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It’s that time of year again: Penn College’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center is rolling out the “greenhouse carpet,” inviting shoppers to its annual bedding plant sale. The much-anticipated event begins Monday, May 5 and runs through Wednesday, May 7. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, with Wednesday’s hours 9 a.m. to noon.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold three commencement ceremonies May 16-17 for the 885 students who have petitioned to graduate following the Spring 2025 semester. Nearly 750 students will march at the ceremonies, all of which are ticketed events to be held at the Community Arts Center. All of the ceremonies will be livestreamed.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has been designated as an “Opportunity College and University” by the Carnegie Classifications, exemplifying how campuses can foster student success.

Following federal and state orders, the U.S. and Commonwealth flags at Pennsylvania College of Technology are flying at half-staff in honor of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday. Flags will be at half-staff until sunset on the date of interment, which has yet to be announced.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors has approved the hiring of Katie Bell – a marketing and communications professional with over 25 years of experience in corporate, economic-development and higher-education environments – as vice president for communications and marketing.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved the hiring of a vice president for communications and marketing, revised the college’s bylaws to reflect quorum requirements for meetings and authorized the appointment of an auditing firm for the fiscal year ending June 30.

Ruth C. Rudy, 87, a former member of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors, died on March 28. Services were held April 12 in Centre Hall. A full obituary is available online.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has been named the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania 2025 Partner of the Year for its strong support of the student-led organization – a renowned champion of the skilled trades – for nearly five decades. Penn College President Michael J. Reed accepted the award for the college at the State Leadership and Skills Conference.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have established an articulation agreement enabling graduates of the electrical technology and electro-mechanical technology associate degree majors at Thaddeus Stevens College to transfer credits seamlessly into the building automation engineering technology bachelor’s degree major at Penn College.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 15, for Dale A. Metzker, a retired Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member and recipient of its Master Teacher Award. Metzker died March 10 at the age of 84.