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Pennsylvania College of Technology students, employees and alumni as well as members of the general public are welcome to enter their vehicles in the annual Homecoming Car Show sponsored by the Student Government Association. This year's event, offering prizes in 12 categories, will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, on the college's main campus in Williamsport.

Parent & Family Weekend 2011 offered a variety of activities for Penn College students and their families, including social events, educational workshops, brunch with the president, performances by the Wildcat Dance Team and other entertainment, tethered balloon rides, and trolley tours of Williamsport.

Students in the Advanced Patisserie Operations class presented their first bake sale of the Fall 2011 semester Friday morning, a menu of "International Delights" that appropriately satisfied the senses. Student managers for the sale, held in Le Jeune Patissier (in the market area of the Carl Building Technologies Center) were Ana-Maria Grigore, Oksana M. Punako and Lauren G. Hammer.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Residence Life Office has announced its honorees for August/September. Dauphin Hall's Brent K. Hey was selected as Resident Assistant of the Month and Ashley G. Maietta, an RA in York Hall, was chosen Rising Star of the Month.

Penn College aviation students Alper B. Tan, Marc T. Kaylor, Jacob R. Tuck, Richard M. "Matt" Hause and Daniel A. Starr along with co-department head Thomas D. Inman provided ground support for air-show aircraft at last weekend's Lycoming County Rotary Clubs Festival 2011. The college was a "co-pilot sponsor" for the event, held at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville.

Regional American Cuisine menus, prepared by students in the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology, have returned for the fall semester at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. Served Wednesday and Friday evenings this semester, the dinners feature signature dishes from across the continent, prepared by students in a course taught by Chef Michael J.

Six students fromPennsylvania College of Technology'sSchool of Hospitality will assist regionally and nationally acclaimed chefs in preparing the "Ewe Are Special"dinner, to benefit the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, at the Jamison Farm on Sept. 24.

Penn College students, helping with area flood cleanup, are receiving media attention for their selfless volunteer service. Members of the Construction Management Association were among those featured in Friday's Williamsport Sun-Gazette. "Many students in college are wrapped up in the college life and take the education for granted.

For the third consecutive year, Pennsylvania College of Technology has been designated a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs, a magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. According to G.I.

Sigma Nu fraternity celebrated the transition from a colony to a chapter during a milestone weekend in its brethren's three-year history at Pennsylvania College of Technology. "I am very proud of the hard work that was done by the current members and by those who graduated before them," said Erin M. Datteri, the college's assistant director of student activities for Greek life and leadership.