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Study-abroad agency sees firsthand what Penn College offers

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor (unless otherwise noted)

Two representatives of Beijing Prepare Education Technology Co., a China-based education consultancy that supports those wishing to complete their university degrees overseas, visited Penn College on Tuesday.

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The group pauses in its travels in front of the Veterans' Fountain. From left are Hector Liu, general manager of Beijing Prepare Education Technology Co.; Nesli Alp, vice president for academic affairs/provost; Qiong Lee, the consultancy's international program manager; and Bradley M. Webb, dean of engineering technologies.

Hector Liu, general manager, and Qiong Lee, international program manager, toured a number of instructional areas with Nesli Alp, vice president for academic affairs/provost, and Bradley M. Webb, dean of engineering technologies.

The college administrators spoke about many of the things that set Penn College apart: expansive, well-equipped labs; faculty expertise and individualized attention to students; and industry connections. Patrick Marty, the college's chief government and international relations officer, later joined the discussion; the guests also enjoyed lunch with President Michael J. Reed.

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Alp greets Liu (right) and Lee in the lobby of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center.

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Webb and Liu stop by the blow-molding lab in the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Science Center ...

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... as well as spaces dedicated to injection molding ...

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... and rotational molding, collecting souvenirs manufactured through various polymer processing techniques.

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The campus visitors were particularly impressed with the high-tech equipment on which degrees are earned, such as in the Larry A. Ward Machining Technologies Center ...

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... and in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center, where students have uncrowded access to arc-welding robots.

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Equally breathtaking are Penn College's well-maintained grounds, in full flower along the campus mall.

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Time in the automotive lab gives Liu a peek at his favorite automobile: a Dodge Charger.

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A floral frame proffers an irresistable invitation!

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President Reed and Alp were each gifted a papercut fabric wall hanging featuring artwork that represents "a happy environment." (Photo provided by Alp.)