Penn College Embraces the PlastiVan

The Society of Plastics Engineers' PlastiVan program recently visited Penn College to educate area students about the wonders of plastics and the rich career opportunities in the field. Students enjoyed hands-on activities revealing the power of plastics and toured the college's plastics labs. Sekisui SPI sponsored the PlastiVan's visit at the college, which is featured in this YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdGVP4r7dK4

– Photos by Grace F. Clark and Tia G. La, student photographers;
and Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist/photographer

Vitale shares the fun of learning.

... at which the Field House was abuzz with the hands-on entree to a world of rewarding and fascinating careers.

Interactivity and innovation spark imagination.

Shannon
M. Munro, executive director of Workforce Development
& Continuing Education at Penn College, engages a young woman at a Feb. 16 Science Festival ...

The PlastiVan spent five days with area schoolchildren, including a mid-February visit with more than a dozen Girl Scouts in the Bush Campus Center.

... while teaching area Girl Scouts the science behind the magic.

SPE's Eve Vitale seemingly defies logic with a magical skewer ...