2011 Articles

Fifth-graders from Montgomery Elementary School convened in a classroom "as big as all outdoors" on Tuesday, visiting the Schneebeli Earth Science Center for an environmentally themed field trip timed to this month's Earth Day observance. As they have for a number of years, forest technology students at Penn College (marshaled by Dennis F.

Eating Disorder Awareness Week is under way, with a number of relevant events centered around the theme of "Look Beyond the Mirror: Change the way you see yourself, not the way you look." A full schedule of activities, available on the Student Health Services website, focuses on self-acceptance and healthy self-esteem, rather than an obsession with the way one looks to others, which could possibl

Physician assistant students visited the Children's Learning Center on Monday to practice health assessments on young children. As the photo shows, turnabout is fair play at these practice "clinics," where big students learn how to work with the little ones, and theyoungsters benefit by having a fun and positive experience with a health care professional.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students from a variety of organizations provided event support at Saturday's statewide Odyssey of the Mind competition, which brought 3,000 to 4,000 people to the Williamsport area. Students from Phi Theta Kappa (Grant A. Fassett, Timothy E.Funk, Kristina M. Wisneski, Danielle A. Lister, Christiana M. Snyder, Cheryl L. Moore, Robert J. Rowse Jr.

Penn College hosted the third annual Welding Educators Summit on April 8. Included in the day's activities and discussions were a tour of the college's renovated welding facilities and an opportunity to ask questions of a panel of Penn College students about the transition from high school to a postsecondary welding program. Student panelists were Nicholas A. Anderson, Paul A. Boehret, Tyler S.

Nine Pennsylvania College of Technology students, gold medalists at the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held April 6-8 at the Hershey Lodge, have won the right to compete at the national level this summer.

Penn College's Energy Conservation Subcommittee, via earth911, this week asks, "How Much Do Your Green Habits Really Save?" Here are five starters: With water and electricity being two of the most-used energy resources, look at water usage in the bathroom, where 75 percent of our daily water is consumed.

After 16 days and more weather-related postponements than you can count on two hands (14), the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team finally returned to action Wednesday.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Carol Lugg; Coordinator of Matriculation and Retention, School of Natural Resources Management, starting April 11 Franklin Rogers, full-time Custodian, General Services, effective April10

Representatives of Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies again worked with Marcia McCann, instructional learning support teacher at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School, to offer brown-bag lunch sessions for pupils during the Spring 2011 semester. In their most recent visit, Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science, and Bradley M.