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The College Store News
College Store Director Contributes to Industry Publication
December 2009
Matthew P. Branca
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College Seal Etched Into Instructor's Latest Stained-Glass Creation
November 2009
The College Store at Penn College is offering for sale locally crafted stained-glass windows with the college seal etched in blue glass. The center panel is bordered with clear beveled glass. Designed and created by Keith M. Whitesel, instructor of electrical technology/occupations in the School of Construction and Design Technologies, these pieces are being offered for sale exclusively through The College Store at $100 each, plus sales tax (no discounts will apply). All net proceeds will support student scholarship funds through the Penn College Foundation.College Store Featured in National Trade Magazine
April 2009
The College Store is featured in a cover story in the current issue of The College Store Magazine, the official publication of The National Association of College Stores. The seven-page article – titled "First Impressions" – outlines the advantages of campus bookstores' involvement in the student-orientation process. It includes two photographs from Penn College's 2008 Welcome Weekend and comments from Matthew P. Branca, director of The College Store (CC, first floor), about his 15-minute PowerPoint presentation during Connections sessions for incoming students and their families. "Not only does this program allow us to get the message out to new students and their parents, we also generated a tremendous amount of sales," he said.
College Store Awards $1,500-Plus to Student Organizations
January 2009
During The College Store’s end-of-semester textbook buyback in December, students selling back textbooks were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite student organizations. After all the votes were tabulated, the store awarded more than $1,500 among the participating clubs' accounts.
College Store Saves Students Almost $1.9 Million in 2007-08
August 2008
Successful programs of The College Store saved students $1.84 million during the 2007-08 academic year, store director Matthew A. Branca has announced. While The College Store strives to keep prices affordable to students so they can save on all the products that are sold through the store, Branca said there are four specific programs where savings are tracked and calculated: Lower-priced new textbooks, a high inventory of used textbooks, and the textbook-buyback and Snap-on tool programs.