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General Information
College Will Sell One City Property If It Purchases Another
July 2, 2008 - 4:55 p.m.
If Penn College is able to purchase a West Third Street property, it will sell a college-owned parcel on Dix Street in Williamsport, college President Davie Jane Gilmour and Mayor Gabriel J. Campana announced Wednesday.
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Events
Penn College to Host International Event for Automotive Teachers
July 3, 2008 - 12:17 p.m.
A group of North American automotive instructors will gather this month at Penn College, home to the industry’s oldest continually operating, postsecondary program in the United States.
Ending three years of preparation that began with the institution’s approval as the event venue, the college and its School of Transportation Technology will host the 35th annual conference of the North American Council of Automotive Teachers from July 21-25. It will be the first such campus get-together since the college was the site of NACAT’s silver-anniversary conference in July 1998.
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Events
'Japan Juxtaposed' Exhibit Opens Tuesday
July 3, 2008 - 10:14 a.m.
“Japan Juxtaposed: Traditional Textiles/Modern Images," the first exhibit of the 2008-09 academic year, opens Tuesday in The Gallery at Penn College (Madigan Library, third floor). The exhibit, which begins with a sushi-and-sake reception in the gallery from 5-7 p.m., features textiles from the personal collection of Joseph E. LeBlanc, instructor of physics, and photographs of modern-day Tokyo by Kirk Pedersen, an urban landscape artist on the faculty of California's Mt. San Antonio College. LeBlanc will offer a gallery talk at 5:30 Tuesday. The exhibit, represented at left by a detail of a scarf and Pedersen's neon look at Japan's largest city, is open to the public and runs through Aug. 6. Hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.
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Events
Gallery's Initial Exhibit Enhanced by Hands-On Activities
July 3, 2008 - 10:10 a.m.
The season's opening exhibit at The Gallery at Penn College will be supplemented by a number of activities. A hands-on lecture, "Japanese Culture as Seen Through Textiles," will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the second floor of the Madigan Library by Susan Ball Faeder, a quilter and merchant who has frequently traveled to Japan. A workshop, "Stitched Shibori on Pashmina Scarves," will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the library. Instructor Sandy Trimble will teach students about traditional Japanese Shibori stitches and techniques; space is limited, and registration and fees apply. More information about the activities, as well as all of this year's exhibits, is available online.
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General Information
Penn College TV Series Receives ‘Communicator’ Award
July 3, 2008 - 9:02 a.m.
The initial episode of Penn College’s “degrees that work.” series on public television, a co-production with WVIA-TV, has received an “Award of Distinction” in the documentary category of the 14th Annual Communicator Awards. The series highlights career fields identified by state and federal labor officials as important for future employment growth. The first episode profiled the field of nanotechnology, which involves the manipulation of atoms and molecules to spur product development and medical research.
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General Information
Local Musician Visits Children's Learning Center
July 2, 2008 - 1:31 p.m.
Alice “Allie” Weiler, who tunefully combines mirth and motivation through her music and video projects, paid a visit to the Children's Learning Center on Wednesday. An elementary-school counselor, Weiler is no stranger to Penn College: She performed at the CLC's 10th anniversary celebration in September 2004 and recently recruited students in the college's mass media communication major to assist with producing a new DVD series.
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Students
Penn College Grads, Students Among SkillsUSA Medalists
July 2, 2008 - 9:44 a.m.
Two new Penn College alumni, a returning student and a recent high school graduate who simultaneously enrolled in college courses last year were among medalists at the 44th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 23-28 in Kansas City, Mo.
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Events
Reception Offers Sweet Final Project, Honors Scholarship Donors
July 2, 2008 - 9:22 a.m.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation and the School of Hospitality combined efforts recently to offer a reception honoring those who have established scholarships at the college, at the same time providing a unique capstone project for students in the baking and pastry arts major.
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General Information
Fitness Center to Close Thursday, Reopen Monday
July 1, 2008 - 10:01 a.m.
The Fitness Center will close at 1 p.m. Thursday and remain
CLOSED from Friday through Sunday (July 4-6).
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General Information
ITS Warns of Increase in Reported Phishing E-Mails
July 1, 2008 - 8:59 a.m.
Information Technology Services is aware of an increase in fraudulent e-mails making it through Penn College’s spam filter. These e-mails ask for credit card numbers, network usernames and passwords, birthdates, and other personal information that enable individuals to gain access to financial accounts, Web sites, files, etc. Employees and students are reminded that the college will never ask for sensitive information in an e-mail. If you receive an e-mail that requests such information, please forward it to the
Help Desk
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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ITS Security Committee at ext. 4989 or by e-mail
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General Information
Holiday Closing Announced for Test Center
July 1, 2008 - 8:38 a.m.
The Test Center will be open until 4:30 p.m. Thursday and
CLOSED from Friday through Sunday (July 4-6).
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Announcements
College Store Closed for Inventory
June 30, 2008 - 5:46 p.m.
The College Store will be closed through Sunday for inventory.
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General Information
Tutoring Center to Close Thursday Afternoon for Holiday
June 30, 2008 - 4:30 p.m.
The Tutoring Center will close at 1 p.m. Thursday for the July 4 holiday.
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Faculty/Staff
Penn College Welcomes New Employees
June 30, 2008 - 7:01 a.m.
PCToday continues its regular feature – welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office.
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General Information
Board Approves 2008-09 Budget/Tuition, Grants ‘Emeritus’ Status
June 27, 2008 - 7:34 a.m.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved a budget and established tuition and fees for 2008-09, granted “professor emeritus” status to a retired faculty member, welcomed a new board member and elected officers, and approved the roster for the Community Arts Center Board of Directors. The board also endorsed a voluntary contribution to the city of Williamsport and authorized the college administration to purchase property at 1359 W. Third St.
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