More than 250 people from throughout Williamsport are expected to participate in the eighth annual Greater Lycoming Out of the Darkness Community Walk hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Central Pennsylvania chapter and Pennsylvania College of Technology. The walk will be held at Penn College on Saturday, Oct. 22, with registration starting at 5:30 p.m.
Scientific aspects of time and humanity’s desire to control it will be addressed at the next presentation of the Technology & Society Colloquia Series at Pennsylvania College of Technology. “Manipulating Time Using Science, Technology and Literature” will be presented by David S. Richards, professor of physics, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.
The Parkes Automotive Technology Center is transformed into a banquet space complete with autumnal and automotive accents. A mix of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant waitstaff and hospitality management students stand ready to serve authentic Oktoberfest fare. From left: Amber F. Buck, Jennifer A. Moyer, Denis V. Younken, Crystal L. Harker, Noeiris Pliego and Taylor M. Barrett.
Where can you test your skill with a virtual welding machine, tour a “haunted” physics laboratory, see a working sawmill in action, design a 3-D model home, surrender to the smell and taste of student-baked bread, and experience the unpredictable world of a paramedic?
Worth Rawson, from Dirty Dogs Studio + Gallery in downtown Williamsport, is among the artisans exhibiting and selling their wares. Dining Services Manager Christopher R. Grove staffs a made-to-order station, specializing in gourmet grilled sandwiches. John H. Heyen, a machine tool technology student from Old Forge, pores through the possibilities.
The evening's attentive crowd represents a cross-section, a true town/gown blend of community and campus. Sojka takes a wireless walk about the stage, captivating attendees with his personal and personable style. Discussing the availability of food ... and the obstacles to its equitable distribution D.
The Financial Aid Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer two free sessions on the main campus in Williamsport in November and January to help students, prospective students and families complete the 2017-18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Mother Nature was among the parents in town for Penn College's first Homecoming & Family Weekend, bringing persistent rain but failing to deter attendees from enjoying a full schedule of activities centered around "Our Proud Penn College Days." The turbulent weather prompted relocation of a number of those events, but the celebration – the first-ever melding of two formerly separate observances –
Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted a dedication ceremony on Sept. 29 to celebrate its renovated Dental Hygiene Clinic. The clinic is the hub for hands-on learning in the college’s dental hygiene majors and provides low-cost dental care for the community.
Anthony J. Pace, director of student activities, welcomes the crowd and introduces this year's "My Last Words" presenter. Penn's Inn offers an intimate setting ... ... for Tina M. Evans to impart "12 Words That Will Change Your Life." Sandra Lakey (right foreground) the faculty member who delivered the My Last Words lecture in 2008, is among those attending Evans' presentation.
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