Joseph L. Lockard Seventy-one years ago, on a day that has lived well beyond infamy, an eventual Williamsport Technical Institute student was an eyewitness to history. From his position at the Opana Radar Station in Hawaii, local soldier Joseph L. Lockard saw the impending attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Faculty member evokes cinema legend Members of the Penn College family – faculty/staff, students and alumni – are known for their civic involvement, and not even the hectic holiday season can douse that community spirit. Brian M.
Dr. George H. Parkes During an interview for Penn College's ongoing oral history project, a former dean of applied arts noted, "Behind every great institution stands the shadow of one man – that was Dr. George Parkes." Those comments from James P.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has scheduled a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 22, for the approximately 300 students who have petitioned to graduate at the end of the Fall 2012 semester. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The student speaker is Fadhil A.
Sara D. Greenawalt A planning and cost analyst at the Brunner Island Power Plant in York Haven is the latest Penn College graduate to be profiled by the Byron Academy, a New York-based website where young women can nurture their interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Sara D.
'The Wall' honors military personnel in the Penn College family. A range of military experience is evident in a black-and-white photo from 1862, depicting Civil War soldier Isaac Shaffer, great-great-great-grandfather of Army retiree Chester M. Beaver.
The Wildcat welcomes soon-to-be graduates to their new roles as Penn College alumni. Jonathan C. Herman, a heavy construction equipment technology: operator emphasis major from Lewisburg, tends to commencement purchases with the help of Jennifer L. McCracken, an operations assistant at The College Store. With the Wildcat's help, Eric M.
The attractiveness of Penn College's two-year majors to employers was obvious at a recent Career Fair, as reflected in a video newly added to the institution's YouTube channel. "An associate's degree is great for us.
Dave Foresman shares warm remarks about the contributions of Dennis E. Fink to the field of horticulture. Current Penn College landscape/horticulture technology students, School of Natural Resources Management employees and Brickman staff gather to celebrate the tree-planting. Dennis E. Fink, (center), celebrates with his wife and adjunct faculty member, Christine A.; and Dave Foresman.
As Pennsylvania College of Technology continues its multiyear Countdown to the Centennial, PCToday helps share the institution's remarkable story through the eyes and words of those who lived it.
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