This week's Green Tip, courtesy of Penn College Energy Conservation Subcommittee via Earth911.com, is born of the challenge that each new year/new semester brings: finding space for thenew ... while dealing with where to put the old. Sixty-two percent of consumers bought electronics this holiday, according to Consumer Reports Holiday Shopping Report.
Returning to action after a near-monthlong semester break, Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's basketball teams went 1-3 last week, each losing to an NCAA Division III opponent and splitting in their return to Penn State University Athletic Conference play.
"Going Green," the latest episode of the "degrees that work." career-awareness television series produced by Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA-TV, is scheduled to premiere at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 on WVIA.
Students Zachary D. Derck, a culinary arts and systems student from Northumberland, and Jordan T. Homet, a culinary arts technology student from Granville Summit, recently were provided a back-scenes White House tour by a military representative. The students were accompanied by Samuel A. Morgante, executive chef of Dining Services at Penn College and a former Navy and White House chef.
(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a Jan. 7 all-college meeting to begin the Spring 2011 semester.) Happy New Year and welcome to the Spring 2011 semester. I hope you had a restful and enjoyable holiday.
Katherine A. Walker, assistant professor of drafting and computer aided design at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently attained the credential of AutoCAD 2011 Certified Professional. Walker received the credential while attending Autodesk University 2010 in Las Vegas by passing the AutoCAD 2011 Certified Associate and Professional exams.
J.D. Mather, assistant professor of drafting and computer aided design at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was presented the Autodesk Manufacturing Community Achievement Award. The award was presented Nov. 30 during the Autodesk Manufacturing Keynote presentation at Autodesk University 2010 in Las Vegas.
The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Likeness of a Likeness," an exhibit by artist Mark Khaisman, Jan. 8 to Feb. 2. Khaisman's figurative images are classically rendered from carefully layered strips of translucent packing tape applied to backlit acrylic sheets.
Two Pennsylvania College of Technology administrators recently presented a session on faculty mentoring at the 36th annual conference for the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. Joanna K.
A motivational speaker whose civic involvement was cemented by tragedy will deliver the keynote address as Pennsylvania College of Technology observes the 25th anniversary Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service this month. Lonise P. Bias, will offer "Living Beyond the Dream: A Message of Hope for Families, Communities and the Nation" at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan.
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