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.
Peggy Madigan Memorial Scholarship Recipient Announced
May 21, 2009 - 4:41 p.m.
For the second year in a row, a student in the Athens Area School District who will attend Penn College after graduation has been selected as the recipient of the Peggy Madigan Memorial Leadership Scholarship. A selection committee has chosen Matthew J. Delp, RR2 Ulster, as the 2009 recipient of the scholarship award, named in honor of the late wife of former state Sen. Roger A. Madigan. Delp is a senior at Athens Area High School. He will enter Penn College this fall, majoring in civil engineering technology.
Student Operators Demonstrate Heavy Equipment for Engineering Class
Nov. 18, 2008 - 9:52 a.m.
Heavy construction equipment: operator emphasis majors from Budd L. Greevy’s Heavy Equipment Operations class recently put on a demonstration for civil engineering technology students in Robert P. Gresko’s site-preparation course. (Greevy, who provided the photos, is an instructor of diesel equipment technology in Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management; Gresko is an instructor of construction technology in the School of Construction and Design Technologies.) The operations students – members of the Service and Operation of Heavy Equipment Association – explained the different genres of heavy construction equipment and the tasks they perform on a job site, as well as some application and efficiency factors for each type of machine. They also did demonstrations to explain why some trends have changed in recent years. One such example is the use of a hydraulic excavator, which has replaced the track loader for loading trucks and digging foundations.
Liberty Excavators Establishes Scholarship Fund at Penn College
Sept. 30, 2008 - 1:03 p.m.
A Camp Hill firm has established an endowed scholarship fund targeting students in the heavy construction equipment technology, surveying technology and civil engineering technology majors at Penn College. Liberty Excavators Inc. recently presented a check for $25,000 to fully endow the Liberty Excavators Inc. Fund at Penn College. The college will begin making awards from the scholarship fund for the Spring 2009 semester.
College Benefits From Engineering Grant, Corporate Donations
Sept. 5, 2008 - 1:01 p.m.
Donations from six companies have allowed Penn College to purchase engineering-related instructional equipment through a grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Engineering School Equipment Grant Program requires a 2-to-1 match from private sources, with funds distributed based on enrollments in ABET- (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited bachelor-degree and associate-degree majors. Penn College has five ABET-accredited majors: plastics and polymer engineering technology (bachelor's), plastics and polymer technology (associate), civil engineering technology (bachelor's and associate), and surveying technology (associate).
College Hosts 'Discover Engineering Technology' Camp
June 17, 2008 - 12:31 p.m.
Recently, the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies held a three-day camp for 20 ninth- and 10th-grade students.
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Photos and information provided by Stacey C. Hampton, coordinator of matriculation and retention for industrial and engineering technologies, and Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer
)
Little Named Penn College 'Student-Athlete of Week'
Feb. 21, 2008 - 3:24 p.m.
Tom Little of Beacon Falls, Conn., a graduate of Woodland Regional High School, has been named Penn College's "Student-Athlete of the Week" for Feb. 9-16. A 6-foot-2 junior forward civil engineering student on the men’s basketball team, Little scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds in the Wildcats’ game against Penn State Abington Feb. 9. He then scored 14 points and had eight rebounds in his team’s victory over Penn State Schuylkill on Feb. 16. Each Monday, coaches who are in season nominate a student-athlete from their team. Nominees then are evaluated by college athletic office personnel, who select the student-athlete of the week. (Complete rosters and season schedules are available on the college's
Athletics Web site
).
Kyle Klunk Named 'Student-Athlete of the Week'
Dec. 7, 2007 - 3:17 p.m.
Kyle Klunk, of Hanover, a civil engineering technology major and a freshman point guard on the men’s basketball team, has been named Penn College's “Student-Athlete of the Week” for Dec. 1-8. During a game Dec. 1 at Penn State Greater Allegheny, Klunk hit a key 3-point basket with 35 seconds remaining to secure the Wildcats’ first Penn State University Athletic Conference win of the season. On Dec. 3 at Penn State Hazleton, he scored 10 points, handed out seven assists, forced two steals and committed no turnovers. Klunk is a graduate of New Oxford High School. (Complete rosters and season schedules are available on the college's Athletics Web site ).
Student Organization Completes Community-Service Project for Historical Museum
Nov. 28, 2007 - 9:38 a.m.
The Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors-Penn College Student Chapter was in action at the Lycoming County Historical Society’s Thomas T. Taber Museum earlier this month. Initially. the club wanted to help at the annual “Terror at the Taber” haunted museum just before Halloween, but, because of scheduling conflicts with its anniversary celebrations, the 858 W. Fourth St. museum did not hold that event this year. Instead, the student chapter was given the opportunity to paint a public foyer, which members did over three days shortly before Thanksgiving break. "It was a great opportunity for the students to work as a team and connect with the local community outside of the campus environment," said Robert P. Stenerson, a surveying technology major from State College and president of the student chapter. From left, in the above photograph taken by Stenerson, are Rob Torluccio, chapter treasurer; Dave Slavish, faculty adviser; Steve Groller; Sandy Rife, the museum's executive director; Aaron Timmons; Ryan Courtney; Jon Smith; Marty Smith, vice president; Matt Bialowas, secretary; Scott Sagar, museum curator; and Alex Toldi.
Construction, Engineering Technology Majors Represented at Maryland Event
Nov. 2, 2007 - 12:05 p.m.
Recently Steven K. McCoy, coordinator of matriculation and retention for Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies, and Stacey C. Hampton, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies, participated in the Frederick ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) College Fair held at the Bechtel Corp. in Frederick, Md.
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