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Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Summer 2023 graduates. A commencement ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.

Four students graduating in Saturday's Summer Commencement ceremony were celebrated the night before, during an Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony in the Thompson Professional Development Center.

"Frustrating." "Eye-opening." "Informative." Those were a few of the responses following a two-hour "reentry simulation" held Tuesday at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Attended by more than 50 criminal justice professionals, the interactive activity created a month in the life of individuals recently released from prison.

Twenty-five graduates of Penn College and its predecessors were among the 2,296 fans who gathered in Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field for "Alumni Night With the Crosscutters" on Saturday.

Nearly 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2023 sessions.

A cross-curricular group of eight students and two faculty members recently traveled south for Komatsu Demo Days and a factory tour, hosted by one of Pennsylvania College of Technology's valued Corporate Tomorrow Makers.

Meet the talented brewers behind some of America's most popular craft beers. Learn how these Penn College graduates made names for themselves at Victory Brewing Co., Sixpoint Brewery and Sly Fox Brewing Co. This 3½-minute YouTube video lets you explore their day-to-day operations, see how hands-on preparation got them to where they are today and picture yourself pursuing a similarly rewarding career in this rapidly growing field.

SEKISUI KYDEX and Atlantic Culinary Environments Inc. are different companies, based in different towns with different missions. But for Elijah B. Peltz, the two entities are intertwined. An internship at one helped lead to the start of his career at the other.

Maxine Zglinicki needed to complete a senior project. Dr. John H. Bailey wanted a surgical tool redesigned. The recent Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate and local orthopedic surgeon teamed up to meet both objectives. Zglinicki, of Norristown, devoted a chunk of her final semester at the college to redesigning a tensioning device used with a robot for knee replacement surgery.

Jeffrey C. Comitz, who holds two HVAC degrees from Penn College, was recently spotlighted by his Greater Nanticoke Area High School alma mater through its "GNA Success Stories" feature on social media.