Events Articles

Mahaffey (left) joins her runway entourage: Samantha M. Via, Jasmin Vega, Meghan J. Herman and Alexandra Pyda. Pyda is a nursing major; the others are enrolled in industrial design. Thomas E. Ask, industrial design professor, and Via's mother, Rona, check out the "trashion" accessories. A voguish Vega strikes a pose ... ... and designer and model have fun with fashion.

A curator’s tour of the popular “Connected by Stitch” exhibit is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in The Gallery at Penn College. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. “Connected by Stitch,” a juried exhibition showcasing a wide range of 2-D and 3-D fiber art, opened on Oct. 22 and is set to close Thursday, Dec. 8.

The Mountain Laurel Room makes a seamless transition into a dance floor. After the DJ dedicated a song to two people – one in the room and one not – aviation alumnus Ryan A. Gibson surprised graphic design student Morgan N. Keyser with a big entrance. Peter W. Van Hemert (left), a software development and information management major from Mechanicsburg, exults in the musical moment.

Thursday's "Up All Night" events across campus marked the imminent end of another semester at Penn College. A total of 658 hungry scholars were served at the popular Midnight Breakfast in the Keystone Dining Room; and Madigan Library tempered the butterflies with extended hours and a visit between 70-some students and eight very affectionate instructional aides. – Photos by Grace F.

Ceramic artists (from left) pose with their works: Anna B. Graef, State College, electrical technology; John S. Krause, Lebanon, graphic design; Carrie A. Myers, Williamsport, graphic design, and David A. Stabley, instructor of ceramics and wood sculpture. Mugs created by Penn College art faculty await silent bidders.

President Davie Jane Gilmour welcomes the Penn College community to the annual card-lighting. At left are Anthony J. Pace, director of student activities, and Noah L. English, Student Government Association president. The Veterans Club entry shines at the southwestern apex of the card display.

A ceramics exhibit by four students and one faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Technology – “4+1=Five Hands in Clay” – will be offered Dec. 1-8 in the lobby of The Gallery at Penn College. The exhibit will also feature an auction of 10 clay mugs on display from Nov. 29 through Dec. 8. An opening reception is set for Thursday, Dec. 1, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Dennis L. Correll, associate dean for enrollment management, talks about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and how the earlier submission date will affect students and scholarships. Attendees climbed a poplar tree with ropes and saddles during a session with Justin Shelinski, laboratory assistant for horticulture.

Among the Phi Mu Delta brotherhood are Dane J. Young (left), web and interactive media, Butler, and Steven A. Matuska, information technology: network specialist concentration, Scranton. T-shirts provide the canvas for compelling expression. Crouse (left), an applied human services major from Turbotville, and Weymer lead the discussion. Among attendees are Andrew A.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student’s ability to transform trash to fashion will be showcased for the public on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in the college’s Thompson Professional Development Center. The “Trashion Fashion Show” is a free event devised by industrial design student Ashley E. Mahaffey, of Hughesville, as part of her senior capstone project.