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Penn College welcomed more than 500 guests – including about 220 prospective students – for Friday’s first Open House of Spring 2023.

Following a schedule that comprised equal parts structure and flexibility, visitors attended a presentation by the Admissions Office and toured up to two academic labs.

Among many other comprehensive opportunities, they were afforded chances to meet with Financial Aid staff, grab a bite, learn about Student Engagement programming, and get acquainted with the LEAP Center.

Registration is open for the semester’s remaining Open House dates: Saturday, Feb. 25; Friday, March 17; Sunday, March 26; Friday, April 14; and Saturday, April 29.

With suicide robbing the nation of tens of thousands of promising lives each year, a Tuesday forum sponsored by Student Affairs at Penn College confronted the issue with candor, compassion and expertise. Following the screening of the “Facing Suicide” documentary in Penn’s Inn, discussion by community panelists helped frame the focus on mental health and suicide prevention.
Photos by Alexis M. Burrell, student photographer

More than 50 students attended Winter Fest, a well-timed event given the imminent snowstorm, from 1-4 p.m. Saturday in the Bush Campus Center. Sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement, it featured reindeer from Spruce Ridge Farm; The Mad Griller food truck; and winter-themed games, crafts, and prizes.
Photos by Frank T. Kocsis III, student photographer

Transcending the limitations of the photographic medium, John Singletary creates multidisciplinary installation experiences. His work graces The Gallery at Penn College through March 22.

Singletary’s “Through Lines/Fault Lines” is the first exhibition of multimedia work on screens in the gallery’s history. Located on the third floor of The Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the gallery is in its 17th season.

The exhibition includes two installations: “Traces” and “Anahata.”

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Pennsylvania College of Technology was again among the participating partners in Dream Week, which annually celebrates the passionate life and peaceful mission of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The college joined STEP AmeriCorps, Lycoming College, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and United Churches of Lycoming County in offering a number of opportunities for community involvement, starting with a downtown Peace Walk during the Jan. 16 observance of the federal MLK Day holiday. Campus activities included a seed-planting program (co-sponsored by Penn College’s horticulture department and The Potting Bench in South Williamsport); an eye-opening poverty simulation in the Thompson Professional Development Center; and a Unity Day festival during Friday’s basketball doubleheader in Bardo Gymnasium.

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An industrious group of 25 volunteers and Jaycie M. Loud, assistant director of student engagement, gathered in Penn’s Inn for the latest “(community) Service Saturday” on Jan. 14. The group – which included representatives of the Sigma Pi and Phi Mu Delta fraternities, as well as members of the Horticulture Technicians’ Association – completed 35 no-sew blankets for donation to Dwell Orphan Care. The local social services agency includes the blankets in packages given to children entering foster care.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology is among the participating partners in The Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, a defining moment each year when Americans across the country step up to make their communities more equitable and take action to create the Beloved Community of the Rev. Dr. King’s dream.

MLK Day, which commemorates the civil rights leader’s Jan. 15 birthday, is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. The MLK Day of Service has grown during the last quarter-century, and its impact has increased as more people embrace the idea that citizenship involves active civic involvement.

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A $5,000 grant from the PPL Foundation will support an event at Pennsylvania College of Technology to introduce high school students to opportunities in the building automation and electrical industries.

Pathways to Energy Management Careers will comprise a series of four hands-on sessions that showcase facets of those occupations, with a focus on energy management. A total of 64 students from grades 10-12 will travel to campus during the Fall 2023 semester for a keynote presentation, followed by rotating workshops on Programmable Logic Control, building automation, motor controls and electrical construction.

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Helping to jump-start the Spring 2023 semester, Penn College’s Student Government Association partnered with Fox Den Cold Brew Coffee to provide students with a tasty nudge on the first day of classes. “Monday Morning Coffee with SGA,” a pop-up attraction in the Hager Lifelong Education Center lobby, served up free hot cocoa, cold-brewed coffee in a variety of flavors and a comforting dose of friendliness. The Williamsport-based business is owned by Todd and Erin Fox; he is a 1998 business management graduate and the 2008 recipient of the college’s Alumni Citizenship/Humanitarian Award.

The annual science festival for local children and their families is scheduled 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Pennsylvania College of Technology Field House.

The event is sponsored by Penn College, the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and Lycoming College.

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As the commonwealth celebrates anew the breadth of its agriculture heritage, representatives of Pennsylvania College of Technology will again be on hand to epitomize those who have helped the industry thrive for centuries.

Students and employees will represent the college at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg from Jan. 7-14, reflecting the 2023 theme of “Rooted in Progress.” The show – the largest indoor expo of its kind under one roof – provides a fascinating glimpse into a $185 billion segment of the state’s economy and the half-million people who fuel its success through innovation and inspiration.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering faculty expertise and its high-tech instructional facilities to benefit regional Boy Scouts.

In partnership with the Susquehanna Council Boy Scouts of America, the school is hosting Merit Badge College on Saturday, Feb. 18. Scouts can select from 21 merit badges and earn up to three during the event.

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Members of the Penn College community are encouraged to contribute blood during this month’s collection for the American Red Cross. Online appointments are available for the visit, scheduled from noon-6 p.m. Jan. 17-18 in Penn’s Inn (Bush Campus Center, second floor). Successful donors will receive a T-shirt, and $4 from each unit collected will go toward THON’s fight against pediatric cancer. “The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community,” the Red Cross notes. “Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.”

In a festive ceremony that warmly staved off the chill of encroaching winter, Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Fall Commencement at 11 a.m. Saturday. Student-athlete Maci N. Ilgen, of Spring Mills, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, was the class speaker. President Michael J. Reed presented an Alumni Volunteer of the Year Award to Anthony J. Peachey, a 2009 graduate in business administration: marketing concentration; and a number of award recipients were announced as the newest Wildcat alumni crossed the Community Arts Center stage.

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Twenty-six participants from 14 career and technical education centers took part in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s second annual diesel competition at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, which offered an impressive exhibition of student know-how and an impactful celebration of what it portends for the industry’s sustenance.

Aside from offering competitors a striking venue in which to display their proficiency, the Dec. 9-10 event highlighted the significant opportunities available through Penn College’s diesel program and its bighearted corporate partners.

Berks Career & Technology Center (diesel) won first place overall, and was presented with $5,000 in training funds courtesy of Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc.

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