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Art created from reclaimed denim is in the spotlight at the next exhibit at The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Madigan Library. “Those of Us Still Living” will run Sept. 2 through Oct. 1. A Meet the Artist Reception is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, featuring a gallery talk at 5:30 p.m.

The campus community cheered Penn College's new affiliation with the NCAA in the first of several Wildcat "kickoff" events starting this past weekend. Giveaways (including sunglasses and temporary tattoos), halftime competitions, a Fan Zone and concessions were featured, beginning with women's volleyball against Lycoming College at 5 p.m.

Penn College students seeking paying jobs and personal enrichment found a varied menu at the ninth annual Fall FIESTA (Friends, Involvement, Employment and Socializing on a Tuesday Afternoon) and the corresponding Part-Time Job Fair, at which employers and nonprofits alike served up a smorgasbord of spare-time opportunities.

The Tinkerbells, representing Lancaster and York halls, topped two of the day's four events (kickball and dodgeball) to amass 40 points and win Penn College's inaugural "Wildcat Wars" competition Saturday. The team managed to hold off the "V Squad Mafia," from The Village at Penn College, which placed second in three events to finish close behind with 37 points.

As chair of the Little League International Board of Directors, Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour helped make the 68th annual Little League Baseball World Series one to remember.

A "meet the artist" reception was held Monday for a colorful campus exhibit that celebrates popular culture and this year's 75th anniversary of Little League Baseball. "Collective Pop," featuring the work of Charles Fazzino and Lycoming County school students, continues in The Gallery at Penn College through Sunday. Hours for the gallery, on the third floor of Madigan Library, are 1-4 p.m.

Penn College's “Welcome Weekend,” held Saturday and Sunday on main campus, gently and helpfully guided new and returning students toward the start of classes. Student leaders, faculty/staff and alumni – all wearing T-shirts identifying them as the go-to gang to satisfy any last-minute questions – offered a collectively friendly face to the Fall 2014 members of the college community.

Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Summer Commencement ceremony Saturday morning at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. Kaitlin M. Savidge, of Northumberland, who received an Associate of Applied Science degree in emergency medical services, was the student speaker for the 11 a.m. event.

Colorful creations by an internationally renowned  3-D pop artist are teamed with artwork by area middle and high school students in “Collective Pop,” an art exhibit celebrating pop art and the 75th anniversary of Little League®. “Collective Pop” opened July 10 in The Gallery at Penn College and continues through Aug. 24 – the final day of the 2014 Little League Baseball® World Series.

A Centennial Gala, bringing together an invited assortment of pivotal players in the institution's growth from homegrown phenomenon to national pacesetter, was held Friday at Penn College. The day featured lunch at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant and campus tours, as well as a reception, remarks and dinner buffet in Madigan Library. – Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor