Fall 2009 Open House
Published 10.26.2009
Under boundless autumn sunshine, brightened even further by the friendliness of faculty/staff and students, Pennsylvania College of Technology held a record-breaking Fall 2009 Open House on Sunday. Penn College welcomed an unprecedented 4,532 visitors, collecting an equally impressive 587 applications from prospective students who joined their families and friends for a bustling and enlightening look at the college's "degrees that work."
— Photos by Michael S. Fischer, student photographer;
Melissa M. Stocum, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Natural Resources Management;
and Scott D. Neuhard, assistant professor of electronics
Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour welcomes an ACC Auditorium crowd to a morning information session.
Benaiah K. Tucci leads a tour past the Bush Campus Center.
Charles F. Probst, a member of the automotive faculty, talks with visitors to the Honda lab.
What better place to gather under a sunny, autumn sky than at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, Penn College's living laboratory for students in the School of Natural Resources Management?
James P. Lentz, associate professor of printing and publishing, was among the day's helpful faculty.
Corey L. Will, of Milton (left), and Mark A. Vasellas, of Red Lion, both majoring in electronics and computer engineering technology, were among those explaining their robotic projects in the Center for Business & Workforce Development.
Visitors crowd into the School of Health Sciences' nursing lab.
Carolyn R. Strickland, assistant vice president for academic services, leads a packed information session.
A resident student opens her door to a campus-housing tour.
Drawn by unique programs and shuttle-bus service, visitors fill the Earth Science Center lobby.
Daniel C. Glenn, a Jersey Shore Area High School student enrolled in an Introduction to Engineering course through the Penn College NOW program, won a remote-control car donated by IEEE.
Off-campus landlords met with Open House guests on the first floor of Madigan Library.
The automated manufacturing laboratory in College Avenue Labs, where Richard K. Hendricks Jr. was among the faculty members on hand, saw a steady flow of traffic.
A participant in the Woodsman's Meet at the Earth Science Center near Allenwood prepares for the ax-throwing event.
Barbara J. Natell, director of the occupational therapy assistant program, talks with guests.
The east-west sidewalk leading to the Bush Campus Center is bathed in sunshine, under a colorful canopy of foliage.
Jeff Rankinen, associate professor of electronics (seated), talks with two of his students: Kyle G. Mason, of Dowingtown, (center), and Alexander J. Milwid, of York.
The Physician Assistant program, among the stops along visitors' daylong academic pursuit.
Tim E. Weston, in white shirt, associate professor of plastics technology, explains the program in the atrium of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.
Framed by a vehicle's dashboard, Steven H. Wallace, assistant dean of transportation technology, meets with an inquisitive family in an automotive lab.
The college's Wildcat mascot makes friends near the Susquehanna Room.
Judges watch an unconventional style of basketball during the ESC Heavy Equipment Rodeo.
The Machining Technologies Center was another popular spot during Open House.
The School of Construction and Design Technologies' automated building controls major is explained by instructor Todd S. Woodling.
Visitors get their bearings from a campus map outside the ATHS.
William H. Schaefer, assistant professor of automotive technology (right), prepares to answer a mother's question.
Taking part in the Woodsmen's Meet at the ESC, a Penn State competitor heaves a log.
Archers take aim at the Allenwood campus.
Lasers, optical lenses and other equipment used to create holograms were on display in the BWD.
Cross-country's Michael J. Paulhamus joined his colleagues in a "Meet the Coaches" opportunity for Open House visitors.
A rodeo competitor employs heavy equipment (and a light touch) in a delicate display of soccer-ball skills.