Events Articles

Dental professionals from across northcentral Pennsylvania attend the 16th annual Oral Health Conference in Penn’s Inn. Tom Viola, speaker, teacher, author and registered pharmacist, provides insight on pain management in the dental profession. The dental hygiene program hosted the Northcentral Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center’s 16th annual Oral Health Conference on Oct. 27.

Several events put some shriek in the past week – not to mention those always-welcome giggles from the young – as Penn College ushered in the Halloween season. Students living in The Village Apartments provided their annual trick-or-treat hours for the campus community, followed by an evening carnival across the street.

Umbrellas were the most coveted accessory, but nowhere near as essential as the information that visitors to Pennsylvania College of Technology's Fall Open House carried home.

Wail to the chief! A perennial good sport for student-focused activities, college President Davie Jane Gilmour elicits kindly shudders during a midterm "makeup" exam. Arms linked in solidarity, an entourage recoils at a jump scare. Benevolent bloodletting is the order of the night, as an all-in-fun trail of terrors snakes through the welding lab.

Saturday evening’s Greater Lycoming Walk, bringing hope to those affected by suicide's nondiscriminating touch and wresting public attention “Out of the Darkness,” attracted 396 participants and raised more than $14,500 to fund prevention and awareness activities.

Millions around the world are suffering the symptoms of serious or terminal illnesses, yet only one in 10 has access to effective pain management tools.

The Financial Aid Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering its resources to help current college students, prospective students and families complete the 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The college is hosting free FAFSA completion sessions on its main campus in November and January for staff to assist with the online application.

Courtroom drama serves as a compelling vehicle for conversation. An actor engages the audience ... ... which explores all angles (introspection included) in reaching its verdict. Mackey (center) shares the stage with the evening's cast. "The Defamation Experience," an interactive diversity program, brought its provocative and timely message to Penn College this past week.

Vendors tempt students up and down the CC hallway. The discriminating palates of students will decide the Question of the Day: Which snack foods will cut it? Thursday morning's annual Wildcat Sampler in the Bush Campus Center gave students a voice in what items may be available for purchase in the near future.

The future recipients of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s “degrees that work” attracted a record number of employers to the school’s Fall Career Fair. Representing all economic sectors, 237 employers – including 19 Fortune 500 companies – recruited students at the event.