Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PC&D) observed National Ampersand Day on Sept. 8, celebrating the symbol that indicates there is more of something. In PCA&D's case, that means more art, creativity, initiative, and inventiveness. College president Michael Molla has adopted the ampersand as a symbol of the college and all that it adds to the Lancaster community.

For its celebration of National Ampersand Day, PCA&D invited all students in the college community to design their own ampersands for competition, create their own ampersand T-shirts, take part in ampersand-themed contests and games, and line up in the shape of a giant PCA&D ampersand for a drone photo. The photo was taken in the Art Garden during a picnic, where the menu featured items with "and" in their names, such as macaroni and cheese, chicken and waffles, peanut butter and jelly, and A&W root beer.