Events Articles

Members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter of the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association, along with dentist and dental hygienist volunteers, will provide free oral cancer screenings on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 9-11 a.m. The event will be held in the college’s Dental Hygiene Clinic, on the second floor of the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center.

Student Natascha G. Santaella, of Williamsport, and Gary T. Pandolfi, refrigeration, heating and plumbing mechanic, send color coursing through the Veterans' Fountain. Student leaders outside the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center, with the newly tinted fountain spraying behind them, are (from left) Santaella; Everett B. Appleby, of Wilkes-Barre; David A.

Feet were on the move Saturday morning in two inaugural 5K events designed to raise awareness for important social issues: veteran suicide and human trafficking. Pennsylvania College of Technology’s student veterans fraternity, Omega Delta Sigma, held a 5K Silkies Run on campus, starting at the Field House.

Brada AEthelwald, target archery marshal for Region 3, explains differences between bows and arrows of then and now. Enjoying the festive air are (from left) John F. Chappo, assistant professor of history/history of technology, and information technology majors Andrew W. Hofmann, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; Matthew J. Danner, of Taylor; and Scott W. Master, of Gifford.

Simon P. Couls Jr., information assurance and cyber security, exhibits excitement (and refreshment) in the line. Jack M. Banker, electronics and computer engineering technology, motions wildly as he fights enemies in Superhot VR. Industrial design student Tyler M. Schmill laughs heartily while slashing through Fruit Ninja VR.

With the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I to be observed in November, a guest lecturer with the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Lecture Series will share his expertise on the topic on Thursday, Nov. 8, in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

Highly regarded – literally! – for his eye-grabbing work on campus, Stabley plays to the admiring crowd below. The artist (center) describes his process. A guest snaps a cellphone photo of the work-in-progress, shown on one of the atrium’s monitors. Stabley points out the intricacy of his creation's colored glass tiles.

Jim R. Dougherty III, assistant director of classroom technology and A/V services, assists the president with the VR headset. Explorers welcome!

A discussion of a celebrated World War I novel, dovetailing the next event in Penn College's Technology and Society Colloquia Series, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in Madigan Library's second-floor reading loft. "Sebastian Barry's meticulously researched 'A Long Long Way' is a work of historical and lyric fiction.

Front row, from left: Evonne W. Haines, mathematics instructor; Melissa M. Stocum, academic skills specialist, academic mentoring program; and Erin S. Shultz, coordinator of career development. Back row, from left: Paul R. Watson, dean of academic success; Jennifer L. Hammond, coordinator of tutoring; Crissy L. McGinness, director of dining services; Timothy S.