Representatives of Pennsylvania College of Technology's eight academic
schools, as well as alumni and admissions personnel, were a popular
attraction during the
92nd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg this month. Demonstrating the
institution's excellence in hands-on education through a variety of displays
and activities, faculty/staff and students entertained and enlightened
visitors throughout the weeklong tradition. Among the many highlights: A
number of alumni were on hand, including a one-day record visit from 52
graduates; the Wildcat mascot and Penn College's ever-able ambassadors were a
huge success; School of Hospitality students cooked with faculty and guests,
and participated in live demonstrations on the Pennsylvania Cable Network;
hundreds of children built wooden toolboxes emblazoned with "PCT" stickers;
young (and not-so-young) passersby stopped for a game of checkers on a set
made in the college's automated manufacturing lab; and the School of Natural
Resources Management allowed nimble-fingered attendees to pick a golf ball
out of a small sandbox with a remote-controlled scoop.
— Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/editor;
Barbara A. Danko, Alumni Relations director;
Misty D. Kennard-Mayer, coordinator of matriculation and retention, School of
Natural Resources Management;
Micah Metzel, student ambassador; Jeff B. Weaver, associate professor of
electronics; and the Farm Show Press Office.
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