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Penn College grad/podcaster advocates for skilled trades

Robert Layng wears headphones and holds up a coffee cup.
Like many working in the skilled trades, Robert M. Layng loves his vocation. The Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus shares his infectious passion for manufacturing and machining through stories and a podcast series for a national trade publication.

Wildcat Weekend welcomes alumni, families, friends

Students and their parents pose on the patio behind Penn College's Madigan Library.
Wildcat Weekend welcomed hundreds to campus Sept. 18-20, providing activities for parents and families eager to visit with their students and alumni catching up with the college and one another.

Kittle, Esposito inducted into Penn College Athletics Hall of Fame

Former student-athletes and Taylor (Brooks) Esposito ’19 (softball, nursing) and Brittan Kittle ’21 (baseball, plastics & polymer engineering technology) were enshrined into the Penn College Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday evening, during the college’s Wildcat Weekend festivities.

Baking and culinary program opens dedicated retail space

A group of students and an instructor, all in chef uniforms, stand behind a counter. The counter is filled with packaged backed goods. The wall behind them is white with a large graphic that says "The Market."
The Market at Le Jeune Chef – a new retail space for Penn College’s baking and culinary program – opened for its first bake sale on Sept. 4.

Wildcats on the scene at World Series

A woman smiles. Visible in the background is Lamade Stadium at Little League International.
Penn College was well-represented at the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series, which attracted hundreds of thousands of fans to the Little League International Complex in South Williamsport over the past 13 days.Students, alumni and employees held key roles feeding teams, keeping spectators safe, and keeping the place looking great.

Penn College honors Griegel with alumni award

Penn College President Micheal J. Reed, wearing graduation regalia, and alumnus Stephen Griegel stand on the Community Arts Center stage holding a framed certificate.
Pennsylvania College of Technology bestowed its Distinguished Alumni Award to Stephen E. Griegel during the Summer 2026 Commencement ceremony, held Aug. 8 at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center in Williamsport.

Commencement ceremony celebrates summer grads

Two students wearing black graduation caps and gowns lean in toward each other and smile widely.
Penn College celebrated the accomplishments of its Summer 2026 graduates on Aug. 8 at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center.

Penn College Summer 2026 Commencement set for Aug. 8

Graduates in graduation caps and gowns are visible sitting in the audience in the foreground as a graduate shakes the hand of Penn College President Michael J. Reed on the stage of the Journey Bank Community Arts Center. The Penn College seal is hanging agains a blue curtain at the back of the stage.
More than 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2026 sessions. A commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center.

Alumni facilitate machine donation for Penn College students

A die-sinking electrical discharge machining machine sits in Penn College's Larry A. Ward Machining Technologies Center.
The recent efforts of two Pennsylvania College of Technology alumni and the generosity of their employer will impact the next generation of manufacturing and machining students. The duo of Clinton Bettner and Kyle Baker helped facilitate the donation of a die-sinking EDM machine from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to the college.

The Arboretum at Penn State features alum’s art

Close-up of a welded metal sculpture shows a metal insect perched on a metal branch in front of the pollinator pond at the Arboretum at Penn State.
The Arboretum at Penn State is displaying the artistry and ingenuity of a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna.

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