Architecture & Sustainable Design Articles

Students in Geoffrey M. Campbell's 300-level Passive Design studio class were asked to fashion a parade costume that would be representative of Penn College's building science and sustainable design major. They were given the assignment last Monday and the costumes were due Wednesday.

A new Pennsylvania College of Technology associate degree, the latest industry-aware major at an institution that grows "greener" by the day, will prepare students for careers in the renewable energy field. Beginning with the Fall 2010 semester, the college's School of Construction and Design Technologies will offer a two-year degree in renewable energy technologies.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's SkillsUSA student organization will host six District 6 skills competitions at the college on Jan. 29. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that, in an effort to alleviate skills shortages in the workforce, develops employability, participatory and leadership skills.

Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members recently attended Autodesk University in Las Vegas, where one of the group J.D. Mather, assistant professor of drafting and computer aided design was among the presenters.

Five Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among 40 recipients of 2009-10 "Build Your Future" scholarships from Centex Homes and the National Housing Endowment.

The legacy of a well-respected assistant professor of architecture technology will continue at Pennsylvania College of Technology through a new scholarship fund established in his memory. The executors of the estate of the late William H. Ealer have signed an agreement with the Penn College Foundation establishing the William H. Ealer Scholarship Fund.

The funeral will be Saturday morning for William H. Ealer, who, at the time of his Feb. 14 death, was the seniormost active faculty member at Penn College. An assistant professor of architectural technology in the college's School of Construction and Design Technologies, Ealer began his teaching career at the former Williamsport Area Community College in 1965. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Kaitlyn M. Charmbury, a residential construction management: architectural technology student from State College, has been chosen as September's Student Government Association "Student of the Month" at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

An associate professor of architectural technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of "Who's Who in America." Robert A.

A team of students enrolled in Pennsylvania College of Technology's two-year construction majors earned top prize in competition at the recent National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show in Florida, the college's third first-place finish in that category in the past five years. Members of the two-year team are Bryan T. Hay, Friedens; Wesley R.