Events Articles

For more than 100 years, Pennsylvania College of Technology and its predecessors have tailored their curricular offerings to students’ dreams and employers’ needs. That responsiveness to businesses and their future employees – and the flexibility to foresee tomorrow’s jobs – will be on ample display at the college’s April 1 Open House.

"Would you want your grandmother to see it?" is a good rule of thumb when posting to social media! Anna C. Miller (left), marketing and communications specialist for the School of Business & Hospitality; and Tammy M. Rich, assistant professor of business administration/management/event management, shared valuable pointers shaped by the Internet's pros and cons.

The evening's guest is introduced by Mark D. Noe, professor of English-composition, who became acquainted with McCauley through a book-group discussion of his “Why Religion Is Natural and Science Is Not." McCauley listens to opening remarks alongside Wendy A. Miller, director of academic operations, and Chris E.

Cast members riotously play their parts ... ... and interact with dinner patrons enlisted to help get to the heart of the mystery. Cydney L. Ginter, a legal assistant/paralegal major from Altoona – assuming a "Princess Leia" persona for the event – takes part in a spirited "Rock, Paper, Scissors" duel.

"Green Eggs and Ham" are greeted with enthusiasm at the Children's Learning Center ... ... where "Kitchen Karen" gets rave reviews for her culinary prowess. To add to the fun of the day, the children and staff wore crazy socks. Youngsters at the Dunham Children’s Learning Center celebrated Dr.

Penn College's sixth annual Soul Food Dinner, the concluding event of Black History Month on campus, was held this past week in Dauphin Hall's Capitol Eatery. The centerpiece of the evening was a menu steeped in tasty tradition: ribs, yams, catfish, cornbread, rice and peach cobbler (among other regional treats), seasoned with side orders of music, poetry, trivia and nutritious goodwill.

Jessica M. Maulfair, of Myerstown, majoring in pre-applied health studies: radiography concentration, gets in sync with the DJ booth ... ... then owns the floor, dancing to the music in her head. If a dance party breaks out in a library, does it make a sound? A familiar face at campus events is Andrew A. Smith, of Philadelphia, enrolled in aviation maintenance technology.

Penn College Police Officer Matthew C. Jodun works with a Boy Scout. Electrical technologies instructor Scott A. Seroskie duplicates the participatory nature of the college courses that he teaches. Working toward their badges in sculpture, Scouts put into practice the skills learned from David A. Stabley, a member of the college's art faculty.

The Society of Plastics Engineers' PlastiVan program recently visited Penn College to educate area students about the wonders of plastics and the rich career opportunities in the field. Students enjoyed hands-on activities revealing the power of plastics and toured the college's plastics labs.

The keynote speaker engages the PDC crowd. The multimedia program incorporates other people's insights as a tool for self-reflection, such as video of Charles Rangel, who left office last month after more than 45 years as a congressman from New York.