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A Pennsylvania College of Technology student group is inviting community members to fight – with robots. The Student Wildcats of Robotic Design club is hosting “S.W.O.R.D. Fights 3: Revenge of the Wedge” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 8 in the college’s Field House.

A projected promising national employment outlook for the Class of 2017 proved to be the reality for Pennsylvania College of Technology students at the school’s recent Career Fair. More than 230 employers, a record for the Spring Career Fair, visited campus, offering approximately 2,500 jobs and internships to Penn College students. The employers included 17 Fortune 500 companies.

Sam Quinones, a former Los Angeles-based journalist, will share the insights he gained while writing his book “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic” during a presentation at 7 p.m. April 3 at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. The presentation is free and open to the public.

In early April, Pennsylvania College of Technology will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Visiting Chef Series with the return, for the seventh time, of “Louisiana’s culinary ambassador to the world,” Chef John Folse, along with Folse’s renowned restaurant partner Chef Rick Tramonto, internationally heralded Pastry Chef Donald Wressell, and Chef Elaine Gardner, a 2011 Penn College graduate who

Attendees line a Bush Campus Center stairway for an "awesome" group photo. Carol A. Lugg fronts a graphical representation of her decidedly roundabout career lifeline. Colorful table accessories include bubble soap interactively incorporated by the speaker. Guest Leslie M. Medina, a dental hygiene: health policy and administration concentration major, joins in the fun.

Craig A. Miller (left), assistant professor of history and political science, facilitates the insightful conversation, along with Art L. Counterman, an instructor of electrical technology/occupations ... ... encouraging engagement by students in Penn's Inn.

"The wand chooses the wizard" at Ollivander's shop, but, in Dauphin Hall, you can make your own ... ... along with a magical mug! Madison P. Shrout, a graphic design major from Peterburg, donned Gryffindor garb to pose challenging Potter questions. Attendees could choose from a variety of "green screen"-enabled photo backgrounds in commemorating the evening.

Gamers fill the Field House for last year's event. "BYOC 2017" to be held Saturday Penn College's Bring Your Own Computer 2017, "the biggest gaming event of the year," will be held from noon to midnight Saturday, March 25, in the Field House.

Mike Posner Mike Posner and The Legendary Mike Posner Band will perform at Lycoming College's Keiper Recreation Center at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 29. Tickets – $15 for students and $20 for the general public – are available at the Bush Campus Center Information Desk.

Large-scale photorealistic paintings in rich hues presented with luminous costume constructions are among the works exhibited with “Private Domain” in The Gallery at Penn College from March 14 through April 20.