Events Articles

A recent floral-design show featuring a quartet of accomplished alumni designers as well as current Pennsylvania College of Technology students displaying their artful work netted a total of $2,351 for The School of Natural Resources Management Endowed Scholarship fund.

A "Custom Made Quilt," displayed in the hallway outside the Children's Learning Center, was just one of the highlights of the annual "Parent Appreciation Day" on Friday, Dec. 3. The quilt project was developed by Regina Andes, assistant group leader in The Bird's Nest.

A presentation by William S. Parsons, chief of staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the ACC Auditorium. Parsons, a 1967 graduate of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa,will discuss"Remembering the Past for the Sake of the Future." The program, co-sponsored with Lycoming College, is free and open to the public.

The Gallery at Penn College on the main campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology will host the artwork of faculty member Patrick Murphy from Dec. 2-17. An opening reception for the exhibit, "Recent Works," will take place Thursday, Dec. 2, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., with an artist's talk scheduled at 4 p.m.

A time capsule containing items that reflect Pennsylvania College of Technology, the local community and the world in which we live was placed in a wall at the newly renovated Klump Academic Center on Tuesday.

More than 300 students have petitioned to graduate in December from Pennsylvania College of Technology, which will hold Winter Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport. The student speaker for the ceremonies, which begin at 11 a.m., will be Hannah P.

Two "story time" events are scheduled in the Penn College Library in recognition of National Children's Book Week. The Birds (children ages 3-5 years) will visit the library at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. Jenny Maurer, library technical services manager, will be the reader. The Bunnies (children 2-3 years) will visit the library at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19.

Pumpkins, princesses, Power Rangers and assorted other costumed cuties briefly paraded on main campus Friday. While the weather played some tricks with the traditional Halloween route, it was all a treat for those fortunate enough to catch a glimpse.

Penn College faculty, staff and students are invited tobring their youngsters (ages 2 to 10 years) for a night of "Halloween Fun" sponsored by the Residence Hall Association. In the past, RHA has held trick-or-treating in the campus residence halls but, this year, decided to provide more activities for the children. The "Halloween Fun" event will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct.

The Gallery at Penn College on the main campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology will host "LeftRight," a collection of artwork by Warren Linn, from Nov. 2-26. An opening reception will take place Tuesday, Nov. 2, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., with an artist's talk scheduled at 4 p.m. Both the opening and the talk are free and open to the public.