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Penn College Students Fare Well Amid High-Profile Competition

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:37:53 +0000

Students from construction majors and several other disciplines skillfully represented Pennsylvania College of Technology during competition at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show recently held in Las Vegas. A team of students from four-year majors finished 12th out of 31 schools in the HBI Residential Construction Management Competition, and their two-year counterparts [...]

Longsderff Named PSUAC ‘Pitcher of the Week’

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:16:28 +0000

Penn College baseball player Joshua E. Longsderff, a residential construction technology and management major from Columbia, has been named the Penn State University Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the period ending March 31. Longsderff threw a complete-game shutout against Penn State Mont Alto in his sole appearance of the week, allowing only [...]

On This Long-Awaited ‘Green’ Project, Knowledge IS Power

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:32:31 +0000

After a few wiring connections, the flick of a switch, some last-minute adjustments – and a helpful blast of winter wind across the White Deer Valley – Penn College’s turbine became operational Thursday. The morning’s achievement was several years in the making, beginning with a 2010 U.S. Department of Energy grant through The Pennsylvania State University. [...]

Bricks, Mortar Build Institutional Rapport in College’s Masonry Laboratory

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:48:45 +0000

About 50 architecture students from The Pennsylvania State University visited Penn College’s masonry lab Wednesday, gaining hands-on experience and a heightened appreciation of the relationship between design and construction. The traditional spring event highlights the college’s affiliation with Penn State; emphasizes masonry’s ties to another profession; delineates a career path that women might otherwise overlook; [...]

Jonathan M. Probst Chosen as Latest ‘Student of the Month’

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:29:27 +0000

Jonathan M. Probst, a residential construction technology and management major from Allison Park, has been chosen as January’s Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. A Senior Resident Assistant in Campus View Apartments and a part-time student clerk in the Residence Life Office, Probst is also a member of the Penn College Construction [...]

Future Landscape Architects Travel to College’s Masonry Lab

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:21:28 +0000

A record 63 landscape architecture students from The Pennsylvania State University filled Penn College’s Construction Masonry Building on Tuesday afternoon, getting a concentrated dose of hands-on instruction. Faculty and students from the college’s School of Construction and Design Technologies, joined by skilled industry representatives, mentored the guests as they moved through five stations: brick, block, [...]

Turbine Project Enhances Education in Variety of Penn College Majors

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:53:00 +0000

Students in an array of Penn College majors are benefiting from installation of a wind turbine near the Schneebeli Earth Science Center south of Williamsport, both from the tower itself and construction of a related control center. Students in the two-year renewable energy technologies major are the prime beneficiaries of the turbine, which sits 80 [...]

Students Construct Picnic Tables for Natural Gas Training Site

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:03:30 +0000

Seventeen students in Penn College’s School of Construction and Design Technologies built 10 picnic tables for the pavilion at the Energy Technology Education Center, along Route 15 south of Williamsport. Peter Kruppenbacher, assistant professor of building construction technology, said his Construction Hand and Power Tools class was divided into smaller groups, each using a pattern [...]

Brennan PSUAC/USCAA Soccer Player of the Week

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:40:52 +0000

Junior Christopher Brennan (New Hope) was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and Penn State University Athletic Conference men’s soccer Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 14. In the Wildcats’ only game of the week, Brennan scored a season-high four goals and added an assist to lead the team to a [...]

Industry Support Evident in Scholarships to Penn College Students

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:40:16 +0000

Seven students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s construction majors have been awarded a total of $14,500 in varied scholarships, a significant reminder of employers’ support for the college’s sought-after “degrees that work.” “It is a testament to the industries that have provided funding for the educational opportunities of our students,” said Marc E. Bridgens, dean [...]