Alumni Articles

A recent weeklong initiative by Pennsylvania College of Technology students and employees turned retired cafeteria trays into platforms for the most successful campaign yet to benefit the on-campus food pantry. The Cupboard, opened in September 2016 adjacent to the CC Commons dining unit, has seen a 30-percent increase in usage by students this fall.

Penn College’s second annual Homecoming and Parent & Family Weekend had a little something for everyone – and a whole lotta something for those getting reacquainted with their favorite students and/or former classmates!

Alumni often attend Homecoming to reunite with classmates, revisit faculty who steered them toward vocational success and unwind among friends before the alarm clock resounds. Graduates of Penn College and its predecessors frequently return for another reason, as was seen this past week: to share life lessons from the working world.

Fall Open House at Pennsylvania College of Technology returns Sunday, Oct. 29, with a public invitation to experience a fascinating array of opportunities. “We are all really excited about our upcoming fall Open House,” said Claire Z. Biggs, coordinator of admissions events/services.

Homecoming/Parent & Family Weekend (Oct. 6-8) Student leaders prep for pride-filled weekend. The Veterans' Fountain outside the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center has taken on its traditional "Penn College Proud" tint, aided by General Services and student leaders, and heralding the arrival of Homecoming/Parent & Family Weekend (Friday through Sunday).

A fast-paced, 30-second commercial answers that question, and invites prospective and current students to unleash the possibilities – as well as themselves – at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Lyndsey Diehl, who received a bachelor’s degree in health information management online in 2013, secured the position of trauma data quality specialist with the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. Joseph Travagline had a healthy career in IT before seeking work in health care.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently marked the beginning of its full membership status with the NCAA by unveiling a Wildcat-inspired bus – Susquehanna Trailways-owned and Penn College-branded – and a new way to support athletics: the Wildcat Club.

Steven Brower Projected images enhance an informative lecture by Brower, held in the SASC conference room ... ... just across Hagan Way from a companion exhibit on the third floor of Madigan Library. His interest raised, a patron lowers his cellphone to get a photo in the college gallery.

The campus community officially entered an exciting new age Wednesday night: celebrating Pennsylvania College of Technology's full membership in Division III of the NCAA – not to mention the attendant boost to school pride from a dynamic new logo, an exciting mascot makeover and a literal driving force for institutional marketing.