Events Articles

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.

Penn College is participating in Welcoming Week (Sept. 14-23), a national appreciation of international students and their collective contributions to campus culture.

Breaking bread at the CLC Best buddies supply a new definition for "stump speech." Playtime on the rolling hills Going for a spin A raised bed allows for a green-thumb workout. The Dunham Children's Learning Center observed its Fall Family Welcome Night on Tuesday, filling the multipurpose room and nearby playground with laughter and goodwill that transcend the season. Photos by J.J.

Tuesday's presentation by Bamonte (left) and Meredick ... ... will touch upon the wearable technology they explored in Finland, such as this temperature-reading bracelet. Industrial design majors Nicole Bamonte and Abigail M. Meredick will discuss their June travels to Finland during a presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Room 129 of College Avenue Labs.

With microphones in hand, Sinclair and Chappo encourage thoughtful dialogue in Penn's Inn. Pocket editions of the U.S. Constitution are front and center, reminding today's citizens of its ongoing relevance. A veteran of issue-driven campus forums, Miller keeps the conversation flowing. A library display includes facts, giveaways ... and a laptop for self-service voter signup.

The 10th annual Greater Lycoming Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Central Pennsylvania chapter and Penn College, attracted 330 participants for a fundraising stroll across main campus. The Sept. 15 event collected more than $15,000 for suicide prevention efforts. – Photos by Rachel A. Eirmann, student photographer    

No one's going home hungry from this table! Taking a chance on some sweet swag Jason K. Eichensehr, dining services manager, serves up smiles with (from left) dining services workers Brandy L. Heaps, Sara B. Bernier and Rochelle A. Splain.

Donors were in the spotlight at two recent Bush Campus Center events: a Sept. 5-6 blood drive in memory of Patrick M. Breen, a longtime General Services employee who died June 25 at the age of 58, and a Sept. 5 "Be the Match" effort to find compatible volunteers for bone-marrow donations or cord-blood transfusions. Mindy J. Colony, first-shift custodian, and Charles J.