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A tribute to veterans and a Penn College "Blue Out" were among the attractions at Monday's opening night of Wildcat basketball season in Bardo Gym. The evening featured a doubleheader against the University of Pittsburgh-Titusville, starting with the women's game at 6 p.m., a "thunder stick" giveaway and the chance for a student to win a $200 declining-balance meal plan from Dining Services.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Madigan Library, will host “All of Nowhere: Explorations in Architecture and Identity” from Nov. 15 to Dec. 16. The exhibit features the paintings of Morgan Craig.

Penn College faculty – many joined by their students – offered close to 50 hands-on workshops, demonstrations and tours to high schoolers who visited campus Friday for Career Day. The event is facilitated twice a year,  in October for students in grades 9-12 and in May for students in grades 7-9, by the college’s Outreach for K-12 Office.

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.

John Bavaro talks with the audience near a wall of Roman-era "Fayum Portraits," recreated with 21st-century models. iCatching iPhone portraiture The camera freezes a subject's face, one of many in a rotation of wall-filling images. Realigned gallery walls draw patrons deeper into Bavaro's work.

A total of 1,662 fans were on hand for Thursday's 13th annual Penn College "Pack the Park Night" at historic Bowman Field – sponsored by the President's Office, Alumni Relations and Student Activities.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Madigan Library, will host “Masterpiece Mobile: Art on a Wireless Canvas” from Aug. 30 to Sept. 30. The exhibit features the work of John Bavaro, who paints mini “masterpieces” on the iPhone and iPad, often using only his finger as a stylus.

First-year students and returnees alike said "Goodbye" to summer and "Hello" to the Fall 2012 semester during Penn College's Welcome Weekend festivities. After check-in and move-in for newcomers Saturday, the evening included a presidential welcome, fireworks display and another visit from a traditionally popular hypnotist.

Penn College put out the Wildcat welcome mat Wednesday for visitors to the Little League Baseball World Series, the 66th edition of which begins Thursday and concludes with the Aug. 26 championship game in nearby South Williamsport.

On a sunny and steamy –  but thankfully rain-free –  Saturday, Penn College held its August commencement ceremony for more than 230 students who petitioned to graduate after summer sessions. Brandy Leigh Krause, of Pine Grove, whose associate degree in radiography caps a college career marked by academic excellence, campus involvement and athletic accomplishment, was the student speaker.