About 300 new students and their families attended the first Connections orientation program for the Fall 2009 semester, held June 24-25 across Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus. The two-day program, required of first-year students, provides information on such processes as buying textbooks and selecting a meal plan, gives enrollees and their families a hint of academic expectations and social opportunities, and establishes the network necessary for a successful and rewarding college experience.
Photos by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer
Green-shirted student Links – Andrew R. Christoffel and Kelly A. Bensinger – provide personalized attention outside student housing.
Admissions representative Salvatore Vitko (seated) and Connections Link Collin A. Zimmerman assist visitors at check-in.
Registrar Denny L. Dunkleberger leads a "Parents as Partners" session in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.
Comedian Michael Dean Ester, an orientation tradition at Penn College, interacts with visitors during his Penn's Inn stand-up.
New students get to know one another prior to an informational program in an ACC classroom.
Kimberly R. Cassel, director of student activities, headlines a session in the ACC Auditorium.
Student leaders Justin A. Ball and Steven V. Williams offer service with a smile.
Comedian Michael Dean Ester
Steven V. Williams leads students through some "ice-breakers."
Penn College Police Officer Jen J. Bowers welcomes an incoming student.