Young children who are likely to find the "Trail of Terrors" at Williamsport's Brandon Park too terrifying still get to participate in the annual fall event, courtesy of the "Pumpkin Patch," a program coordinated by students in the Early Educators club at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Students Organize 'Pumpkin Patch' for 'Trail of Terrors' Published 10.26.2000 News Student News Home Page contents Young children who are likely to find the "Trail of Terrors" at Williamsport's Brandon Park too terrifying still get to participate in the annual fall event, courtesy of the "Pumpkin Patch," a program coordinated by students in the Early Educators club at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The "Pumpkin Patch" alternative has been available for four years now at the YWCA-sponsored event, with …

"Works on Paper" an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Carol Schwartz, will be on display Nov. 7-24 at Pennsylvania College of Technology's 202 Gallery. Schwartz, a Wellsboro-area resident, is an instructor of advertising art at Penn College and a painter of woodland interiors, agricultural environments and flower gardens.
Instructor's Watercolors to Be Displayed at 202 Gallery Published 10.25.2000 News Home Page contents "Works on Paper" an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Carol Schwartz, will be on display Nov. 7-24 at Pennsylvania College of Technology's 202 Gallery. Schwartz, a Wellsboro-area resident, is an instructor of advertising art at Penn College and a painter of woodland interiors, agricultural environments and flower gardens. She paints exclusively on-site, and the resulting paintings resonate with …

Student storytellers − members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society −will acquire $500 worth of books for The Children's Learning Center at Penn College and read to children there as part of a project taking place this semester.
Honor Society to Buy Books, Read Stories for Children's Center Published 10.24.2000 News Student News Home Page contents Student storytellers − members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society −will acquire $500 worth of books for The Children's Learning Center at Penn College and read to children there as part of a project taking place this semester. The national office of Alpha Chi is providing $250, and the Penn College (Pennsylvania …

Classes resumed as scheduled Tuesday, October 24, at Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus in Williamsport. An anonymous male caller phoned in a bomb threat to the College switchboard at 10:20 a.m. Monday. All classes were canceled, and students, faculty and staff were directed to evacuate the main campus.
Classes Resume at Main Campus After Bomb Threat Published 10.24.2000 News Home Page contents Classes resumed as scheduled Tuesday, October 24, at Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus in Williamsport. An anonymous male caller phoned in a bomb threat to the College switchboard at 10:20 a.m. Monday. All classes were canceled, and students, faculty and staff were directed to evacuate the main campus. After an extensive search was conducted by Campus Police and volunteer staff from the College's …

Pennsylvania College of Technology is donating a total of eight computers to a school and a museum in the Williamsport area. The College, through its Computer Services office, will donate six computers to St. Boniface School for use in its classrooms.
College Donates Computers to School, Museum Published 10.23.2000 News Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology is donating a total of eight computers to a school and a museum in the Williamsport area. The College, through its Computer Services office, will donate six computers to St. Boniface School for use in its classrooms. Two Macintosh computers from the College's Graphic Arts department are being donated to the Lycoming County Historical Society and Museum for use in accessing the D. …

An exhibition of posters created by Lanny Sommese for the promotion of the Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College will be on display Oct. 22-28 at Pennsylvania College of Technology's 202 Gallery. Sommese also will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 205 of the Bush Campus Center at Penn College.
'Arts Festival' Posters to Be Displayed at Campus Gallery Published 10.19.2000 News Home Page contents An exhibition of posters created by Lanny Sommese for the promotion of the Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College will be on display Oct. 22-28 at Pennsylvania College of Technology's 202 Gallery. Sommese also will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 205 of the Bush Campus Center at Penn College. Sommese has made posters for the Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts …

Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced the winners of the "Mousetrap Racer Contest," held Oct.13 during "Career Day" at the College. Nearly 200 students from more than a dozen high schools around Pennsylvania competed in the annual event, which features a variety of contests involving miniature vehicles whose sole power source is a mousetrap and its spring.
'Mousetrap Racer Contest' Winners Announced Published 10.18.2000 News Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced the winners of the "Mousetrap Racer Contest," held Oct.13 during "Career Day" at the College. Nearly 200 students from more than a dozen high schools around Pennsylvania competed in the annual event, which features a variety of contests involving miniature vehicles whose sole power source is a mousetrap and its spring. To win, contestants must master the principles …

You'll still find it at the same channel, but its name has changed. Pennsylvania College of Technology's student radio station, which provides an educational experience for broadcast communications students, has changed its call letters from WWAS to WPTC .
Same Channel, New Name – WWAS Changes to WPTC 88.1 FM Published 10.17.2000 News Home Page contents You'll still find it at the same channel, but its name has changed. Pennsylvania College of Technology's student radio station, which provides an educational experience for broadcast communications students, has changed its call letters from WWAS to WPTC . The new call letters provide a better identification with Penn College and its reputation as Pennsylvania's "premier technical college," says Dr. Brad …

The site where a local company made Williamsport the "Door Capital of the Nation" for 85 years will be honored with a Pennsylvania State Historical Marker on Oct. 26. The W.D. Crooks and Sons Door Plant was located at the present site of the Bush Campus Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Founded in 1886, the firm crafted high-quality wood-veneer doors for the White House, the U.S.
Historical Marker to Be Unveiled for W.D. Crooks and Sons Door Plant Published 10.16.2000 News Home Page contents The site where a local company made Williamsport the "Door Capital of the Nation" for 85 years will be honored with a Pennsylvania State Historical Marker on Oct. 26. The W.D. Crooks and Sons Door Plant was located at the present site of the Bush Campus Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Founded in 1886, the firm crafted high-quality wood-veneer doors for the White House, the U.S. …

Author and activist Leslea Newman believes the key to ending homophobia is education: the earlier the better. Newman, who will present a Fall 2000 Lecture Series program on Thursday, Nov.
'Homophobia, Censorship and Family Values' Topic of Lecture Published 10.15.2000 News Home Page contents Author and activist Leslea Newman believes the key to ending homophobia is education: the earlier the better. Newman, who will present a Fall 2000 Lecture Series program on Thursday, Nov. 9, at Pennsylvania College of Technology, says she wrote the children's book, "Heather Has Two Mommies," to teach elementary school students that there are all types of families, and "the most important thing about a …