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Antique Vehicle Centerpiece for Instructor’s Library Presentation

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:41:33 +0000

The campus’ oldest “resident” took center stage Friday in one of the institution’s newest buildings, as the Madigan Library hosted a forum on the refurbishing of vintage vehicles. “The Horseless Carriage Meets Auto Restoration at Penn College, ” a presentation by collision repair instructor Roy H. Klinger, included classroom interaction and an up-close look at [...]

Penn College’s Automotive Restoration Major Topic for Library Forum

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:13:35 +0000

One of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s most intriguing new majors, in which the iconic automobiles of yesterday meet the students of today, is the topic for the next Madigan Library Forum. “The Horseless Carriage Meets Auto Restoration at Penn College” will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 26, in Room 102 [...]

History Comes Alive in Recreation of Intercontinental Auto Race

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:57:44 +0000

The path from New York to Paris traveled through Williamsport on Tuesday afternoon, as the proud descendant of an international automotive legend visited Penn College. In a presentation titled “The Great Auto Race,” guest speaker Jeff Mahl recreated his great-grandfather’s winning 1908 performance behind the wheel of a Thomas Flyer. The record-setting excursion began in [...]

Automotive Trailblazer’s Great-Grandson to Retrace ‘Great Race’

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:21 +0000

The great-grandson of George N. Schuster, whose record-setting performance in a 1908 automotive race from New York to Paris remains unmatched more than a century later, will share the epic story with a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Tuesday, April 2. “The Great Auto Race” will be presented by Jeff Mahl at 3:30 p.m. [...]

Automotive Alumnus Shares Voice of Experience in Return to Alma Mater

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:39:36 +0000

A retired automobile executive, whose illustrious and influential career began with an associate degree in automotive technology from Penn College’s immediate predecessor, this week returned to campus for the first time in nearly 40 years. Building on lessons learned while employed by Mercedes-Benz USA and BMW of North America (among others), Thomas C. Baloga shared [...]

Restoration Students Among Presenters at National Club’s Annual Meeting

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:38:45 +0000

On Friday, three automotive restoration technology students and two members of Penn College’s School of Transportation Technology faculty made a presentation at the Antique Automobile Club of America annual meeting about the major and projects on which students are working. Among them is a 1970 Chevelle Super Sport from the AACA museum in Hershey, the [...]

Museum Entrusts Students With Piece of Homegrown History

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:47:59 +0000

Representatives of the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles – a Berks County showcase for automobiles, trucks and motorcycles manufactured in Pennsylvania – traveled to Penn College on Monday with a rare treat for students. The group delivered a 1907 Duryea, on loan to the School of Transportation Technology for a painstaking makeover. Roy Klinger, collision [...]

Vintage Automobile on Long-Term Display in College Library

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:05:47 +0000

A 1909 Chalmers, on extended loan to Penn College’s new automotive restoration technology major, took up residence in Madigan Library on Wednesday. At left, the car (which no doubt will attract considerable attention at this month’s Open House and beyond) grabs the eye of Charles M. Stankye IV, a residential construction technology and management: building [...]

Cool Cars, Casual Cuisine Form Backdrop for Faculty-Student Interaction

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:00:12 +0000

Hot rods and hot dogs were the joint attraction at lunchtime Friday, as the School of Transportation Technology hosted an informal reception outside the Parkes Automotive Technology Center. Drawn by free hot dogs – and vehicles displayed by students, faculty and others – automotive technology and collision repair majors had the opportunity to meet classmates [...]

Penn College Home to Four More SkillsUSA National Medalists

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:16:49 +0000

The Pennsylvania College of Technology contingent at the recent National SkillsUSA Conference in Kansas City, Mo., produced four medalists: two second-place finishers and two third-place winners. Earning silver medals were Robert T. Berrier Jr., of Lewistown, a computer aided product design major who competed in Technical Drafting; and Aaron C. Dressler, of Mount Pleasant Mills, [...]