penn College students surely welcomed Halloween with a pair of juxtaposed traditions: kid-friendly hours for trick-or-treating at The Village Apartments on Wednesday, balanced by the following night's shudder-inducing attraction of the ever-expanding "Arc Asylum" haunted welding labor

Alumna Kierstin G. Steer caters to the tastebuds with a variety of tempting items. Terrariums, dish gardens and airplants were among the offerings from the green thumb of Dining Services' Vicki K. Killian. Adipocere Soap, specializing in vegan products that go beyond its name, is represented by Madigan Library's April N. Line (left). Alyssa L.

Fall Open House visitors had unfettered access to Penn College's vibrant campuses Sunday, as today's faculty/staff, alumni and students provided them with a tantalizing view of a very real and credible tomorrow.

A large crowd listens intently to the artist’s stories. “American Landscape” is one of Shaw’s linocuts in the exhibit. Shaw (second from left) converses with community artists and Gallery Director Penny Griffin Lutz (far right).

Human services students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are inviting the campus community and the public to attend “PCT HOPE,” a unique opioid awareness event to be held Saturday, Nov. 10, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Penn’s Inn on the second floor of the Bush Campus Center.

Zimmerman leads the discussion of Barry's acclaimed book ... ... which he said lends "a human face to what occurred in Ireland in World War I." Chappo, assistant professor of history/history of technology, listens to a guest's observation.

The Community Arts Center, Lycoming College and Saint John's School of the Arts will again present the holiday classic, "The Nutcracker," this season. More than 200 artists of all ages will comprise the totally homegrown talent for the production. The cast will include 112 dancers, age 4 to adult, and live music by Lycoming College students and local musicians.

The power of printmaking and an artist’s interpretation of the American story will be on display with “American Epic,” Oct. 25 through Dec. 12, in The Gallery at Penn College. Jesse Shaw, assistant professor of art at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, has been laboring on his American Epic print series for 10 years, and, so far, 29 pieces of the planned 50 have been completed.

Approximately 600 students from high schools across the state attended Career Day on Thursday, trying their hands at Penn College’s “degrees that work.” Faculty, staff and several students, giving up time from the Fall Break, provided 34 options for tours, demonstrations and hands-on activities.