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Coming off an impressive top-15 finish in 2012, the student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at Pennsylvania College of Technology is confidently polishing up its 2013 entry into the Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series. Eight students, led by captains Andrew D. Dietrich and Benjamin D.

Adopting the character of his great-grandfather (beneath a photo of the real-life George N. Schuster), Jeff Mahl begins his first-person reminiscence. After donning a period-appropriate coat, Jeff Mahl settles in for a engaging re-enactment of a historical journey. Fresh from a tour of the college's automotive labs, Jeff Mahl shares his favorable impression.

The great-grandson of George N. Schuster, whose record-setting performance in a 1908 automotive race from New York to Paris remains unmatched more than a century later, will share the epic story with a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Tuesday, April 2. “The Great Auto Race” will be presented by Jeff Mahl at 3:30 p.m.

"I've lived it, I've been there," automotive alumnus Thomas C. Baloga told a Klump Academic Center audience as he shared advice late last month, returning to campus for the first time since his 1974 graduation from Williamsport Area Community College.

A retired automobile executive, whose illustrious and influential career began with an associate degree in automotive technology from Penn College's immediate predecessor, this week returned to campus for the first time in nearly 40 years. Building on lessons learned while employed by Mercedes-Benz USA and BMW of North America (among others), Thomas C.

A retired automobile executive, whose distinguished career began with a degree from a predecessor institution, will offer "10 Tips for Career Success" in a visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology this month. Thomas C. Baloga, a former executive at BMW of North America, will speak at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

The fast-track career ascendancy of enrollees in Penn College's Ford ASSET major, a two-year degree that includes a built-in paid internship with a participating dealer, is on display in the newest addition to the college's YouTube channel. "If you want the quickest ladder to success, this is it," says Colin W. Williamson, the college's dean of transportation technology.

Pennsylvania College of Technology was one of three runners-up in a national contest to find the best automotive technician training school in the country. WIX Filters and O'Reilly Auto Parts partnered with Tomorrow's Technician magazine as title sponsors for the competition, which was won by Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Wash.

Grillmaster Colin W. Williamson, dean of transportation technology A special pair of eye-catching Mustangs are displayed by Cranmer's Auto, Hughesville. Christopher H. Van Stavoren, associate professor of automotive technology, photographs a 1909 Chalmers on loan to the new auto-restoration major. Brett A. Reasner, assistant dean of transportation technology, serves students.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has been awarded a $570,422 federal grant for 2012-13 in support of a variety of academic programs. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Perkins Local Plan Grant seeks to help develop the skills of secondary and postsecondary education students enrolled in career and technical-education programs.