Pennsylvania College of Technology again helped welcome visitors to Williamsport for the Little League Baseball World Series. On Aug. 17, the college hosted a third annual cookout for the series teams on the lawn outside the Bush Campus Center, then led players, coaches and umpires to their respective divisions in the Grand Slam Parade down West Fourth Street. The Penn College contingent's theme – “What Does the Wildcat Want to Be When It Grows Up?” – consisted of a float with President Davie Jane Gilmour and students representing their majors, along with the Baja racing vehicle produced by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. The Wildcat mascot, student-athletes, Student Ambassadors and employee volunteers accompanied the float, handing out “Go to Work, Cat!” playing cards, pins and wristbands (all designed by College Information and Community Relations) to spectators.
Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, parade grand marshal, congratulates World Series finalists.
Raymond J. Fischer Jr., manager of document services, hands “Go to Work, Cat!” cards to fans along the parade route.
The Mid-Atlantic entry, a local favorite from Keystone Little League in nearby Clinton County, hones its agility with a water-bottle toss.
A Wildcat-themed banner touts the career possibilities of a Penn College education.
Children check out their new “Go to Work, Cat” playing cards.
Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour welcomes Little Leaguers to campus.
Students from construction and Honda PACT majors offer "thumbs up."
College Board of Directors Chairman Robert E. Dunham and his wife, Maureen, enjoy the festivities with the Wildcat mascot.
Hardly a poker face: New England players from Cumberland, R.I., with Student Ambassador Jenna M. Harner – and with a deck of "Go to Work, Cat!" playing cards spotlighting Penn College's degrees that work.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers student chapter excites the audience with its Baja vehicle.
President Gilmour greets the team from Dharan, Saudi Arabia.
A Mexico player accepts a string of beads from a member of the Asia-Pacific team, representing Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.
Tom Speicher, writer/video editor, interviews a member of the Aqua String Band, Philadelphia, during WVIA's live broadcast of the parade.
Former major leaguers Chris Howard, Penn College baseball coach (left), and Paul Molitor
Media record the entrance of the Mid-Atlantic team.
The Wildcat "high-fives" it with members of the New England team.
Players move through the food tent, amassing plates full of hot dogs, hamburgers and other picnic fare.
Diesel technology, emergency medical services, landscape/horticulture technology, dental hygiene and legal assistant/paralegal studies were among the majors joining the float.
Undeterred by language differences, players flash a universal response to a camera lens in their faces.
Keystone Little Leaguers gather for a team photo with 3-year-old Marc Molina (great-nephew of Gail A. Ritchey, a Registrar's Office employee) and the college mascot.
A card shark from the Great Lakes team (La Grange, Ky.) perfects the art of the deal.
A gigantic baseball rolls past Keystone Little League supporters near City Hall.
The Caribbean finalist, representing Oranjestad, Aruba, is led from campus to the parade route by Student Ambassador Rachelle N. Horning.
While series teams enjoy their moment in the sun, the Wildcat revels in a patch of campus shade.
A child ponders his new “What Does the Wildcat Want to Be When It Grows Up?” coloring book.
Student Ambassador Skylar K. Burke and team "uncle" Ed Weinhoffer await the parade go-ahead with their European team from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Hospitality Sales Manager Linda J. Miller roots for her hometown team with her grandson.
A spirited troupe of Wildcat supporters accompanies the Penn College parade float.
A child's autograph book makes its way through the Northwest roster, representing Billings, Mont.
Young parade-goers loved the Wildcat.
Players from Mexico (Mexicali, Baja California) and the Southeast (Warner Robins, Ga.) size up the competition.
A Keystone cheering section goes wild.
A Southwest slugger from Lafayette, Ga., takes a contemplative slug of water on the eve of tournament play.
Resident Assistant Maggie K. Calkins overcomes communications barrier with the Japanese team from Hamamatsu City.
The Wildcat shows off for a television camera.
The Mid-Atlantic team feels the warmth of a "hometown" crowd.
Series umpires are welcomed to campus for Wednesday's cookout near the Bush Campus Center.
Upon their arrival by bus from South Williamsport to the Campus Center, players moved through a line of congratulatory student leaders – including Atlee J. Eshleman, who coaxed an impossibly high "high five."
Students make a game of tossing bracelets to children along the parade route.
Series contestants watch last year's championship game during a luxurious lull in their imminent schedule.
Counting down to the institution's 2014 centennial, the Penn College float travels along the parade route.
