Penn College Students Take Top Prizes in Gutenberg Awards
June 30, 2011 - 11:35 a.m.
Penn College students garnered 11 awards – including Best of Show – in the International Graphic Arts Educators’ 2010 Gutenberg Awards competition. The awards, announced in May, recognize exceptional achievement in the field of graphic arts by students in various levels of education. Awards are available for printed items, websites and photographs.
College Wins Silver Award in National In-Plant Printing Competition
June 8, 2011 - 12:26 p.m.
A combination offset/digital publication has garnered a silver award for Printing and Document Services at Penn College, which received national recognition in the only competition held exclusively for in-plant printing operations. The award spotlighted a booklet titled “I Am,” which was prepared for The Gallery at Penn College during last fall’s exhibit by artist-in-residence Antonio Puri. The final project used both the college’s Heidelberg multicolor press and the Kodak NexPress 2100 Plus digital equipment.
Students Explore Printing's Capital Connections
April 5, 2011 - 4:31 p.m.
Seven students from Gamma Epsilon Tau, the graphic arts and printing honors fraternity, and their adviser, Tom Tyberg, assistant professor of graphic communications, recently ventured to Washington, D.C., where they attended the On-Demand Expo, a print-related trade show that focuses on variable-data printing and short-run, quick-turnaround printing. While there, the group visited several print-related attractions, including the Library of Congress, where they saw the Gutenberg Bible and a printers-occupation carving, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, where currency is printed. They also visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and the Smithsonian Institution. At each of the sites, the group discovered or discussed various ways printing is used. Students who made the trip were Stacey R. Rupp, Eric J. Ryder, Alison R. Beitz, Taylor C. Dodson, Holly L. Worth, Rebecca R. Miller and Danielle N. Carr. The students are pursuing degrees in graphic communications technology and graphic communications management.
Photos by Tom Tyberg, assistant professor of graphic communications
Graphic Communications Students Tour Paper Mill
March 28, 2011 - 4:53 p.m.
Students in Penn College's graphic communications management major experienced the papermaking process firsthand during a recent tour of the American Eagle Paper Mill in Tyrone. The plant has been in existence for more than 100 years, for much of that time making paper in the traditional way of using wood. The plant changed ownership several years ago, however, and began making paper by recycling the waste from plastic-coated food containers. In one of the most unique systems in the entire country, American Eagle has developed a method to separate the plastic from the paper, de-ink the paper and repulp it to produce numerous grades of printing-grade papers. The plastic is then sold to companies that produce products for outdoor flooring, decks and related items. On a given day, the plant receives 13 truckloads of scrap that otherwise would end up in a landfill. Among its customers, the U.S. Postal Service uses paper made in Tyrone for the production of envelopes. James P. Lentz, associate professor of printing and publishing technology (who also provided the photo at left), commented that such experiences in a real-world setting lend so much more meaning to what is discussed in the classroom, providing a perspective that no lecture or audiovisual aid could rival.
Degree in Web and Interactive Media to Be Available in Fall 2011
Jan. 21, 2011 - 2:18 p.m.
Beginning this fall, a bachelor’s degree in web and interactive media – an innovative melding of information technology and the visual arts – will be available at Penn College. The new major, to be offered within the college’s School of Business and Computer Technologies, will integrate overlapping areas of the broad range of interactive media: animation, e-commerce, website development, audio and video production – all with an artistic designer’s eye toward a variety of interactive platforms, from tablet PCs to cell phones, from multimedia kiosks to “enhanced TV” programming.
Local First-Graders Visit Labs, School of Hospitality
March 23, 2010 - 2:28 p.m.
Four first-grade classes from Lyter Elementary School in Montoursville visited labs at Penn College on March 23. The children enjoyed activities in graphic communications laboratories and in the School of Hospitality. They screen-printed T-shirts, twisted pretzels, learned to set tables and practice good table manners, and toured facilities.
Mentorship Award Presented to Printing-Industry Firm, Employee
Aug. 8, 2009 - 2:27 p.m.
Penn College has presented a Mentorship Award to Christopher Kendig/Komori America Corp. for their continuing support of the college’s graphic communications program. Kendig, a district sales manager for the Tokyo-based Komori America Corp. – a premier manufacturer of sheet-fed and web offset printing presses – has worked with Penn College faculty, staff and students for the past six-plus years.
Students Win Competition at National Flexographic Conference
June 1, 2009 - 5:09 p.m.
A team of four students from Penn College participated in the Flexographic Technical Association’s Annual Forum held in Orlando, Fla., May 2-6, where the group earned a first-place trophy. The team consisted of graphic communications technology student Angela M. Sampsell, DuBoistown; graphic communications management students Abby E. Gliem, Biglerville, and Ashlyn M. Hershberger, Hummelstown; and graphic design student Timothy A. Miller, Williamsport.
Local Schoolchildren Get Hands-On Lab Experience
March 20, 2009 - 3:09 p.m.
About three dozen pupils from Lyter Elementary School in the Montoursville Area School District this week toured the Graphic Communications area of the Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center. The schoolchildren, mentored by Penn College students and employees, engaged in a number of hands-on activities while on the first floor of the building's west wing.
Photos by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer
Gamma Epsilon Tau Inducts New Members
Jan. 13, 2009 - 1:49 p.m.
Gamma Epsilon Tau, a co-ed graphic communications and graphic design fraternity, welcomed seven new members on Dec. 9: Barbara Andreassen and Tim Miller (not pictured), Megan Pennington, Ashlyn Hershberger, Alison Beitz, Stacey Rupp and Chelsea Sanders. The new members each received an official membership certificate, along with a wallet card and fraternity T-shirt. There was a dinner after the ceremony, followed by photos for GET's new Web site.
Students interested in joining GET can e-mail the organization.
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Information provided by graphic design student Ashten Schwalm; photos by GET member Mike Snyder)
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