Manufacturing Students Report on Fellowship Experience
Nov. 10, 2009 - 5:15 p.m.
Manufacturing engineering technology students David Blumenfeld and Matthew Cox presented the research they performed during a summer fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland. Cox, of Selinsgrove, presented his research into 3-D printing, and Blumenfeld, of Lincroft, N.J., presented research into creation and measurement of a five-axis part. The pair were among about 150 students from colleges around the nation who were selected for NIST’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
More Students Eligible for Manufacturing Scholarship
Oct. 29, 2009 - 9:11 a.m.
A Bucks County company is reaffirming its long-standing relationship with Penn College through a revised scholarship agreement. Bracalente Manufacturing Co. Inc. will continue to provide an annual award of $1,000 to a Penn College student through the Bracalente Manufacturing Scholarship, which was established in 1996. However, the list of majors eligible to apply for the scholarship award has been expanded to cover students who are enrolled full time in the college’s manufacturing engineering technology bachelor-degree major, the automated manufacturing technology and machine tool technology associate-degree majors, and the machinist general certificate. The revised scholarship agreement also adds a selection preference for students who are residents of Bucks, Montgomery or Lehigh counties – in order to benefit students from communities near the company’s facility in Trumbauersville.
Set One, Set Two, Hike!
Sept. 28, 2009 - 10:23 a.m.
Bradley T. Robinson, a manufacturing engineering technology student from West Chester, volunteers his time each Friday to help instruct pupils on game rules during Sheridan Elementary School's primary and intermediate recess times. At left, Robinson – president of Penn College's Student Athletic Advisory Council and a member of the cross-country team – teaches pupils the rules of playing football at the school, one of which includes no tackling. Penn College Wildcats have a history of working with Williamsport Area School District youngsters; in a program to resume next spring, student-athletes often visit Sheridan classrooms as part of the Read Across America effort.
Photo by Lynne E. Piotrowski, Title I reading specialist, Sheridan Elementary School
Penn College Represented at World University Games
July 1, 2009 - 2:03 p.m.
When archery competition begins at the 2009 Summer World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, Penn College will have two faces in the crowd. Zachary Plannick, of Coraopolis, 20, who will be a junior in the fall, and Glen Thomas, of Mercer, 19, who will be a sophomore, are members of the United States archery squad. Plannick will compete on the men’s compound team and Thomas on the men’s recurve team.
Faculty Member Helps Center's Youngsters Observe 'Pony Day'
June 23, 2009 - 1:00 p.m.
Helping celebrate "Pony Day" at Penn College's Children’s Learning Center on Monday were Richard K. Hendricks (instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies) and his wife, Laurie, who brought their pony, Giddyup, to campus to offer rides to the center's preschool children. Joining the couple are their daughters, Maddie (on the pony) and Katie, both "alums" of the center.
Photo by Regina G. Andes, group leader at the Children's Learning Center
Camp Offers Glimpse at Engineering Technology Careers
June 18, 2009 - 12:23 p.m.
Penn College recently hosted 22 area high school students on campus during its free Discover Engineering Technology Camp. The two-day camp serves as an opportunity for students entering grades nine and 10 to learn about the variety of careers available in the engineering technology field, as well as the programs offered through the college’s School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies.
Students Earn Summer Research Fellowships With National Labs
May 7, 2009 - 12:36 p.m.
Two Penn College students were selected to participate in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, in which they will gain experience in hands-on research alongside world-recognized scientists. David M. Blumenfeld, of Lincroft, N.J., and Matthew C. Cox, of Selinsgrove, both manufacturing engineering technology students, will contribute to ongoing research projects under the guidance of an NIST scientist or engineer during the 11-week program this summer at NIST’s Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory in Gaithersburg, Md.
New Episode of College’s Career-Awareness Series to Air on WVIA
May 6, 2009 - 4:01 p.m.
The third episode of the award-winning “degrees that work.” television series, a co-production of Penn College and WVIA-TV, is set to premiere on the public-television station at 7 p.m. May 17. The “degrees that work.” series is designed to build awareness of careers that may not be familiar to the public but offer ample career opportunities. The newest episode focuses on advanced manufacturing, which uses high technology to maximize the efficiency, productivity and safety of the manufacturing process. Most manufacturing in the United States fits that definition, yet the sector often suffers from outdated perceptions about its work environment and the quality of its jobs.
Bradley A. Yohn Chosen as March 'Student of the Month'
April 8, 2009 - 10:55 p.m.
Bradley A. Yohn, of Shade Gap, on track to graduate with five degrees earned in just three and a half years, has been chosen as the March “Student of the Month” by the Student Government Association. At May commencement, he is scheduled to receive a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology, associate degrees in automatic manufacturing technology and machine tool technology, and certificates in applied technical studies: machining emphasis and applied technical studies: machinist general. “At last spring’s Open House, Brad got to help demonstrate machines,” his nominator wrote. “I believe that this was an honor for him because he got to show future students the potential career and endless opportunities that could possibly await them at Penn College.”
Student Team’s Baja Vehicle Tested on International Stage
Dec. 9, 2008 - 4:20 p.m.
Taking two cars to the Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design Series “Baja SAE Montreal” contest, Penn College finished respectably among more than 90 competing schools and is under way with plans for the 2009 contest. The team – a subgroup of the college’s Society of Manufacturing Engineers student chapter – took 11 students and two faculty members to the 2008 event, held in Orford, Quebec. Taking a second vehicle meant that, in addition to making improvements to the car the team ran in 2006 and 2007, the students built a new car from scratch.
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