The Wildcat teases an Asia-Pacific player with its tail.
An energetic Japan coach greets the crowd.
Student athletes carry a banner as part of the Penn College parade contingent.
Hillarie A. Hartzell directs the Mexico team to the food tent.
Mid-Atlantic teammates form a voracious "chow line" of their own.
President Gilmour waves from the Penn College float.
Keystone team "Uncle" Hess Wertz tosses a "thumbs-up" to a photographer on the Arts Center balcony.
Paul Molitor talks with Keystone manager Bill Garbrick, left, and Little League President/CEO Stephen D. Keener.
Students volunteered their early evening to show off Penn College’s “degrees that work.”
Students from the School of Hospitality serve up hamburgers and hot dogs – favorites in nearly every culture.
The Clinton County team, escorted by Student Ambassador Gregory J. Miller, acknowledges well-wishers on its walk across campus.
A walking Wildcat, exultant in sensible shoes.
Teams representing the Southeast and Mexico intermingle for a group photo, complete with the traditional "rabbit ears."
Paul Molitor talks with fans on the Arts Center balcony, after a television interview on WVIA.
Student Ambassadors and baseball coach Chris Howard get a precookout pep talk from Tom Speicher and Tina M. Miller, advertising and information coordinator.
Le Jeune Chef staff member Wanda J. Miller serves up macaroni and cheese.
Southeast players' team spirit extends to their sharing of earphones for musical entertainment.
Dancin' in the streets, beneath the Community Arts Center marquee.
Mid-Atlantic fans fill the downtown.
Canada's team, representing Langley, British Columbia, enjoys an alfresco meal prepared by the college's Hospitality Services.
The Latin American team from Maracay, Venezuela, commandeers Student Ambassador Amelia K. Wehr for inclusion in a photo.
Talking with the European team, Paul Molitor compares notes on overseas players he has known.
"Old Glory" makes its way through downtown Williamsport.
The MEA team from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, gets to know its Great Lakes "rivals" on friendly turf.
Fans of the Japan team show their team spirit.
Ambassador Rachel M. Emmons leads her Midwest team (Rapid City, S.D.) to its parade division.
A Mickey Mantle look-alike is a hit in Yankee pinstripes.
Having met along their parallel roads to South Williamsport, West – Huntington Beach, Calif. – reunited on campus with Northwest.
Claire E. Updegraff, a member of Le Jeune Chef's waitstaff, helps keep pace with the hungry horde.
A sign outside the food tent welcomes the world to Williamsport – and Penn College.
— Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/editor-One College Avenue; Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor;
and Tom Wilson, writer/editor-PCToday
Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, parade grand marshal, congratulates World Series finalists.
Raymond J. Fischer Jr., manager of document services, hands “Go to Work, Cat!” cards to fans along the parade route.
The Mid-Atlantic entry, a local favorite from Keystone Little League in nearby Clinton County, hones its agility with a water-bottle toss.
A Wildcat-themed banner touts the career possibilities of a Penn College education.
Children check out their new “Go to Work, Cat” playing cards.
Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour welcomes Little Leaguers to campus.
Students from construction and Honda PACT majors offer "thumbs up."
College Board of Directors Chairman Robert E. Dunham and his wife, Maureen, enjoy the festivities with the Wildcat mascot.
Hardly a poker face: New England players from Cumberland, R.I., with Student Ambassador Jenna M. Harner – and with a deck of "Go to Work, Cat!" playing cards spotlighting Penn College's degrees that work.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers student chapter excites the audience with its Baja vehicle.
President Gilmour greets the team from Dharan, Saudi Arabia.
A Mexico player accepts a string of beads from a member of the Asia-Pacific team, representing Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.
Tom Speicher, writer/video editor, interviews a member of the Aqua String Band, Philadelphia, during WVIA's live broadcast of the parade.
Former major leaguers Chris Howard, Penn College baseball coach (left), and Paul Molitor
Media record the entrance of the Mid-Atlantic team.
The Wildcat "high-fives" it with members of the New England team.
Players move through the food tent, amassing plates full of hot dogs, hamburgers and other picnic fare.
Diesel technology, emergency medical services, landscape/horticulture technology, dental hygiene and legal assistant/paralegal studies were among the majors joining the float.
Undeterred by language differences, players flash a universal response to a camera lens in their faces.
Keystone Little Leaguers gather for a team photo with 3-year-old Marc Molina (great-nephew of Gail A. Ritchey, a Registrar's Office employee) and the college mascot.
