Over 650 students descended on Capitol Eatery in Dauphin Hall last week to partake in a favorite Penn College campus tradition – Midnight Breakfast. Dining Services also presented other tasty delights leading up to finals and free study-break treats. Navigating the end-of-academic-year pressures never tasted so good!
The Penn College community raised more than $1,000 for The Cupboard during Dining Services’ first Race Against Hunger. Held in CC Commons, the fundraiser played off the fun of the upcoming Kentucky Derby.
More than 775 students were served Thursday during Penn College's Midnight Breakfast, an end-of-semester tradition beginning its second quarter-century. The free event at Capitol Eatery featured pancakes, ice cream, sausage links and an array of toppings; massage and chi machines for a relaxing atmosphere in the nearby TV lounge; and a pair of always-popular golden retrievers.
In this season of Thanksgiving, the Pennsylvania College of Technology community is reminded of those in need – including students whose food insecurity is mitigated by The Cupboard, a food pantry housed in the Bush Campus Center. The pantry’s reach has been bolstered through the generosity of Frank G. Pellegrino, who contributed funds for six stand-alone “mini-cupboards” – each with a refrigerator and shelving for non-perishables – strategically situated across the college’s campuses.
Dining Services held its sixth annual Soup for the Soul event at the Wildcat Express on Wednesday, raising more than $1,300 to benefit The Cupboard. For a $10 donation, participants received a bowl of soup, bread, beverage and dessert.
A coalition of faith-based organizations, led by United Campus Ministry, recently collaborated on a "Rise Up" event that collected $118 on behalf of Penn College's food pantry. "We're all here for the same reason," said UCM President Samir K. Pringle, a business administration student from Philadelphia. "I'm a believer in finding opportunities to serve. If you can do something, you should do something."
Harvesting food from an art gallery? That’s exactly what is taking place on Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campus, thanks to a unique collaboration by The Gallery at Penn College and Dining Services. “Community Hydroponic Garden” is one of the displays in the gallery’s current exhibition – “Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community Through Art.” The working garden utilizes distilled water and ceramic containers to grow kale that can be harvested to share and enjoy.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s association with the Little League Challenger Division dates back to the early 2000s, when a faculty member – with two kids playing in the first two exhibition games – turned parenthood and passion into a volunteer gig. Decades later, Steven J. Moff, professor of business administration/management and marketing, is still on board.
More than 600 students enjoyed one of Penn College's longest-running traditions: Dining Services' Midnight Breakfast, which this year observed its silver anniversary.
A cultural interchange between Pennsylvania College of Technology and visitors from North West Regional College in Northern Ireland – a two-week whirlwind that was five years in the making – came to a close with memories indelibly shared and lives irrevocably altered.
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