The business and industry professionals in Penn College’s Workforce Development are finalizing a full fall semester of networking and promoting their many services and program areas. Team members have engaged in a number of events, including Schaedler Yesco’s Tech School Expo in Pittsburgh, the MANTEC Smart Manufacturing Conference in York, Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center’s Manufacturing Day in Wilkes-Barre, and the Manufacturers’ Association Expo in York.
Student Wildcats of Robotic Design hosted its annual Fall Robot Competition recently, with 'bots battlin' it out in Penn College's Field House. Winners claimed honors in the 3-pound beetleweight and 1-pound antweight categories.
Penn College’s baking & culinary program hosted students from six secondary schools on Friday, showcasing the program’s facilities, unique opportunities (like a culinary tour of Italy and internships at the Kentucky Derby), and baking & pastry arts students’ capstone masterpiece: the Grand Pastry Display.
Two Pennsylvania College of Technology graphic design faculty presented at the 56th Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association, held recently at San Diego State University. Brian A. Flynn and David M. Moyer delivered “Visual Literacy II: Understanding Visual Content in Art and Graphic Design” and also connected with 2021 Penn College graphic design graduate Sarah E. DeLaurentis, who is employed by Psyonix, a San Diego video game developer that is part of Epic Games.
Students graduating in December with bachelor’s degrees in nursing wrapped up their classwork by presenting capstone projects that proposed practical improvements in nurses’ daily processes. The projects, presented via research posters and slide presentations, encompassed study from each of the final-semester courses: Adult Health Nursing III, Leadership & Management in Nursing, and Research & Theory in Clinical Practice.
Dalton R. Neece says he’s never ventured far from home. But that’s about to change. In January, the Hughesville native will embark on a high seas “voyage.” And gamers worldwide can join him – if they dare.
’Twas the night before finals, when just across campus, students were stirring, polishing off pancakes. So begins the tale of Midnight Breakfast – the eagerly anticipated culinary kick-off to finals week.
Four Pennsylvania College of Technology students have been awarded scholarships totaling $4,500 from the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association Foundation. The 2024-25 PLNA Foundation Scholarship recipients are: Morgan R. Max, a forest technology student from Pipersville, and three landscape/plant production technology students: Jahrell M. Harper, of Bloomsburg; Jake A. Seasock, of Lancaster; and Saudiah Wells, of Williamsport.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestling team had a great outing, the men’s and women’s basketball teams stayed unbeaten in United East Conference play, and several soccer players were awarded postseason honors this past week.
Laughter filled the Klump Academic Center Auditorium as the cast and crew of Penn College Theatrics brought to life "The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong." With a blend of slapstick humor, missteps and mayhem, the production ran for three performances on a late November weekend.
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