Pomp, circumstance ... and a picnic on the side

As part of the spring semester wind-down, Penn College employees gathered near the Field House for catered lunch and camaraderie. Thursday’s picnic – the first since before the pandemic – brought together staff and faculty from across campus to relax in the outdoors before the weekend’s commencement activities.

– Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor

Clearly savoring the day – and each other's company – are Tina R. Strayer (left), coordinator of physician assistant studies, and Tami J. Delinski, director of total rewards.

Reconnecting over lunch and baby photos are Jillian T. Scanlon, instructor of human services/social science; Krista M. Kondisko, assistant group leader in the Dunham Children’s Learning Center; Valerie Vonada, assistant group leader; and Tiffany Tyhanic, group leader.

New Quarter Century Club inductee Harry W. Hintz Jr., instructor of construction technology, catches up with Timothy S. Turnbach, instructor of welding, and Judi L. Barr, senior accountant.

Adam J. Yoder, industrial technology specialist III in Workforce Development, converses after lunch with Shelley L. Moore, senior director of the Center for Career Design.

Engineering design technology faculty Craig A. Miller, assistant professor; recent retiree Jeffrey “J.D.” Mather; and Katherine A. Walker, assistant professor, share a laugh.

Employees from Mail and Document Services joke around with Vice President for Student Affairs Elliott Strickland Jr.

Michael J. Reed, vice president for academic affairs/provost, swaps stories with Ron H. Beck, machine shop toolroom attendant.