Williams Foundation Scholarship Established at Penn College
Sept. 23, 2009 - 12:57 p.m.
Williams, a natural-gas company based in Oklahoma, will support students at Penn College through a new scholarship fund at the college. Through its foundation,
Williams
has established the Williams Foundation Scholarship Fund. The fund will offer an annual award of $2,000 to a full-time student in one of Penn College’s associate-degree majors in diesel technology, electric power generation technology, electromechanical maintenance technology, electrical technology, or electronics and computer engineering technology.
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.
Grandson of Instrumental Figure in College’s History Graduates
May 16, 2009 - 5:57 p.m.
The legacy of Kenneth E. Carl – who was an instructor when Penn College forerunner Williamsport Technical Institute was founded and later became its director and the first president of Williamsport Area Community College – continues with the graduation of his grandson from the college on May 15. Michael J. Best, of Williamsport, earned an associate degree in electronics and computer engineering technology: robotics and automation emphasis.
Students Take Second Place in IEEE Student Activities Conference
May 1, 2009 - 1:41 p.m.
The IEEE student branch at Penn College attended the 2009 IEEE Student Activities Conference hosted by Youngstown University in Ohio, where it took second place in one of various intercollegiate competitions. The team of electronics and computer engineering technology bachelor-degree students Dustin P. Allen, of Towanda; Chris D. Moller, of Ellicott City, Md.; and Ben D. Wenger, of Lebanon, finished second in the “brown-bag” competition, during which a mystery design project is unveiled at the start of the contest.
Alumnus Speaks at Career and Technical Education Week Event
April 3, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
A recent Penn College alumnus who participated in a program that offered college courses in his home high school was invited to speak at the state Career and Technical Education Recognition Breakfast in Harrisburg. John T. Lipko, who graduated from Penn College with a bachelor’s degree in technology management in December, spoke to an audience of more than 200 high school students, along with school administrators and state legislators, at the breakfast held in conjunction with the state’s Career and Technical Education Week activities at the state Capitol.
Penn College Vital Presence at State Capitol's Tech-Ed Celebration
Feb. 13, 2009 - 1:46 p.m.
Penn College was among 25 invited exhibitors at the Career and Technical Education celebration Feb. 10-11 in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. The college’s electronics and computer engineering technology and plastics and polymer technology departments were one of three key presenters during the opening ceremonies Feb. 10. The theme for this year’s Career and Technical Education Week in Pennsylvania (Feb. 8-14) is “Career and Technical Education: The Torch to Light Your Way.”
Penn College Students Assist With Charity Event
Dec. 11, 2008 - 2:34 p.m.
Students from Penn College’s IEEE student chapter recently helped the family of the late Fallon Pardoe-Cartegena and the late Jarrod Neuhard raise $430 for the catastrophic loss fund of the American Red Cross of Upper Northumberland County. IEEE (formerly the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) branch members at the college helped to advertise the memorial benefit and assisted during the Sept. 6 event, which included a covered-bridge tour by car or motorcycle that began in Lewisburg and traveled through Northumberland, Union and Montour counties.
IEEE Group Announces Results of Regional Competition
April 18, 2008 - 1:46 p.m.
Penn College and its IEEE (originally the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Student Branch hosted the 2008 IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference on April 8 and have announced the results of the event’s competitions. The conference was attended by more than 195 IEEE members, consisting of student-branch members, their student-branch advisers and regional administrators representing 20 colleges and universities across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey. IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
Student Branch Hosts IEEE Regional Event
April 5, 2008 - 6:59 p.m.
The student chapter of IEEE at Penn College hosted the organization’s Region 2 Student Activities Conference on campus over the weekend. One hundred forty IEEE student members from 18 colleges in the region participated in a variety of electronics-related competition.
Student Organization to Host Regional Electronics Conference
March 28, 2008 - 11:14 a.m.
Penn College and its IEEE (originally the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.) student branch are hosting the 2008 IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference on April 5. The conference is a full-day event with 140 students participating from 18 colleges located throughout Region 2, which includes Pennsylvania; Ohio; Maryland; Delaware; Washington, D.C.; West Virginia; and parts of New Jersey, Kentucky and Indiana.
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