With gasoline prices approaching $4 a gallon, Sunbury's Newsradio WKOK (1070 AM) turned to Penn College's automotive department for helpful tips on improving fuel economy. Sara Bartlett's interview with Dale E. Jaenke, assistant professor of automotive technology, aired during a number of the station's newscasts Thursday and Friday.
The state's top 20 high school automotive students will gather at Pennsylvania College of Technology next month for the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition to determine who will advance to the national finals this summer.
The dean of Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Transportation Technology has been elected to a five-year term on the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation Board of Trustees. Colin W. Williamson joins a 15-member board that includes educators, manufacturers, automotive shop owners, automobile dealers, state and local administrators, and working technicians.
Nearly 1,350 ninth- through 12-graders (and 172 chaperones) from 38 area schools gathered on Penn College's campuses Friday for Career Day, which allows high school students to explore a wide variety of technical careers through hands-on activities, tours of facilities, and discussions with students and faculty.
The #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet race car of NASCAR's Casey Mears was displayed Tuesday outside the ATC. School of Transportation Technology officials were told that Mears, who has finished eighth or better in his past three races, drove the car at Richmond and that the vehicle may yet see more action this season.
Weeks of preparation and tireless teamwork will culminate in this weekend's 11th annual Susquehanna 500 Mini-Indy competition, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty/staff and students and a group of visitors from Mexico will continue their historic participation on behalf of the American Red Cross.
Five teams from four schools competed in the recent Fuel Cell Challenge at Pennsylvania College of Technology, having fun while learning about a futuristic energy source that might not be so far down the road after all. "I think that's where the automotive industry is going to go in a very short time," said Dale E.
Pennsylvania College of Technology home to one of the nation's oldest continuous automotive programs is among the partners in a grant-funded initiative to offer bachelor's degrees to Montgomery County Community College students. The community college was awarded a $1,371,264 grant from the U.S.
During a School of Transportation Technology meeting Tuesday, an assistant professor of automotive technology was presented with a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the Mini-Indy racing team of aviation students. The document recognizedJohn J. Macko for his invaluable contributions to the team and thanked him for his help.
Two automotive technology management students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been chosen from among 410 applicants nationwide for $2,000 scholarships from the Specialty Equipment Market Association. Christopher S. Secor, of Sayre, recently received a Lou Borick Award scholarship, and Jason K.
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