The College Store is featured in a cover story in the current issue of The College Store Magazine, the official publication of The National Association of College Stores. The seven-page article titled "First Impressions" outlines the advantages of campus bookstores' involvement in the student-orientation process.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Colony of Sigma Nu Fraternity will sponsor a spring car show from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, on the college's main campus in Williamsport. The event will be held in the parking lot of the Carl Building Technologies Center; directional signs will route participants from the college's Maynard Street entrance.
The Student Government Association held a Silent Auction at Penn's Inn (CC, second floor) Wednesday. Open bidding was from noon-6 p.m. Light refreshments were served at 5 p.m.; winning bids were announced at 7 p.m. Auction items ranged from unique student work, other one-of-a-kind items, and services from organizations and small businesses in the surrounding community.
Brandon J. Close, of Williamsport, majoring in business administration: marketing concentration, has been chosen as February's Student of the Month by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
The Penn College Human Services Club and Empire Beauty School recently completed a benefit for Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that fashions hairpieces for disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. The December event was a great success, with more than 20 ponytails donated. The Human Services Club thanks Empire for its donation of time, space and talent.
Twelve Penn College early childhood education students volunteered at Saturday's grand opening of the James V. Brown Library's Kathryn Siegel-Welch Children's Wing. They assisted children with crafts and making snacks, and also guided Dugout, the Little League mascot, as he visited with attendees.
Effective Monday, Feb. 9, the exterior doors behind the gymnasium from the Hager Lifelong Education Center lobby will be closed. Access to the rear doors of the gymnasium from the LEC lobby will be maintained. In addition, demolition in the first-floor area of the former library will commence early next week.
During The College Store's end-of-semester textbook buyback in December, students selling back textbooks were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite student organizations. Student clubs were encouraged to participate by decorating voting containers into which students could drop their voting chips.
Due to financial constraints, River Valley Transit has announced that the free College Town student shuttle will not resume in January. The late-night service, which made a variety of stops throughout the campus community from 8 p.m.-2:10 a.m., ended Dec. 5.
The Gallery at Pennsylvania College of Technology has rescheduled a talk by artist Brian Bishop for 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Room 1056 of the college's Student and Administrative Services Center. Bishop originally was scheduled to offer talks during the opening reception for his gallery show titled "" in October, but heavy snow in eastern Pennsylvania prevented his arrival on campus.
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