A forest technology student in Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management has been awarded a $75 scholarship by the Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools for his grade-point average. Derek J. Peterson, of Corry, was among the recipients chosen from CEFTS member institutions, which include nearly 30 schools with forest technology programs in the eastern United States and Canada.
The consultant on Intercollegiate Cooperation With U.S.A. for Zhejiang College of Construction in Hangzhou, China, visited campus Wednesday and Thursday to discuss opportunities for student exchange in the construction technologies.
An incoming freshman and his teammate were featured in a Newswatch 16 report Wednesday about their participation in next week's 2009 National Automotive Technology Competition in New York.
The state Senate Majority Policy Committee held a public hearing Thursday in Penn College's Thompson Professional Development Center on issues surrounding the potential Marcellus Shale gas reserves. Convened shortly after 10 a.m., the hearing included testimony from panels of local government officials, industry representatives and environmental organizations. In welcoming attendees, state Sen.
Bradley A. Yohn, of Shade Gap, on track to graduate with five degrees earned in just three and a half years, has been chosen as the March "Student of the Month" by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Penn College's Children's Learning Center "Bunnies" toured the welding laboratory in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies on Wednesday, guided by a student whose daughter is in the group. Aaron P. Gimbel, a welding and fabrication engineering technology major from Tamaqua, showed the children the tools and equipment he uses in his courses. Leah R.
Barbara B. Hudock, of Williamsport, has been chosen to receive the Community Arts Center's Director's Chair Award for 2009. Hudock, managing principal of Hudock Moyer Wealth Management, will be presented with the award May 17 at the Arts Center.
The College Store is featured in a cover story in the current issue of The College Store Magazine, the official publication of The National Association of College Stores. The seven-page article titled "First Impressions" outlines the advantages of campus bookstores' involvement in the student-orientation process.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Colony of Sigma Nu Fraternity will sponsor a spring car show from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, on the college's main campus in Williamsport. The event will be held in the parking lot of the Carl Building Technologies Center; directional signs will route participants from the college's Maynard Street entrance.
An academic dean at Pennsylvania College of Technology was called upon recently to share his expertise in Native American history on diverse projects. Clifford P. Coppersmith, dean of integrated studies, wrote an article for the Oklahoma Historical Society detailing the history of what today is known as the Fort Sill Apache tribe.
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