Befitting the themed focus on campus leaders − those from earlier days and those who continue their student mentorship as employees and graduates − Penn College Homecoming 2012 was one to remember.
A rare moment of scorelessness Scrumming at the scrimmage line In an offense-heavy contest that helped kick off Penn College's 2012 Homecoming celebration Thursday night, a squad of upperclassmen decisively avenged last year's flag football loss to rival freshmen. The first-year students started out with the ball, picking up a first down on their very first play ...
Lacy M. Lose, an applied health studies: occupational therapy assistant concentration major from Avis – characterized as a "team player with a truly contagious smile" – has been chosen as the latest Student of the Month by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Lacy M.
Following up on a "Best Pizza" competition held in conjunction with Fall Fiesta, Penn College's community and commuter assistants – students who act as liaisons for their off-campus colleagues – presented a plaque and balloons Wednesday to the winner: Joe's Pizza, along nearby West Third Street.
Caitlyn Curley Sophomore Caitlyn Curley (Middletown) was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and Penn State University Athletic Conference women’s volleyball Setter of the Week for the period ending Oct. 7. Curley was on point with her passing, totaling 83 assists (4.4 assists per set) on a 6-0 week for the Wildcats. The pre-nursing major added 21 kills and 22 digs.
Jonathan E. Harris, a computer aided product design major from Danville, takes steady aim. Brent K. Hey, of Chambersburg, majoring in residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration, intently prepares. Faculty member D. Robert Cooley demonstrates winning form – "like throwing a potato off the end of a fork" – for William P.
"Sea trials" for the floating box Test flight of a homemade kite With Adam J. Zapotok in command, the winning craft is pulled merrily along by a kite. The Society of Inventors and Mad Scientists, an assemblage of students in Penn College's industrial and human factors design major, held a kite-propelled boat race at Rose Valley Lake on Saturday.
Ten students representing six campus organizations have been voted onto the 2012 Penn College Homecoming court, with balloting continuing this week to determine who is designated as the ultimate royalty. The top five male and female students have advanced from an original field of 41 on the basis of donations to their respective canisters at the Bush Campus Center information desk.
Event coordinator Dana R. Suter, coordinator of part-time student employment and career programming (second from left) enjoys chatting with her mentees. Dennis R. Williams, associate professor of business administration/management (right) – and adviser to Students in Free Enterprise – mentors a table of SIFE members. Amelia A. Seaton, dining room manager, demystifies the wine-selection process.
Continuing a tradition of Penn College students leaving their lasting mark on campus, instructor Franklin H. Reber Jr.'s concrete construction class this week poured new sidewalks near the Hager Lifelong Education Center entrance off West Third Street.
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