Penn College students supported the community Saturday by volunteering at the Lycoming County SPCA's annual Paws Run 5K.
Running true to form Published 04.11.2023 Photos provided News For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Community Involvement Home Page contents Penn College students supported the community Saturday by volunteering at the Lycoming County SPCA's annual Paws Run 5K. The Paws Run, which annually draws 300 to 400 participants to South Williamsport's Community Park and Little League Complex, is the local agency's second-largest fundraiser each year. Proceeds help the shelter continue its mission to …
“A Week With Waffles,” an interactive chronicle of a guinea pig’s delightful day-to-day adventures, received two honors in the Reader Views 2022-23 Literary Awards competition. The book, authored by Pennsylvania College of Technology writer/video producer Tom Speicher and illustrated by Argentinian artist Marina Saumell, is a Gold Medal winner in the preschool/toddler category and was selected for the Best Children’s Picture Book Award.
As debut book garners accolades, ‘Waffles’ to return in print Published 04.10.2023 News Faculty & Staff For Current Penn College Students Gifts to Penn College Penn College Scholarships Home Page contents “A Week With Waffles,” an interactive chronicle of a guinea pig’s delightful day-to-day adventures, received two honors in the Reader Views 2022-23 Literary Awards competition. The book, authored by Pennsylvania College of Technology writer/video producer Tom Speicher and illustrated by Argentinian artist …
A dozen students and Jaycie M. Loud, assistant director of student engagement, traveled to Rider Park over the weekend for the semester's final “(community) Service Saturday."
Rider Park reforested through community service Published 04.10.2023 Photos by Jaycie M. Loud News For Current Penn College Students Community Involvement Faculty & Staff Home Page contents A dozen students and Jaycie M. Loud, assistant director of student engagement, traveled to Rider Park over the weekend for the semester's final “(community) Service Saturday." Members of the Society for Plastics Engineers, Penn College Motorsports Association, Baja SAE, Black Student Union and Hospitality Connections …
From the Spring 2023 Penn College Magazine: Get a jump-start on the growing season with tips for starting seeds indoors with culinary arts & systems grad Skylar (Burke) Diehl, '12. Skylar and her husband, Evan (a 2011 grad in heavy construction equipment technology: technician emphasis) practice homesteading on their 3-acre farm near Howard. "Homesteading is about living a self-sufficient life, which can look different in every homestead," Skylar Diehl says.
Get a jump-start on the growing season Published 04.10.2023 News Magazine Alumni News Business & Hospitality Baking & Culinary Home Page contents From the Spring 2023 Penn College Magazine : Get a jump-start on the growing season with tips for starting seeds indoors with culinary arts & systems grad Skylar (Burke) Diehl, '12. Skylar and her husband, Evan (a 2011 grad in heavy construction equipment technology: technician emphasis) practice homesteading on their 3-acre farm near Howard. "Homesteading is …
A memorial service will be Saturday, April 15, for Douglas M. Sherry, a part-time sociology instructor at Penn College, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 57. Among the survivors is his wife, Laura M. Dickinson, an associate professor of English-composition.
April 15 service to honor sociology faculty member Published 04.10.2023 News Faculty & Staff Individualized Programs of Study Business, Arts & Sciences Home Page contents A memorial service will be Saturday, April 15, for Douglas M. Sherry, a part-time sociology instructor at Penn College, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 57. Among the survivors is his wife, Laura M. Dickinson, an associate professor of English-composition. A faculty member since 2005, Sherry earned a doctorate from the University of …
Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball and softball teams had a combined 10-win, 1-loss week as the spring sports season continued. And both teams have big road showdowns looming this week against United East-leading Penn State Harrisburg – softball on Tuesday and baseball on Friday and Saturday.
Penn College baseball, softball showdowns loom Published 04.08.2023 News Athletics Wildcat Weekly Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball and softball teams had a combined 10-win, 1-loss week as the spring sports season continued. And both teams have big road showdowns looming this week against United East-leading Penn State Harrisburg – softball on Tuesday and baseball on Friday and Saturday. FLASHBACK Baseball A six-run second inning, highlighted by a two-run double from Shane …
An electrical technology alumnus, part of a multigenerational group of graduates from Pennsylvania College of Technology and both of its predecessor institutions, paid a visit Thursday to the Lumley Aviation Center – and the Cessna 175C that he and a co-owner gifted to Penn College a decade ago.
Big-hearted alum heartened by plane's flourishing transformation Published 04.06.2023 Photos by Kimberly R. Cassel, college relations director News Alumni News Alumni Giving Aviation Electrical For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Gifts to Penn College School of Engineering Technologies News Home Page contents An electrical technology alumnus, part of a multigenerational family of graduates from Pennsylvania College of Technology and both of its predecessor institutions, paid a visit Thursday …
For the second year, Penn College's Human Services & Restorative Justice Club joined local agencies in planting a “pinwheel garden” to observe April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
'We all have a role to play' in keeping children safe Published 04.05.2023 Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor News For Current Penn College Students Community Involvement Human Services & Restorative Justice School of Business, Arts & Sciences News Home Page contents “When you see these pinwheels planted, whether driving by or through a photo, I encourage you to take a moment of silence to reflect on those who cannot defend themselves,” said Krystle J. Richardson, president of Pennsylvania …
A Friday funeral has been scheduled for Harry C. Specht, a faculty retiree and former Wildcat coach, who died April 3 at the age of 75.
Retired fitness faculty member dies at 75 Published 04.05.2023 News School of Nursing & Health Sciences News Experienced Faculty Home Page contents A Friday funeral has been scheduled for Harry C. Specht, a faculty retiree and former Wildcat coach, who died April 3 at the age of 75. Specht joined the Williamsport Area Community College physical education faculty in 1971 and retired from Penn College in 2010 as an associate professor of fitness & lifetime sports. He was the WACC Wildcat basketball coach for …
About 200 children enjoyed Sunday's Wildcat Egg Hunt on Penn College's main campus, a return to the level of participation that preceded the two years lost to COVID-19.
Wildcat Egg Hunt as popular as ever Published 04.04.2023 Photos by Frank T. Kocsis III, student photographer News For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Home Page contents About 200 children enjoyed Sunday's Wildcat Egg Hunt on Penn College's main campus, a return to the level of participation that preceded the two years lost to COVID-19. As the morning chill gave way to a beautiful early-spring day, youngsters – cheered on by 100 parents and guests – gathered the 3,500 eggs scattered by the …