A Pennsylvania company that gained international recognition during the rescue of trapped miners last year in Chile has established an endowed scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Schramm Inc.
PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Scott Geist, Director of Surgical Technology Program, (Full Time), effective Jan.
As Friday night headed toward early Saturday, students whiled away the hours in a variety of activities, thanks to the Wildcat Events Board and the Inter-Fraternity Council. The "WEB Late Night" event held in the Bush Campus Center included bingo, water pong, crafts, open pool, music, free food and drinks, and prizes.
A reminder to all faculty, staff and students of the Penn College Energy Conservation Subcommittee's recycling display on the main floor of the Madigan Library. On your way through to Bookmarks Cafe, please remember to pick up a green list of single-stream recyclables to post above the trash receptacle in your office, workspace or residence area.
Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's basketball teams return to Penn State University Athletic Conference action this week after a week during which they each went 0-3 against non-league opponents. Barring the unforeseen, senior Greg Solyak (Lititz) should eclipse the college men's career scoring record some time during the week.
A Penn College admissions representative made his second trip to The Pennsylvania State University on Saturday to take the "degrees that work" message to basketball fans in the Bryce Jordan Center. Brian D. Walton handed out career-guidance coloring books, crayons,academic information and a fair dose of goodwill during the game-day visit.
Penn College hosted District 6 SkillsUSA competitions Friday on its main campus, where vocational students from a number of area high schools went head-to-head in six hands-on categories.
The student team jumped out quickly in Wednesday's annual basketball game en route to a 55-44 victory against its staff/faculty rivals. "The old saying of 'Living by the 3, dying by the 3' could never have been more true," said intramural assistant Jeremy R. Bottorf, recapping the game. "When the students were hitting their 3-pointers, they would have a double-digit lead.
Penn College Greek Life set high academic standards during the Fall 2010 semester, according to Erin M. Datteri, assistant director of student activities for Greek life and leadership. The all-Greek semester grade-point average was 2.720, above the collegewide all-student average of 2.523.
Penn College's Presidential Leadership Program Year One students went on an overnight retreat last weekend in Bucknell University's Cowen Conference Center, spending time in leadership activities specifically focused on the topic of collaboration.
Get Penn College News in your inbox each morning.
Subscribe