Pennsylvania College of Technology will again showcase its hands-on applied technology education for the thousands who attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2026 show, themed “Growing a Nation,” is slated Jan. 10-17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.
Students in Applications of Professional Cooking recently worked with the professional staff of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant to feed 475 Lycoming Engines employees during the company’s third annual employee Thanksgiving meal.
Nearly 200 students from nine high schools and career and technical education centers explored Penn College’s baking and culinary majors during Friday’s Hospitality Visit Day. Their visit included a tasty sample of students’ classwork.
Chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was selected to serve on the advisory council for the 2026 Salon du Chocolat New York.
Chef Todd M. Keeley, assistant professor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently presented a Business of Baking for Beginners session at the International Baking Industry Exposition in Las Vegas.
Among the hundreds of students supplementing their hands-on Penn College education through internships this year was Emma J. Turner, a culinary arts technology, professional baking and applied management student who became the first intern at Fireside Tavern, a busy restaurant and event space in Strasburg.
Penn College’s baking & culinary program partnered with the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association last week to provide a Hospitality Career Exploration & Leadership Workshop to students grades nine to 12. More than 100 high schoolers attended.
Chef Alberto Mezzoli, corporate chef for Bindi North America, spent time with students in the Customer Service & Retail Baking Operations class as they prepared an Italian-themed bread and pastry sale, then provided a demonstration for all those interested in the Global Food & Hospitality: Cuisine, Culture & Perspectives class.
As part of a partnership that dates to the excavation of Lamade Stadium in 1959, the Little League Baseball World Series yields hands-on learning activities for Penn College students. In just the series' first four days, photographers captured the activities of paramedic, baking & culinary, and welding students.
WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Aucker visited the kitchens of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on Monday to learn about the work Penn College hospitality students and staff are doing to feed the 20 teams competing in this year’s Little League Baseball World Series.
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