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Pennsylvania College of Technology is the recipient of a $655,803 federal grant for 2010-11 that will enable it to provide the most up-to-date instructional equipment for a variety of academic majors. Funded by the U.S.

Penn College'sEnergy Conservation Subcommittee reminds all of the campus community faculty, staff and students to please follow the recycling guidelines as instituted last fall. There is an abundance of recycling containers inside the buildings on campus, all labeled.

Led by the men's soccer team, which won all four of its matches, Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports teams posted a combined 11-3 won-loss mark last week. FLASHBACK Men's Soccer The team opened the week on Monday with a 6-0 win over Penn State Schuylkill. Playing outstanding defense, the Wildcats didn't allow Schuylkill any shots on goal.

Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve food samples made with fresh, local ingredients at the Williamsport Outdoor Growers Market on Oct. 23. The students, all enrolled in the college's Catering course, will offer cooking demonstrations and samples from 8 a.m. to noon. Student managers for the event are Michele D. Mierwald, of State College; Aimee M.

Plastics SourceNet will bring together key leaders, stakeholders and supporters of Pennsylvania's plastics industry during its Symposium 2010, scheduled for Oct. 14-15 at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The event, "A Decade of New Opportunities," includes two specialized tracks: Sustainability or Industry and University Collaboration.

With a target completion date of Jan. 14, Penn College's new masonry lab is rising from the site of a car wash near the northwest corner of main campus. Lobar Inc. is the general contractor, Silvertip Inc. has both the HVAC and plumbing contracts, and Howard Organization Inc. is the electrical contractor. Andrew M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will host Austrian wine expert Andreas Wickhoff on campus Oct. 27 to work with classes in the School of Hospitality and to present "An Austrian Wine and Food Tasting" to the public to benefit the college's international student programs.

A large group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students offered their assistance while gaining hands-on experience at the 2010 Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport.

For the 11th consecutive year, Wine Spectator magazine has granted its "Best of Award of Excellence" to Pennsylvania College of Technology's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The award places Le Jeune Chef a restaurant that also serves as a practical laboratory training experience for students in Penn College's School of Hospitality in select company.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students each have been awarded $2,500 scholarships from the Electrical Generating Systems Association, the eighth straight year in which at least one honoree has been chosen from the institution. Among the 12 David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship winners for the 2010-11 year are Timothy E. Funk, of Paradise; and Jason M. Hirtzel, of Williamsport.