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Penn College alums Jeffrey T. Feeman and Franklin N. Carr enhance the experience of thousands of spectators every year at Sight & Sound Theatre in Lancaster, which offers the largest faith-based live productions in the United States and is one of the nation's top three theatrical destinations.

Piping for the event's dressing rooms lies on the YWCA floor, awaiting the hands-on expertise of construction majors. From left, Shaffer, Hillman and Saylor skillfully tackle the task at hand.

The economic benefit of constructing multifamily residences with Insulating Concrete Forms will be the topic of a free presentation co-sponsored this month by Penn College's School of Construction & Design Technologies. "The Business Case for Building Multifamily Buildings With Concrete," featuring Gregg A.

The semester's first official industry presentation for Built Environment Scholars, featuring local architect Anthony H. Visco Jr. (a 1967 graduate of Williamsport Area Community College and a member of Penn College's Architectural Technology Advisory Board), was held recently in the School of Construction & Design Technologies. Anthony H. Visco Jr.

Orlando, Florida, was fertile ground for Pennsylvania College of Technology this season: Students, alumni and faculty all returned in triumph from an international builders’ show held at the Orange County Convention Center.

Jersey Shore Cub Scouts join their student/faculty hosts in displaying their woodworking success. Cub Scout Pack 116 from Jersey Shore visited Penn College's Carl Building Technologies Center on Wednesday evening, building birdhouses with the help of the Penn College Construction Association.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors will soon flock to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center to celebrate the commonwealth’s leading industry, and Pennsylvania College of Technology students and employees will be on hand for an interactive peek into the real-world applications of “degrees that work.”

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently recognized 13 first-year students who received Penn College NOW scholarships. The recipients completed Penn College courses during high school as part of the college’s Penn College NOW dual-enrollment program. The group was honored during an Oct. 27 reception.

More than 90 area high school students attended Friday's "Design and Build Your Future With Careers in Construction" program at Penn College: a full day of exploring construction and design career pathways, meeting Penn College students who have participated in internships, and learning about potential employment needs in the region.

Alumni often attend Homecoming to reunite with classmates, revisit faculty who steered them toward vocational success and unwind among friends before the alarm clock resounds. Graduates of Penn College and its predecessors frequently return for another reason, as was seen this past week: to share life lessons from the working world.