A card shark from the Great Lakes team (La Grange, Ky.) perfects the art of the deal.
A gigantic baseball rolls past Keystone Little League supporters near City Hall.
The Caribbean finalist, representing Oranjestad, Aruba, is led from campus to the parade route by Student Ambassador Rachelle N. Horning.
While series teams enjoy their moment in the sun, the Wildcat revels in a patch of campus shade.
A child ponders his new “What Does the Wildcat Want to Be When It Grows Up?” coloring book.
Student Ambassador Skylar K. Burke and team "uncle" Ed Weinhoffer await the parade go-ahead with their European team from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Hospitality Sales Manager Linda J. Miller roots for her hometown team with her grandson.
A spirited troupe of Wildcat supporters accompanies the Penn College parade float.
A child's autograph book makes its way through the Northwest roster, representing Billings, Mont.
Young parade-goers loved the Wildcat.
Players from Mexico (Mexicali, Baja California) and the Southeast (Warner Robins, Ga.) size up the competition.
A Keystone cheering section goes wild.
A Southwest slugger from Lafayette, Ga., takes a contemplative slug of water on the eve of tournament play.
Resident Assistant Maggie K. Calkins overcomes communications barrier with the Japanese team from Hamamatsu City.
The Wildcat shows off for a television camera.
The Mid-Atlantic team feels the warmth of a "hometown" crowd.
Series umpires are welcomed to campus for Wednesday's cookout near the Bush Campus Center.
Upon their arrival by bus from South Williamsport to the Campus Center, players moved through a line of congratulatory student leaders – including Atlee J. Eshleman, who coaxed an impossibly high "high five."
Students make a game of tossing bracelets to children along the parade route.
Series contestants watch last year's championship game during a luxurious lull in their imminent schedule.
Counting down to the institution's 2014 centennial, the Penn College float travels along the parade route.
The Wildcat teases an Asia-Pacific player with its tail.
An energetic Japan coach greets the crowd.
Student athletes carry a banner as part of the Penn College parade contingent.
Hillarie A. Hartzell directs the Mexico team to the food tent.
Mid-Atlantic teammates form a voracious "chow line" of their own.
President Gilmour waves from the Penn College float.
Keystone team "Uncle" Hess Wertz tosses a "thumbs-up" to a photographer on the Arts Center balcony.
Paul Molitor talks with Keystone manager Bill Garbrick, left, and Little League President/CEO Stephen D. Keener.
Students volunteered their early evening to show off Penn College’s “degrees that work.”
Students from the School of Hospitality serve up hamburgers and hot dogs – favorites in nearly every culture.
The Clinton County team, escorted by Student Ambassador Gregory J. Miller, acknowledges well-wishers on its walk across campus.
A walking Wildcat, exultant in sensible shoes.
Teams representing the Southeast and Mexico intermingle for a group photo, complete with the traditional "rabbit ears."
Paul Molitor talks with fans on the Arts Center balcony, after a television interview on WVIA.
Student Ambassadors and baseball coach Chris Howard get a precookout pep talk from Tom Speicher and Tina M. Miller, advertising and information coordinator.
Le Jeune Chef staff member Wanda J. Miller serves up macaroni and cheese.
Southeast players' team spirit extends to their sharing of earphones for musical entertainment.
Dancin' in the streets, beneath the Community Arts Center marquee.
Mid-Atlantic fans fill the downtown.
Canada's team, representing Langley, British Columbia, enjoys an alfresco meal prepared by the college's Hospitality Services.
The Latin American team from Maracay, Venezuela, commandeers Student Ambassador Amelia K. Wehr for inclusion in a photo.
Talking with the European team, Paul Molitor compares notes on overseas players he has known.
"Old Glory" makes its way through downtown Williamsport.
The MEA team from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, gets to know its Great Lakes "rivals" on friendly turf.
Fans of the Japan team show their team spirit.
Ambassador Rachel M. Emmons leads her Midwest team (Rapid City, S.D.) to its parade division.
A Mickey Mantle look-alike is a hit in Yankee pinstripes.
Having met along their parallel roads to South Williamsport, West – Huntington Beach, Calif. – reunited on campus with Northwest.
Claire E. Updegraff, a member of Le Jeune Chef's waitstaff, helps keep pace with the hungry horde.
A sign outside the food tent welcomes the world to Williamsport – and Penn College.