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A commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport for the nearly 300 Pennsylvania College of Technology students who have petitioned to graduate after the Fall 2016 semester. The student speaker for the ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m., will be Caleb E.

In its only game of the week, and last of the semester, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s basketball team lost at home on Saturday against Valley Forge College, 65-50. Gwendolyn Lavelle, of Pocono Summit, led Penn College with 18 points and Jane Herman, of Greencastle, added 14 points as the Wildcats fell to 0-7 overall.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced the winners of its annual Food Show, held Dec. 2 to display the artful work of students in hospitality-related majors. The Chef Eugene Mattucci Best of Show Award was granted to Keegan D. Sonney, a baking and pastry arts student from Erie, for a festive “Flan in the Forest” plated dessert.

Gifts stand gathered for Thursday delivery to Salvation Army-arranged recipients. As they have for so many years, Penn College employees and students can take pride in knowing they made someone smile this holiday season. A total of 60 "someones," in fact – 60 youngsters, from infants to 12-year-olds – whose ornaments were pulled from The Giving Tree.

In a “Coding Unplugged” session, a student solves a problem by moving disks from one spot to another. Students learned that repeating and combining the movements that solve a simple problem can solve more complex problems.

Penn College Magazine, 2015-16 Annual Report edition The Winter 2016/Annual Report issue of Penn College Magazine is available. You can read it online or pick up a copy in building lobbies across campus. In this issue: A message from President Davie Jane Gilmour, student Anthony DiBucci sees art in hands-on work, plus many other highlights from 2015-16.

Paige E. Pearson, of Williamsburg, serves a slice of buche de Noel to Joann Ertel, whose father, Kenneth E. Carl, was director of Williamsport Technical Institute and president of Williamsport Area Community College, both forerunners of Penn College. Baking and pastry arts students show their gratitude on a centerpiece cake. (Photo by Becky J.

Mahaffey (left) joins her runway entourage: Samantha M. Via, Jasmin Vega, Meghan J. Herman and Alexandra Pyda. Pyda is a nursing major; the others are enrolled in industrial design. Thomas E. Ask, industrial design professor, and Via's mother, Rona, check out the "trashion" accessories. A voguish Vega strikes a pose ... ... and designer and model have fun with fashion.

A curator’s tour of the popular “Connected by Stitch” exhibit is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in The Gallery at Penn College. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. “Connected by Stitch,” a juried exhibition showcasing a wide range of 2-D and 3-D fiber art, opened on Oct. 22 and is set to close Thursday, Dec. 8.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Le Jeune Patissier – translated “the young pastry chef” – recently employed new visual branding, courtesy of a graphic design student’s senior project work. As a student, Breanne M.