Events Articles

A two-part presentation in Penn College's Madigan Library provided some free insight (and some historical hindsight) into the formidable natural-gas industry in the area. "Oil's Stepchild: The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia: A History from the First Discovery to the Maturity of the Industry" was discussed by David A.

Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus Alfonse Ciaccio will return to The Gallery at Penn College on Oct. 11 to present "The Good, the True and the Beautiful: An Afternoon of Classical Guitar Music." Ciaccio, a 1993 graduate, will perform from 1 to 2:30 p.m. He plans to feature pieces by classical and contemporary composers from around the world.

A German priest who miraculously survived a World War II concentration camp and escaped a death march will deliver a message of hope beyond suffering when he appears at Pennsylvania College of Technology in October. The Rev. Hermann Scheipers will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Were You There? The Evolution of a College Campus" from Oct. 6 to Nov. 8.

The Society of Plastics Engineers and Pennsylvania College of Technology will host an SPE Extrusion Minitec at the college on Oct. 22. The "mini technical conference" will benefit engineers, operators and managers.

The natural-gas industry in the area, from its little-known past to its economically expansive future, will be discussed by two speakers during a Sept. 29 event at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library.

Preschool, Head Start and child-care teachers from an eight-county area of Central Pennsylvania met in Penn's Inn on Wednesday evening for their annual meeting and a workshop with K.J. Reimensnyder-Wagner, area musician and songwriter. They were joined by more than 30 Penn College students enrolled in the early childhood education major.

Penn College, along with PennDOT, the Community Traffic Safety Project and The PA DUI Association, cosponsored a campus visit by the association's Safety SIMulator on Wednesday. The safe-drivingtool part of Alcohol Awareness Week at the college replicates varioushighway situations, including aggressive driving and driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's three-day Parent and Family Weekend provided a full menu of fun activities, hands-on educational workshops, tours of the college's historic hometown and a trip to the wild blue yonder. — Photos by Michael S. Fischer and Jessica L. Tobias, student photographers; and Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist Ruth R.

Hoping to deter alcohol abuse by students, Pennsylvania College of Technology has scheduled a weeklong series of activities to spotlight a problem that affects college campuses everywhere. Alcohol Awareness Week will run from Sept. 14-17 at Penn College,as health professionals marshal campus and community resources to provide the following events: Monday, Sept.