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Ninth- through 12th-graders from a number of school districts visited Penn College campuses Oct. 15 for Career Day, sponsored by Outreach for K-12 to allow exploration of a wide variety of technical careers through hands-on activities, tours of facilities, and discussions with students and faculty.

Plastics SourceNet hosted its 2010 Symposium on the Penn College campus Oct. 14-15. Keynote speaker Peter J.

The college community is invited to attend a gallery talk by artist-in-residence Antonio Puri at noon Tuesday, Oct. 19, in The Gallery at Penn College on the third floor of the library; bringa bagged lunch. In addition to the gallery talk at noon, a Meet the Artist Reception will take place on the same day, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., with a second talk at 5:30.

The David London My Last Words lecture series at Pennsylvania College of Technology asks student-nominated faculty members to share their final thoughts if they knew it was their last opportunity to impart wisdom and life lessons. This year's nominee, David S.

Casting Change Prompts College's Postponement of Stage Play "Run for Your Wife," Ray Cooney's comedy about a London cab driver with two distinct lives and two wives! will be staged next month in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Klump Academic Center. The production, the college's first foray into full-tilt farce after two years of musicals, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

The star of the A&E hit show, "Paranormal State," who founded the Paranormal Research Society while a student at The Pennsylvania State University, will make a Halloween-week appearance at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Ryan Buell and some of his cast members will talk about various investigations and share stories of his horrifying encounters in a free, public show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

A "Passport to Opportunity" for high school students potentially interested in the accounting profession will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Bush Campus Center.

Career Services hosted a "tailgate" party on the Bush Campus Center patio on Tuesday, the first of three workshops designed to prepare students for next week's Career Fair. Complimentary burgers, chips and soda were served to more than 300 students, along with free advice on resume-preparation, networking and interviewing.

Depression Awareness Week, in which a variety of worthwhile activities will be held in hopes of erasing the stigma about asking for help, will be held on Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus from Oct. 17-21.

Physician assistant students at Pennsylvania College of Technology celebrated Physician Assistant Day on campus Oct. 6 by spreading awareness of their chosen profession and sharing "PA Day" treats with the college community.