Visitors set sights on tomorrow during summertime's first Open House
Thursday, May 26, 2022
– Photos by Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist/photographer
![Admissions counsellor Bryce W. Winder shares alumni success stories with the Klump Academic Center crowd ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60034_PCTo.jpg)
Admissions counsellor Bryce W. Winder shares alumni success stories with the Klump Academic Center crowd ...
![Robert K. Vlacich, assistant professor of automotive service, talks with families on the campus mall ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60047_PCTo.jpg)
Robert K. Vlacich, assistant professor of automotive service, talks with families on the campus mall ...
![Richard K. Hendricks Jr., instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing, talks with guests outside the Larry A. Ward Machining Technologies Center ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60058_PCTo.jpg)
Richard K. Hendricks Jr., instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing, talks with guests outside the Larry A. Ward Machining Technologies Center ...
![... and leads them through the sunshine (and past the](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60062_PCTo.jpg)
... and leads them through the sunshine (and past the "Student Bodies" sculptures) en route to a lab tour.
![The physician assistant program is capably explained by director Joshua A. Bower.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60112_PCTo.jpg)
The physician assistant program is capably explained by director Joshua A. Bower.
![Chef Michael J. Ditchfield, instructor of hospitality management/culinary arts, takes Open House visitors through one of his native faculty habitats: Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, a fine-dining training venue for students in the college's culinary arts and baking & pastry arts majors.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60123_PCTo.jpg)
Chef Michael J. Ditchfield, instructor of hospitality management/culinary arts, takes Open House visitors through one of his native faculty habitats: Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, a fine-dining training venue for students in the college's culinary arts and baking & pastry arts majors.
![Guests hold](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60130_PCTo.jpg)
Guests hold "SimBaby," an interactive teaching tool, during a presentation by Tushanna M. Habalar (left) and Donnamarie Lovestrand, assistant professors of nursing programs.
![Joshua J. Rice, an alumnus instructor of plastics technology, shares his insight in the blow molding lab. He shows the Wello WaterWheel, a rolling plastic water tank that benefits families in rural India and other countries by reducing the time and physical burdens of water collection and transportation. The upgraded, blow-molded 2.5 version was engineered by Penn College plastics grad Jason C. Gross ’05.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60151_PCTo.jpg)
Joshua J. Rice, an alumnus instructor of plastics technology, shares his insight in the blow molding lab. He shows the Wello WaterWheel, a rolling plastic water tank that benefits families in rural India and other countries by reducing the time and physical burdens of water collection and transportation. The upgraded, blow-molded 2.5 version was engineered by Penn College plastics grad Jason C. Gross ’05.
![Two more helpful faculty members – Allen Heimbach, instructor of computer information technology, and Alicia L. McNett, assistant professor of computer information technology – offer an illuminating overview in the gaming lab.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60168_PCTo.jpg)
Two more helpful faculty members – Allen Heimbach, instructor of computer information technology, and Alicia L. McNett, assistant professor of computer information technology – offer an illuminating overview in the gaming lab.
![... and inside College Avenue Labs, where industry donations and faculty expertise equip tomorrow’s graduates with in-demand skills.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60196_PCTo.jpg)
... and inside College Avenue Labs, where industry donations and faculty expertise equip tomorrow’s graduates with in-demand skills.
![Waiting outside the Keystone Dining Room for the next campus tour to begin](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60205_PCTo.jpg)
Waiting outside the Keystone Dining Room for the next campus tour to begin
![Gayle M. Kielwein, coordinator of student engagement operations, staffs that office's information table in the Bush Campus Center.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60211_PCTo.jpg)
Gayle M. Kielwein, coordinator of student engagement operations, staffs that office's information table in the Bush Campus Center.
![Shopping for Wildcat merch in The College Store](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60229_PCTo.jpg)
Shopping for Wildcat merch in The College Store
![... and proves himself equally adept at small-group interaction when meeting with a family back in the Student & Administrative Services Center.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60242_PCTo.jpg)
... and proves himself equally adept at small-group interaction when meeting with a family back in the Student & Administrative Services Center.
![Financial aid assistant Tamaka E. Carter helps families sort through the intricacies of paying for college.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60248_PCTo.jpg)
Financial aid assistant Tamaka E. Carter helps families sort through the intricacies of paying for college.
![Penn College's benefits for veterans and active-duty personnel are detailed by Chet Beaver, coordinator of veteran and military services, and Katie C. Burke, veteran services specialist.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2022/05/22_052522_60257_PCTo.jpg)
Penn College's benefits for veterans and active-duty personnel are detailed by Chet Beaver, coordinator of veteran and military services, and Katie C. Burke, veteran services specialist.