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New 'degrees that work.tv' Episode Available for Online Viewing

Jan. 31, 2012 - 9:29 a.m.

The latest episode of Penn College’s award-winning, career-awareness television series, " degrees that work.tv , " is available online. The second of two episodes devoted to green careers, this edition explores the energy efficiency and renewable energy job sectors with the help of building science and sustainable design majors at Penn College and national experts. The episode will premiere on WVIA Public Television in April. Please show your Penn College pride today by “liking” and “sharing” the episode in your social media circles.

'Green' Construction Majors Showcased in Capitol Rotunda

Feb. 11, 2011 - 10:57 a.m.

Penn College was among 26 exhibitors at the Career and Technical Education celebration Feb. 8-9 in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. The college’s renewable energy technologies and building science and sustainable design majors were among the key programs highlighted during Tuesday's opening ceremonies. Students, teachers and the public were welcome to visit the invited schools’ displays; the Penn College table featured a PowerPoint slide show of the newest “green building technology” majors offered by the School of Construction and Design Technologies. Visitors also had the opportunity to view the online Sunny Portal, which illustrates the college's cost and energy savings realized from an array of solar panels that students installed to serve the Victorian House. Geoffrey M. Campbell (assistant professor of architectural technology) and Wayne E. Gebhart (assistant professor of electrical technologies/occupations) deftly fielded questions from guests, while Jason T. Maddox, of South Williamsport (a building science and sustainable design major/president of the newly organized student chapter of the United States Green Building Council), was available to offer a student’s perspective of both programs. State Sen. Gene Yaw and state Rep. Rick Mirabito were among those who visited the college's display.
Photos provided by Steven K. McCoy, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Construction and Design Technologies

Students Bring 'Green' Sensibility to Parade Route

Aug. 22, 2010 - 4:03 p.m.

Students in Geoffrey M. Campbell's 300-level Passive Design studio class were asked to fashion a parade costume that would be representative of Penn College's building science and sustainable design major. They were given the assignment last Monday and the costumes were due Wednesday. According to Campbell, an assistant professor of architectural technology (who also provided the photos), the idea was that the designer of the best costume would get to ride the Penn College float in Thursday's Grand Slam Parade to kick off the Little League Baseball World Series. The students voted for their favorite three designs. David Dontigny's was the top vote-getter, but he was unable to participate in the parade. Instead, Erica Schreffler (who took second place) wore Dontigny's costume and was joined on the float by Ashley Beatty, who also was among the top vote-getters.

New Two-Year Degree at Penn College Focuses on Renewable Energy

Feb. 4, 2010 - 5:15 p.m.

Solar scholars A new Penn College associate degree, the latest industry-aware major at an institution that grows “greener” by the day, will prepare students for careers in the renewable energy field. Beginning with the Fall 2010 semester, the college’s School of Construction and Design Technologies will offer a two-year degree in renewable energy technologies. In a sequence of theory and laboratory courses over the four-semester curriculum, students can develop the practical skills to install, troubleshoot and maintain photovoltaic, wind-turbine and solar-thermal systems. “Renewable energy will be a hot topic for years to come due to depletion of our natural resources and reliance on fossil fuels,” said Marc E. Bridgens, dean of construction and design technologies at Penn College. “With all the national and local emphasis on our ‘carbon footprint,’ it’s only natural that we get involved in teaching these up-to-date technologies.”

Penn College to Host SkillsUSA District Competitions

Jan. 19, 2010 - 11:55 a.m.

Penn College’s SkillsUSA student organization will host six District 6 skills competitions at the college on Jan. 29. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that, in an effort to alleviate skills shortages in the workforce, develops employability, participatory and leadership skills. Competitions for secondary and postsecondary students are held annually at the district, regional, state and national levels. Twenty-two high school students from Central Mountain High School, Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School, Lycoming Career and Technology Center, Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, Schuylkill Technology Center, SUN Area Technical Institute and Williamsport Area High School will participate in the one-day event.

Faculty Members Attend, Present at Autodesk University

Dec. 15, 2009 - 11:51 a.m.

Penn College faculty members recently attended Autodesk University in Las Vegas, where one of the group – J.D. Mather, assistant professor of drafting and computer aided design – was among the presenters. The conference was also attended by architectural technology faculty members Dorothy J. Gerring, associate professor, and Geoffrey M. Campbell, assistant professor.

Construction Students Awarded Scholarships From Industry Allies

Sept. 30, 2009 - 11:19 a.m.

Five Penn College students – all enrolled in the School of Construction and Design Technologies – will receive $1,250 from Centex Homes and the philanthropic arm of the National Association of Home Builders, both longtime partners in the college’s academic mission. This year’s honorees include Benjamin H. Clark, Chadds Ford, and Corwyn K. Smith, Gettysburg, residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration; Noah A. Grube, New Tripoli, construction management; Ryan M. Hummel, Reading, building construction technology; and Tyler V. Jones, South Abington Township, architectural technology. It is the second consecutive award to Smith, who received $3,000 last year.

Penn College Scholarship Honors Architecture Faculty Member

May 15, 2009 - 12:14 p.m.

The legacy of a well-respected assistant professor of architecture technology will continue at Penn College through a new scholarship fund established in his memory. The executors of the estate of the late William H. Ealer have signed an agreement with the Penn College Foundation establishing the William H. Ealer Scholarship Fund. The foundation is accepting donations toward building the scholarship fund to an endowment of at least $25,000, at which time it will begin making scholarship awards.

Weekend Services Set for William H. Ealer, Architecture Professor

Feb. 19, 2009 - 12:06 p.m.

The funeral will be Saturday morning for William H. Ealer, who, at the time of his Feb. 14 death, was the seniormost active faculty member at Penn College. An assistant professor of architectural technology in the college's School of Construction and Design Technologies, Ealer began his teaching career at the former Williamsport Area Community College in 1965. As noted in his Williamsport Sun-Gazette obituary, the funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1400 Market St., with burial in Wildwood Cemetery. A life celebration will be from 6-9 p.m. Friday at Maneval's, 500 W. Fourth St. Memorial contributions may be made to the William H. Ealer Scholarship Fund, in care of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation, One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Kaitlyn M. Charmbury September's 'Student of the Month'

Sept. 17, 2008 - 11:02 p.m.

Kaitlyn M. Charmbury, a residential construction management: architectural technology student from State College, has been chosen as September's Student Government Association “Student of the Month” at Penn College. "Kaitlyn is an exemplary student who demonstrates strong leadership skills, as well as academic performance,” her nominator wrote. “She is a fair and balanced leader who respects others and puts herself in their shoes when examining a situation. Kaitlyn is an excellent role model for her residents and her peers.”