“PC3,” an event-studded kickoff to a new school year, has again provided students with a full schedule of activities by which to make friends and break from the rigor of academic assignments. Among the entertainment of recent days: a Paint Party on the PDC lawn, an outdoor movie on a cozy quad, an evening with the Williamsport Crosscutters in a historic off-campus venue, and a Field House dodgeball tournament among teams from Penn College’s First Year Experience classes.

– Photos by Rachel A. Eirmann and J.J. Boettcher, student photographers,
and Jeremy R. Bottorf, coordinator of athletics for club sports, intramurals and camps

Paint Party participants, many wearing free T-shirts distributed outside dining halls earlier in the day, become human canvasses.

A picture paints a thousand words … and a couple of campus friends.

Riding the friendly surf at a most colorful dance party

The night’s featured attraction? “Ocean’s 8,” fresh from the summer box office to Rose Street Commons.

“Drive-in” food … without the gas money

With Outdoor Movie Night coincidental to National Dog Day, Student Activities Event Assistant Cas D. Henderson and Resident Assistant Kyle T. Hansen hang out with a friend.

Penn College tumblers were distributed to the first 100 attendees.

Glow-in-the-dark accoutrement add to the communal experience.

Thomas S. Runner, a member of the Wildcat cross-country team and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2018, prepares to throw out a ceremonial pitch …

… followed by Taylor A. Krow, a softball player and 2018’s Female Athlete of the Year, joined on-field by Gabe Sinicropi Jr., the team’s vice president for marketing.

Athletics shares its Penn College Pride.

Boomer, the Crosscutters’ No. 1 fan, gives the crowd a wheelie welcome.

Staffing a table are student workers Cas D. Henderson, of Hazel Hurst, and Jacob T. Bowers, of Shippensburg – photobombed with enthusiasm by Cathy E. Gamez, resident hall coordinator.

Freezing the action … on task for a late-season victory

Hampered by distortion goggles, students race for a prize.

Brightening the third-base line are Katie L. Mackey, director of campus and community engagement, and sons.

Donny J. Reisch, of Lititz, majoring in building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration, stops by the Community Theatre League table, part of the Crosscutters’ “Charitable Tuesdays” outreach to nonprofits.

Ride ’em, Wildcats!

Enjoying Penn College Night at BB&T Ballpark are (from left) Kelsey L. McKenrick, of Gilbertsville; Courtlyn A. and Madison P. Trautman, of Herndon; and Joseph S. Colangelo, of Coal Township. McKenrick and Courtlyn Trautman are dental hygiene majors, Madison Trautman is a nursing student, and Colangelo is enrolled in building automation technology: mechatronics engineering technology concentration.

Randomly selected students compete for an elusive $10,000 prize in the (not-so) Lucky Dice Roll.

Bottorf lays out the tourney’s ground rules.

Prepare to launch

Fluently speaking body English, a competitor gives it his all.

A photographer goes above (and beyond) to survey the action.

A solid show of sportsmanship

Congrats to the 2018 FYE Dodgeball champs!