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“Be great people at the end of the day,” says Tyler Mensch, head coach of men’s soccer at Penn College. “Represent yourself on and off the field as best as you possibly can.” In the third episode of the “WildCast” podcast, Coach Mensch shares his philosophy, challenges, and most memorable and proudest moments. With 10 years of leading the men’s soccer team at Penn College, Mensch has a solid history of bringing stability and inspiration to this vital slice of campus life.

WVIA’s “ArtScene with Erika Funke” spotlights the summer exhibition in The Gallery at Penn College in this interview with Penny Griffin Lutz, gallery director, and two of the artists featured in “Five Artists: Explorations & Conversations.” On display through July 24, the exhibition featured a reception on Sunday.

Graphic design students from Pennsylvania College of Technology are concluding a highly successful 2024-25 season of national design awards. Capturing 32 awards in five competitions, the results spotlight the caliber of the college’s Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design.

Their classes for the spring semester ended last month, but 14 Pennsylvania College of Technology students face a big test June 12-15. They will be competing against 101 other schools at Baja SAE Maryland.

Penn College's Residence Life celebrated its 2024-25 resident assistants at a year-end banquet, held in the Thompson Professional Development Center. Also honored were two longtime staff who are joining the retiree ranks.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has named John A. Pecchia as its new assistant dean of diesel technology and natural resources. Pecchia comes to Penn College from Penn State, where he most recently held three concurrent roles: associate research professor, director of graduate studies for the Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology Department, and director of the Mushroom Research Center.

Jill M. Thomas, a former adjunct mathematics faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died May 29 at the age of 68. Thomas was employed at Penn College from 2003 to 2012. She was honored with the college’s Part-Time Teaching Excellence award in 2004. In addition to her math role, she held part-time positions as a test center proctor and lead test center proctor.

Kiewit held a Signing Day at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center recently, celebrating seven students who will be interning with the Fortune 500 construction and engineering leader in seven different states.

The first grange in Pennsylvania has benefitted from the skills of Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in the landscape/plant production technology major. Guided by Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture, students created and installed a landscape design for Eagle Grange No. 1, located less than one mile from the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

For nearly a decade, five Pennsylvania-based artists have met monthly to support and critique their works-in-progress. This productive and inspiring exploration of the creative process has built trust and respect. Their works will be on display in “Five Artists: Explorations and Conversation,” running June 4 through July 24 at The Gallery at Penn College. A reception is set for 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, June 8, with a gallery talk at 3 p.m.