Events Articles

Homecoming/Parent & Family Weekend (Oct. 6-8) Student leaders prep for pride-filled weekend. The Veterans' Fountain outside the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center has taken on its traditional "Penn College Proud" tint, aided by General Services and student leaders, and heralding the arrival of Homecoming/Parent & Family Weekend (Friday through Sunday).

Providing care for those around the world who are experiencing health-related suffering is the topic of discussion for the next Technology & Society Colloquia Series program at Pennsylvania College of Technology. “Medical Care on the Edge: Redesigning Care Across Cultures,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium by Thomas E.

Penn College's commitment to inclusiveness was reflected in a pair of events this past week: the first in a planned monthly series of "Diversi-tea" dialogues and a themed dinner to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Registrants paid $10 per vehicle to participate, with all proceeds going to charity. Penn College Police Officer Charles E. O'Brien showed off his restored labor of love: a 1929 Model A Ford that honors the very history of law enforcement. Car enthusiasts check out the vehicles on display, which vied for awards in varied categories, both antique and modern.

Kathryn Ecker (left), an organizational-development professional, discusses leadership solutions to support business strategies. Gerald A. Welshans, consultant/instructor with the National Sustainable Structures Center, shares energy insights with guests. In the mechatronics engineering technology lab, visitors “talk shop” with Thomas W. Fry (right), industrial technology specialist.

"Come sit you down and have a good laugh!" proved to be an invitation too good to decline, as the campus community enjoyed Dining Services' sumptuous Renaissance Feast this week in and around "The Grand Hall" that is the Capitol Eatery. From 4-8:30 p.m.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently marked the beginning of its full membership status with the NCAA by unveiling a Wildcat-inspired bus – Susquehanna Trailways-owned and Penn College-branded – and a new way to support athletics: the Wildcat Club.

Steven Brower Projected images enhance an informative lecture by Brower, held in the SASC conference room ... ... just across Hagan Way from a companion exhibit on the third floor of Madigan Library. His interest raised, a patron lowers his cellphone to get a photo in the college gallery.

The campus community officially entered an exciting new age Wednesday night: celebrating Pennsylvania College of Technology's full membership in Division III of the NCAA – not to mention the attendant boost to school pride from a dynamic new logo, an exciting mascot makeover and a literal driving force for institutional marketing.

About 30 students took part in the inaugural Penn College Outdoor Weekend on Friday and Saturday, enjoying a camping trip amid the Schneebeli Earth Science Center's 400-plus acres of scenic surroundings.