2011 Articles

Penn College junior Skylar Gingrich, of Lititz, was named the Penn State University Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week for theperiod ending March 20. Gingrich hit .417 (5 for 12) in a 5-1 week. He notched 10 RBIs and had two home runs. His slugging percentage for the week was 1.000 and he had a .650 on-base percentage. This is Gingrich's first PSUAC honor this season.

Nearly 110 employers were at Penn College's Career Fair on Tuesday, visiting main campus and the Schneebeli Earth Science Center to offer students and alumni an incredible networking opportunity for more than 1,250 full- and part-time jobs and internships. WBRE's Stef Davis stopped by the Field House late Tuesday morning; her piece on the Career Fair including an interview with Erin S.

Alumnus Shawn Sidey, who graduated in 1996 with degrees in food and hospitality management and in culinary arts, returned to campus Monday to present to classes in the School of Hospitality. Sidey, roasting supervisor for the Starbucks plant in York, offered demonstrations and coffee tastings and talked with students about Starbucks, his work there and how his career has progressed.

Penn College sophomore Amanda N. Baney, of Williamsport, was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's softball Player of the Week. Baney led the Lady Wildcats to a 2-0 week, hitting .571 (4 for 7) with two home runs and six RBIs. She had a slugging percentage of 1.429 and an on-base percentage of .625.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Construction and Design Technologies hosted architecture students from The Pennsylvania State University on Monday, as masonry students schooled the University Park contingent in the hands-on consequences of building design.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology chapters for three honor societies held induction ceremonies on March 19, honoring 93 new members for their academic achievement. Phi Theta Kappa Sixty-one students were inducted into the college's Beta Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for students enrolled in two-year academic majors.

More ways to "green" your spring and save energy, from Penn College's Energy Conservation Subcommittee via SunChips: "Air-dry your clothes after washing them in warm or cold water, unload your car of excess weight and keep your vehicle's tires inflated, donate used books, switch to energy-saving light bulbs, support local farming and purchase seasonal foods, plant a garden and/or start a compost a

After its first team competition of the season a week ago at the U.S. Indoor East Regional in Harrisonburg, Va., the Pennsylvania College of Technology archery team established itself as one of if not the best in the nation this year. Winning individual indoor national championships were Danny Wido (Shickshinny) in men's compound and Glen Thomas (Mercer) in men's recurve.

Seventeen Pennsylvania College of Technology students and two chaperones traveled to Florida for an Alternative Spring Break, working with the Greater Miami chapter of Habitat for Humanity through the Collegiate Challenge program. The year-round initiative offers groups of five or more, age 16 and older, the opportunity to visit one of Habitat’s 200 host affiliates throughout the United States.

Standard & Poor's a leader of financial-market intelligence worldwide has issued an "A" public rating to Pennsylvania College of Technology. This is the first public rating assigned to Penn College, which expects to issue revenue bonds in order to refinance one outstanding series of bonds to achieve economic savings.