The College Store Articles

The College Store's scholarship assistance to Penn College students is spotlighted in theSeptember/October issue of The College Store Magazine, the official publication of The National Association of College Stores. "Most stores do this out of good will," the article quotes store director Matthew P. Branca. "It's a good way to show students that we have a commitment to them and their educations.

Purchase your piece of history today and support the Penn College Endowed Alumni Scholarship. The Countdown to the Centennial has begun with the publication of a new booklet featuring images and text from the 2009 retrospective, "Were You There? The Evolution of a College Campus." The booklet is available for sale through The College Store (in store and online ).

Matthew P. Branca, director of The College Store, recently contributed to an industry publication on the compliance efforts college bookstores around the country are undergoing to meet the requirements of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008.

The College Store at Penn College is offering for sale locally crafted stained-glass windows with the college seal etched in blue glass. The center panel is bordered with clear beveled glass. Designed and created by Keith M.

The College Store is featured in a cover story in the current issue of The College Store Magazine, the official publication of The National Association of College Stores. The seven-page article titled "First Impressions" outlines the advantages of campus bookstores' involvement in the student-orientation process.

During The College Store's end-of-semester textbook buyback in December, students selling back textbooks were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite student organizations. Student clubs were encouraged to participate by decorating voting containers into which students could drop their voting chips.

Successful programs of The College Store saved students $1.84 million during the 2007-08 academic year, store director Matthew A. Branca has announced.

The College Store has announced the winners of the May College Store Buyback Promotion. The promotion was for student clubs and organizations to encourage their members and friends to recycle unwanted textbooks during the store's end-of-semester buyback.

The dramatic rise in textbook prices is being addressed by officials from the College Store, who explain the factors involved in pricing and outline the ways that a sympathetic administration and faculty are working together to alleviate the problem: As students and parents come into the College Store to purchase course materials, there often is a moment of silence when they realize the selling p

Matthew P. Branca, director of The College Store at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented a workshop on teamwork development at the annual Super Regional Meeting and Buying Show, held April 2-5 at the Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard, Conn.