When distributors for the largest machine tool builder in the United States gathered recently for a training conference at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the issue on their minds was the challenge of finding qualified employees to help revitalize U.S. manufacturing.
The Fall 2011 semester saw completion of another on-campus construction project, courtesy of the School of Construction and Design Technologies. Students from Barney A. Kahn's Framing Principles class, Jason E.
Nine students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's English as a Second Language program completed service-learning projects Dec. 2. The students were involved with The Academia and Messiah Lutheran Senior Center for five weeks on Friday mornings during the last half of the Fall 2011 semester.
Each year, the Office of Children and Youth from Lycoming and Clinton counties compiles a list of boys and girls from needy families to receive presents from the Penn College "Giving Tree." And each year, the agency is amazed by the generosity of the campus community.
Young women in grades six through eight took part in SMART Girls workshops at Penn College on Tuesday, immersing themselves in educational (and fun) activities to reinforce the role that math and science play in technology-based professions.
Seven students on Penn College's Martial Arts Club team were promoted to the next belt level during Saturday's Martial Arts Seminar and Kyu Exam at the Field House. Head coach George Vance said the students Mathew D. Johnson, Cory L. Buckles, Kyle M. Zechman, Morgan A. Olbrich, Madelyn M. Lanoue, Philip T. Le and Michael J. Gardner did an excellent job.
Playing at home on Saturday, Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's basketball teams closed out the fall semester portion of their seasons with losses. Both teams now are idle until early January. Flashback Men's BasketballThree players scored in double figures, but it wasn't enough to keep the Wildcats from dropping a 105-68 decision to Penn State Beaver.
Penn College's K-12 and Admissions offices welcomed about 60 high school counselors, teachers and administrators for their semi-annual College and Career Readiness Conference on Friday.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday accepted audited financial statements for the college, the Penn College Foundation and the Community Arts Center and approved updates to the college's Strategic Plan. The board heard a report from Suzanne T.
Soon we will all be home for the holidays! What are we leaving behind here at school? In particular, what did we leave on to suck electricity? Make plans to turn everything off. Of course, you will turn off lights. Think about everything that is plugged in. Can you pull all the plugs? Make sure your computer, printer and monitors are off.
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