An overview of the "graphic novel," a still-emerging genre of narrative literature, will be the subject of the Penn College Library's fifth Faculty Forum, to be held from 3-4 p.m. Oct. 6. David S. Sims, associate professor of English, will define some of the major characteristics of the form, then analyze sample frames by such practitioners as R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware.
The Penn College Golf Team began this year's season whereit left off with a win. Shaun McQuay, a Warrior Run graduate, was the medalist in Thursday's tournament at Green Pond Golf Course in Bethlehem. Penn College shot 306 to finish in first place over Luzerne Community College at 324.
Penn College Policealert the campus community that skateboarding is not permitted in the Klump Academic Center area. Responsible use of boards remains allowable on walkways, but not on steps, curbs or other structures.
Penn College now will save money and time when buying office supplies (including printer cartridges), thanks to an agreement with OfficeMax A Boise Company (formerly Boise Office Solutions). College employees no longer need to "shop around" for many of their most often-needed supplies and can take advantage of significant cost savings on over 12,000 items that appear in the OfficeMax catalog.
Chef Judy Shimp and her culinary students invite you to join them Sundays and Mondays this semester for breakfast and brunch at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on Penn College's Main Campus. A breakfast menu will be served from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and the brunch buffet will be open from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Reservations are suggested due to limited seating; takeout orders are available.
Penn State President Graham B. Spanier's annual "State of the University Address" will be broadcast live via satellite to the Slate Run Room of Penn College's Professional Development Center at 3:30 p.m Friday. The address, delivered in the University's sesquicentennial year, will focus on the theme of "Building on Tradition to Chart the Future."
The 10th season of Pennsylvania College of Technology's public affairs television series, "Penn College & You," will begin airing locally Oct. 5 with a new format and more affiliates than ever. The first episode of the award-winning series' new season, "Small Business Stories," will air locally on SusCom Channel 2, reaching 41,000 homes in the Williamsport area.
An original watercolor by the late David Armstrong, one of America's foremost realist painters, has been donated to Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Armstrong work "Stump Fence Row" was donated by Charline M. Pulizzi, a member of the Penn College Foundation Board since 1986. Pulizzi was a close friend of Armstrong's.
Sets of notecards produced from watercolors painted by an alumnus and retired faculty/staff member at Pennsylvania College of Technology are available for purchase at The College Store.
Imagine ordering your lunch ahead of time while sitting at any computer on campus. Now you can with Webfood! Webfood allows you to preorder wraps, sandwiches, paninis and more for pickup fromFood Services'Wrapture unit in the ACC. Register onlinetoday to start your Web ordering experience.Wrapture is open from 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday,and 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday.
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