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Culinary Arts and Systems

School of Hospitality
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Culinary Arts and Systems

Are you looking for a leadership position in the Hospitality industry? The Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology provides students with advanced culinary and leadership skills. Upon completion, students can anticipate starting positions including:

There are strong opportunities for advancement in this fast paced and growing industry.

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Culinary Arts and Systems News [Newsletter (PDF)]

Students to Serve Food for Thousands at Kentucky Derby

April 2008

Penn College students are scheduled to travel to Louisville, Ky., for the 134th Kentucky Derby and its sister race, the Kentucky Oaks, where they will help feed thousands of guests. The students, accompanied by Chefs Paul Mach, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, and Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts, will be stationed at the storied Churchill Downs April 29 to May 4, where they will help prepare dining venues and serve thousands of guests throughout Derby Week, which concludes with the Kentucky Derby on May 3.

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Student Managers Bring America’s Distinctive Cuisines to Restaurant

February 2008

Students in Penn College’s culinary arts and hospitality management majors will learn about planning a menu and helping to run a kitchen while they offer cuisine from around the United States this spring. The students, enrolled in the college’s Regional American Cuisine course, which prepares meals for the public in the School of Hospitality’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on Friday evenings, take turns as student managers in the restaurant’s kitchen.

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Students to Serve Breakfast Mondays in Le Jeune Chef Beginning Feb. 18

February 2008

Breakfast service by students in the Breakfast and Brunch course starts Monday, Feb. 18, 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The menu is available on the Le Jeune Chef Web site. Reservations are recommended for groups of six or more. Phone 320-2433. This is a practice lab in the college restaurant.

Chocolate House Auction Raises $1,600 for Habitat for Humanity

December 2007

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Penn College students raised nearly $1,600 for Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity when they auctioned the chocolate buildings and other sweets they created for the School of Hospitality’s annual Food Show, which was held Dec. 7. The centerpiece for the “House for a Home” fundraiser was 13 houses, constructed completely of chocolate and decorated with other sweets, which were sold in silent auction while visitors browsed intricate final projects from seven advanced classes, including decoratively plated main courses and appetizers, artistic ice, tallow and salt dough sculptures, intricate desserts, and tiered cakes.

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'Habitat' Builds on Hospitality Students' Creativity

December 2007

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Chocolate “buildings” constructed by students in Penn College’s School of Hospitality were auctioned during Friday's annual “House for a Home” event to benefit the Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity. Students enrolled in the “Principles of Chocolate Works” course spent weeks designing and building chocolate structures, which this year took the form of a church, a lighthouse, a farm, Victorian homes and stone cottages, complete with candy details. The class is taught by Chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts. Silent bids were taken for the homes, then a live auction of student-created holiday goodies added to the Habitat donation. Also displayed in the PDC were final projects from students in advanced courses, including “Cakes and Decorations,” “Advanced Garde Manger,” “Classical and Specialty Desserts,” “Artistic Buffet Decoration,” and “Classical Cuisines of the World.” The projects were judged by some of the region’s top chefs. For more, visit the featured Photo Gallery.

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