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A student in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Electric Power Generation Technology major placed second at the 40th annual SkillsUSA-VICA National Leadership Conference held June 22-25 in Kansas City, Mo. Matthew R. Smith of Hampstead, Md. one of nine Penn College students in the national competition brought home a silver medal in the Diesel Equipment Technology category.

Approaching the end of its first fiscal year, Pennsylvania College of Technology's Wildcat Plus Plan, which allows students and employees to pay for services both on and off campus by using their College ID cards, has been used for more than $700,000 in purchases.

Janet McMahon, an associate professor of nursing in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Health Sciences, was a Distinguished Faculty Member for a national nurse-educator's conference in Philadelphia recently, presenting two topics.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is exploring the merits of creating a new nursing major that would make more seats available for those interested in the career field and allow students to earn their degrees more quickly.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has partnered with a California firm to enable students and faculty in the College's Automated Manufacturing program to work with state-of-the-art equipment for two years. Haas Automation Inc.

Charlene Ebner, a senior in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Applied Human Services bachelor-degree major, was chosen from among applicants in several states recently to receive a $500 Howard Harris Fund Scholarship. Ebner, DuBoistown, was chosen during the Middle Atlantic Consortium of Human Services' spring conference. She is one of two recipients from within the Middle-Atlantic region.

Eight faculty members at Pennsylvania College of Technology have received promotions in rank, and three more have been granted their requests for sabbatical leave in 2004-05. Members of the faculty receiving promotions are: Dr. Robert B. Gudgel, from assistant professor to associate professor of business administration; Dr. Gene L.

Two new members were welcomed today to the Board of Directors at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University. Appointed to the Board by the Corporation for Penn State were Dr. Craig D. Weidemann, vice president for outreach at Penn State; and John M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is hosting a Welding Workshop this week to help the state's teachers better prepare high-school students for the demands of higher education and today's workforce. "This program allows us to make available state-of-the-art technology for high-school teachers, and it allows us to work closely with industrial leaders in the field of welding," said Dr. Lawrence J.

Beginning July 12, Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus will offer a remedial summer school program for students in grades 7-12. The classes, being offered for the 18th year, provide students living in the Northern Tier an opportunity to improve their math and/or English skills.