A special "Thank you" goes out to all the Penn College employees who helped − once again −to set a record for donations to the Annual Fund. "Traditional" giving to the 2004-05 Employee Campaign totals $64,985, an increase of $2,395 over the 2003-04 Campaign. But wait, there's more!
As of July 1, (or maybe earlier), the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare will make some important changes in the guidelines for subsidized child day care. These changes will make it much easier for college students to qualify for assistance with their child-care costs.
Henryk R. Marcinkiewicz, associate vice president for academic affairs, and Jennifer McLean, director of instructional technology and distance learning, have contributed to the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning.
Class work of students in Penn College's School of Hospitality was featured in Sunday's Victorian-themed " Mother's Day Tea" organized to raise funds for the Williamsport YWCA's warm-water pool. Under the direction of Chef Judith P. Shimp, associate professor of food and hospitality management, and student manager Matthew G.
Vol. 4, No. 36 Recent Results/Upcoming Games (Through Sunday, May 1) Baseball Overall record: 8-4 EPCC record: 5-3 Wednesday, April 27 − host Bucks County Community College, L, 6-4; W, 7-2 Sunday, May 1 − at Northampton Community College, L, 7-0; W, 7-1 Tuesday, May 3 − host Delaware County Community College at Bowman Field (2), 3 p.m.
College West's "Track Your Trash" recycling program held a final weigh-in this past Tuesday. The program, run by Resident Assistants Patrick Butler and Erin Scott, collected 1,367 pounds of recycled materials from 12 separate apartments throughout the complex from February to April.
The Student Government Association recentlyannounced the results of its 2004-05 SGA Cup competition, in which student organizations receive points for attending campus activities and SGA meetings. The SGA Cup competition promotes participation in the Penn College co-curricular experience. Any recognized Penn College group, club or organization was eligible to compete.
The intensity of preparing for a global competition and the exhilaration of a job well-done are captured in the May episode of "Penn College & You," which comprehensively chronicles two Pennsylvania College of Technology teams in competition at the International Home Builders Show in Orlando, Fla. The new episode of the award-winning series premieres at 7 p.m.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology coed tennis team is defending its Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association championship Saturday at the West Branch Tennis Club in South Williamsport. Six teams will compete beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The first students to enroll in the surgical-technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology, introduced to help fulfill a community need, are nearing the end of their second semester of study in the associate-degree program. Interest among students is high, said Dr. Thomas J. Campana, director of surgical technology.
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