Reveling in that summertime swing, Penn College alumni stepped up to the plate, cheering on the Williamsport Crosscutters at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Alumni Night featured prizes, socializing and fireworks.
About 100 visitors savored an afternoon of artistic exchange in The Gallery at Penn College, as the summer exhibition reception celebrated “Five Artists: Explorations and Conversation.” Gallery Director Penny Griffin Lutz, said, “Visitors enjoyed the gallery talk offered by the five artists on Sunday; they discussed techniques, studio practices, the medium of fiber and the special bond they have forged as a critique group."
Penn College concrete science technology faculty shared their specialty with 110 children on June 2, teaching individual sessions to all four fifth-grade classes during Career Day at the Allentown School District’s Central Elementary STREAM Academy.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s leadership in suicide prevention and mental health services is featured in a 23-minute interview on The Spark podcast, created by WITF, the largest public TV/radio outlet in the southcentral/capital area of Pennsylvania. Nate Woods Jr., executive director for student wellbeing and inclusive excellence at Penn College, and Gina Bavero, director of Bucknell University’s Counseling and Student Development Center, are interviewed in the episode.
The Dunham Children’s Learning Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology served as the perfect setting for a visit Wednesday by Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, as she announced important child care policy priorities. “I can’t imagine a nicer place for a child to receive early learning than this one,” Secy. Arkoosh said, as she toured Penn College’s child care facility. “The enthusiasm is evident when you walk through the door.”
Stephen R. Cheskiewicz won’t be on the field during championship weekend this August at the Little League Baseball World Series, but he might be more excited than those who will. The Pennsylvania College of Technology associate professor is a board member of the Wilkes-Barre-based program that will play in the Challenger Division Exhibition Game.
While horses sprinted across the finish line at Churchill Downs, baking, culinary and business students – accompanied by faculty chefs Amanda L. Farr-Lepper and Charles Niedermyer and several members of Le Jeune Chef’s staff – were running a culinary marathon.
WVIA’s “ArtScene with Erika Funke” spotlights the summer exhibition in The Gallery at Penn College in this interview with Penny Griffin Lutz, gallery director, and two of the artists featured in “Five Artists: Explorations & Conversations.” On display through July 24, the exhibition featured a reception on Sunday.
Graphic design students from Pennsylvania College of Technology are concluding a highly successful 2024-25 season of national design awards. Capturing 32 awards in five competitions, the results spotlight the caliber of the college’s Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design.
Their classes for the spring semester ended last month, but 14 Pennsylvania College of Technology students face a big test June 12-15. They will be competing against 101 other schools at Baja SAE Maryland.
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