Parent and Family Weekend 2009
Published 09.14.2009
Pennsylvania College of Technology's three-day Parent and Family Weekend provided a full menu of fun activities, hands-on educational workshops, tours of the college's historic hometown and a trip to the wild blue yonder.
— Photos by Michael S. Fischer and Jessica L. Tobias, student photographers;
and Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist
Ruth R. Brewer, information center clerk, and student Matthew L. Valenzuela answer visitors' questions in the Bush Campus Center.
Keith A. Saboski, student activities assistant, checks off guests' names prior to a trolley tour of Williamsport.
All aboard!
Mixology workshop, held in the School of Hospitality's instructional kitchen, was among activities for visiting families.
Hospitality student Aaron D. Hileman whips up a nonalcoholic beverage during a mixology workshop.
Fruity, frothy treats
Student-athlete Craig S. Flint welcomes participants to the Intramural Family Challenge outside the Field House.
Student-athletes Joseph J. Simon, left, and Tyrone A. Holland watch a father in the Rick Barry Foul Shooting Competition, named in honor of the professional cager with a distinctive underhand free-throw style.
Tours of the dental hygiene clinic help visitors get acquainted with their students' academic surroundings.
Guests explore plastics as part of the "Get to Know Penn College" event.
Brunch and a student fashion show were held in the Field House.
A popular cruise of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River allowed guests to relax on the Hiawatha simulated paddleboat.
The College Store held special weekend hours to help provide just the right mementos.
Erin M. Datteri, assistant director for Greek life and leadership in the Student Activities Office, holds an information session in Penn's Inn.
Visitors scramble for the hottest ticket on campus: an opportunity to travel aloft in a tethered balloon.
Hot-air balloon a popular attraction on the ground, too.
It's up, up and away, as flames heat the air above the sightseer-packed gondola.
Balloon rises in colorful contrast against an ominous evening sky.