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The Wildcat Events Board was named Walk-It-Out "Team of the Year" for raising the most money ($547) for the American Cancer Society at the April 17 event on Penn College's main campus. WEB was among the student organizations fielding a team for the charity walk, which has raised more than $5,400 to date.

Three commencement ceremonies all at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport will be held May 14-15 for more than 900 students who have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Spring 2010 semester.

Fundraising efforts by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association have resulted in another scholarship award for a returning student. Megan R. Pennington, of Baltimore, was selected from a field of 18 applicants to receive a $1,000 Student Leader Legacy Scholarship award for the 2010-11 academic year. Outgoing SGA President Kyle M.

Representatives of Penn College's School of Hospitality again helped at Sunday's spirited Iron Chef competition, which raised about $6,000 for the Family Promise network of local churches that feed and house the homeless. Serving as judges for the second annual event modeled after a Food Network series and held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church along Market Street were Robert A.

Pennsylvania College of Technology received grants totaling more than $34,000 to award scholarships to students enrolled in its nursing majors.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has received a $94,000 grant that focuses primarily on training displaced workers for jobs in the natural gas industry. The Northern Tier Natural Gas Pre-Employment Training grant is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry through the Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission.

The Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a series of Rain Barrel Workshops conducted by Master Gardeners. For a minimal cost and less than two hours of their time, participants can receive more pertinent information and a rain barrel that can be assembled easily. Rain barrels use roof runoff for plant and garden watering while alleviating storm water concerns.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Lisa Hamm , Human Resources, effective April 26

Vol. 8, No. 37 (Through Sunday, April 25) Penn College Wildcat Tales Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball and softball teams are headed into double-elimination postseason Penn State University Athletic Conference playoff action this weekend.

Eleven members of Penn College's Horticulture Club participated in the second annual PLANET Day of Service on Thursday, marking Earth Day 2010 by beautifying the grounds of an area church. "We cleaned up and weeded and ripped out plants at the First United Methodist Church in Montgomery," said Carl J.