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Teaching Awards Presented to Trio of Penn College Faculty

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:01:01 +0000

Three members of the full-time faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology were honored with teaching awards during commencement ceremonies held May 17-18 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. As part of the Distinguished Teaching Awards program, Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour presented a Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award to Gerri F. Luke, associate [...]

Alumnus to Compete on New Discovery Channel Show

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:34:05 +0000

A 2009 Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus is among 10 contestants on Discovery Channel’s new competition series, “The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius,” set to premiere at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1. Joel N. Ifill received a bachelor’s degree in welding and fabrication engineering technology from Penn College in 2009 and is a welding [...]

New Penn College Video Focuses on Welding Graduate

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:16:32 +0000

The success of a welding graduate is highlighted in the latest video added to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s YouTube Channel. The nearly three-minute video centers on Westley A. Smith, a welding engineer for Appellation Pre-Fab in Montoursville. Throughout the video, Smith, of Mifflinburg, describes deep appreciation for his Penn College education, which opened the door [...]

Cotner Appointed Assistant Dean at Penn College

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:15:56 +0000

David R. Cotner has been named assistant dean in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Prior to his appointment, Cotner served as department head in the college’s welding department. “We are very pleased to have Dave Cotner join the leadership team in Industrial and Engineering Technologies,” said Paul L. [...]

Penn College Scholarship Established by UGI Utilities Inc.

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:01:11 +0000

UGI Utilities Inc., a company serving more than 648,000 natural gas and electric customers in northern, eastern and central Pennsylvania, has established a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The UGI Utilities Scholarship will provide annual awards of $1,000, beginning in the fall of 2013, to distinguished students while the fund is building to [...]

Episode Focusing on Natural Gas Careers to Premiere Nov. 5

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:42:54 +0000

While natural gas exploration throughout Pennsylvania has stirred debate in recent years, there is one issue on which most can agree: the emergence of viable employment opportunities. The natural gas sector offers rewarding career prospects, especially for those with a technical skill set. Those possibilities are the focus of the latest edition of “degrees that [...]

Faculty Member’s Aquatic Artistry Enhances Susquehanna River Walk

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:18:48 +0000

As fall infused the air of anticipation, “What Lives in There” – a landmark piece of public art created by Michael K. Patterson, a part-time welding instructor at Penn College – was unveiled Tuesday on the South Williamsport side of the Susquehanna River Walk and Timber Trail. The 35-foot-wide, stainless steel sculpture, depicting nine fish [...]

Alumnus Joins World-Famous Rig in Return to Campus

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:38:42 +0000

The job readiness and advancement potential of Penn College graduates was impressively in evidence at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center on Thursday, as Schramm Inc. – which employs a number of alumni and provides scholarships, internships and other ongoing educational opportunities for students – demonstrated a T130XD mobile drilling rig in the School of Natural [...]

Alumna Uses Welding Torch to Blaze Trail for Industrious Young Women

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:50:32 +0000

A 2005 graduate in Penn College’s welding and fabrication engineering technology major, a manufacturing specialist at Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America in Georgetown, Ky., continues to inspire girls drawn to “nontraditional” career fields. Jennifer R. Brinkley has been profiled by the Byron Academy, a New York-based online community where young women in grades [...]

Perkins Grant Funding Supports Instruction at Penn College

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:08:39 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology has been awarded a $570,422 federal grant for 2012-13 in support of a variety of academic programs. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Perkins Local Plan Grant seeks to help develop the skills of secondary and postsecondary education students enrolled in career and [...]