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Above, one of the third- to fifth-gradeinstructors at the Governor's Institute for Mathematics Educatorscompetes to see who could stack tiles the highest, reinforcing measuring skills. This Barbie didn't survive when high-school math teachers devised a formula to estimate how many rubber bands it would take to let Barbie drop closest to the floor of the ATHS atrium without hitting her head.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host the Pennsylvania Governor's Institute for Mathematics Educators on July 26-30. The state Department of Education runs the institute, which is open to K-12 mathematics educators from public, private and charter schools throughout Pennsylvania. This is the third year Penn College has hosted the institute.

Forty girls are expected on the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus July 11-14 to explore science and math in hands-on fashion during the College's fourth annual SMART Girls (Science and Math Applications in Real-World Technologies for Girls) summer program. The residential session is for young women entering ninth and 10th grades.

The Williamsport Crosscutters have teamed with Pennsylvania College of Technology to add some local flavor to their "Salute to TV Night" scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, at historic Bowman Field.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is hosting a Welding Workshop this week to help the state's teachers better prepare high-school students for the demands of higher education and today's workforce. "This program allows us to make available state-of-the-art technology for high-school teachers, and it allows us to work closely with industrial leaders in the field of welding," said Dr. Lawrence J.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Office of Alumni Relations will host the fourth annual Williamsport Technical Institute reunion on June 18 for alumni of the Penn College predecessor institution. "This reunion gets a little bigger every year as we locate more and more of our 'lost' W.T.I. alumni," said Barbara A. Danko, director of alumni relations at Penn College.

A May 7 program entitled "The Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Accident The First Two Hours" will be the fourth in a series of faculty forums to be presented at the Pennsylvania College of Technology Library. The program, which will be presented by Thomas E. Ask, assistant professor of HVAC Technology/Mechanical Refrigeration, is free and open to the public. It will be offered from noon to 1 p.m.

Billy Ray Brown, winner of three PGA tour events and currently an on-course golf reporter for ABC Sports, will be the featured pro at the 18th Annual Golf Classic hosted by the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation on May 10 at the Williamsport Country Club. The annual fund-raising event for sponsors supports the Scholarship Aid Program for Penn College students.

By Nichole Shanefelter College Information & Community Relations Intern The Fifth Annual International Week, a celebration of cultures from around the world, will be held April 18-24 at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro will host an open house on Thursday, April 29, for those considering nursing as a career. The 5 to 7 p.m. event will feature tours of the campus (located just east of Wellsboro on Route 6), opportunities to speak with current students and faculty, as well as information about the application process, tuition and financial aid.