Volvo Donates Skid Steer Loader to Penn College
May 13, 2008 - 1:33 p.m.
Volvo Construction Equipment North America has made another generous donation to support students at Penn College. The Asheville, N.C.-based company recently donated a 2006 Volvo MC80B skid steer loader to be used by students in the college’s School of Natural Resources Management.
Students Earn Ribbons at Mid-Atlantic Woodsmen’s Competition
April 25, 2008 - 12:18 p.m.
Seven students from Penn College’s School of Natural Resources Management – including a blue-ribbon team in the log roll – placed in the Mid-Atlantic States Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet at Haywood Community College in Clyde, N.C., on April 12.
Salladasburg Pupils Visit ESC for 'Earth Day' Observance
April 22, 2008 - 2:38 p.m.
Fifth-graders from Salladasburg Elementary School spent Tuesday morning at Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center, enlightened by forest technology students well-versed in a number of outdoor-related topics. Accompanied by parents and teachers from the Jersey Shore Area School District, eight groups of youngsters traveled through a dozen education stations, learning about trees, firefighting and other topics represented by majors in the college's School of Natural Resources Management. For more, visit PCToday's photo gallery.
Industry Representatives Offer Real-World Perspective to Students
Nov. 27, 2007 - 11:45 p.m.
Six students at Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center got personalized career advice from four industry representatives Tuesday, the semester's final session of the School of Natural Resources Management's time-tested Student Success Program.
Student's Olympic Bid Ends ... but Only for Now
Sept. 5, 2007 - 3:42 p.m.
Penn College forest technology major Anthony J. Tettis, profiled on PCToday in February, fell short in his quest for the 2008 U.S. Olympic
Boxing Team. But the Ridgway resident is justifiably proud of lasting so long on the tryout road, a committed year-and-a-half journey that ended at last month's final qualifying event in Houston.
Forestry Student Headed to Houston for Olympic Trials
Aug. 16, 2007 - 6:49 a.m.
Penn College forest technology major Anthony J. Tettis, profiled on PCToday in February , continues his quest for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. According to a recent article in his hometown Ridgway Record newspaper – and an e-mail to his faculty adviser, in which he related his "awesome" summer of training and felling trees – Tettis will be in Houston from Aug. 20-26 for the final Olympic trials.
Scholarship Winner Among Four Industry-Honored Forestry Students
May 8, 2007 - 3:05 p.m.
Four forest technology students in Penn College’s School of Natural Resources Management, including a scholarship winner recognized for his 4.0 grade-point average, recently were inducted into the North American Forest Technician Honorary.
Fourth-Round Knockout Earns State Title for Forestry Student
April 26, 2007 - 2:14 p.m.
Already a contender for the 2008 U.S. Olympic boxing team, a forest technology major at Penn College has added “state champion” to his belt. On April 21, Anthony J. Tettis, of Ridgway, defeated Philadelphia’s Paul Koon – 2006 Pennsylvania champion – during a fourth-round knockout in the state Golden Gloves Championship at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Eastern champions historically dominate the state, said Ralph J. Tettis, his father, coach and trainer at the Ridgway Boxing Club. But, this year, three Western Pennsylvania champions (including Anthony) were among those vying for state gold. The second-year student now advances to the National Golden Gloves Championship, which will be held April 30 and May 5 in Chattanooga, Tenn. In February,
Tettis
won a spot at this summer's Olympic qualifier in Colorado Springs, Colo. More information is available from the club, a nonprofit organization at 3446 Grant Road, Ridgway PA, 15853.
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Photos provided by Ralph J. Tettis)
Penn College Contributes to Year-Round Earth Day Observance
April 25, 2007 - 3:54 p.m.
Penn College is involved in a number of cooperative ventures to benefit the environment, ensuring that Earth Day is celebrated more than once a year.
Penn College Students Trained in Writing Forest Stewardship Plans
April 24, 2007 - 11:20 a.m.
Thirty-seven Penn College forestry students recently participated in intensive training to become Forest Stewardship Plan Writers. The training, presented by James Stiehler, forest stewardship coordinator for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry; and Allyson B. Muth and James C. Finley from Penn State’s School of Forest Resources, introduced the students to a diverse set of topics to help them become effective at working with private forest owners in Pennsylvania.