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In a beneficial trip over the mountain (and across academic borders), about 70 freshmen from Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies traveled to the School of Natural Resources Management heavy equipment training ground Tuesday for an afternoon of insight. Students in site-preparation and safety classes joined by construction faculty members Garret L. Graff, Harry W.

Pennsylvania College of Technology formally dedicated a new main-campus home for masonry instruction Aug. 16. The 17,829-square-foot, single-story Construction Masonry Building, designed by Murray Associates Architects, P.C., of Harrisburg, features a large, open lab area and reflects the latest in "green" technologies.

Photo gallery Pennsylvania College of Technology today formally dedicated a new home on its main campus for masonry instruction. The 17,829-square-foot, single-story Construction Masonry Building, designed by Murray Associates Architects, P.C., of Harrisburg, features a large, open lab area and reflects the latest in "green" technologies.

Continuing a tradition of building positive relationships within the community, the Penn College Construction Association recently hosted a hands-on activity for two Girl Scout troops from the Jersey Shore area. Sixteen Scouts (a combination of Juniors and Brownies from Troops 262 and 61517) visited campus April 18.

A team of two-year students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Construction and Design Technologies, first-place winners at this year's National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Management Competition, recently was honored by the Pennsylvania Senate for its accomplishment. Comprising the championship team, coached by Barney A.

Le Jeune Chef Restaurant will host grand reopening events on Feb. 1-2 to show off its redecorated dining room. The new design reflects the School of Hospitality's more natural, organic approach to menu planning. "It started with us planting our own garden," said Layne E. Eggers, assistant dean of hospitality.

A team of two-year students from Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies claimed first-place honors at this year's National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Management Competition held during last weekend's 2011 International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla. Members of the championship team, coached by Barney A.

On Thursday night, the Penn College Construction Association hosted a hands-on activity for about a dozen Cub Scouts from Den 38 (St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church). The Scouts, in the process of earning their Wolf patches, needed to complete a Building and Fixing requirement as part of that process.

Seven students in the Penn College Construction Association recently visited the Schneebeli Earth Science Center for a tour of the lumber mill. Forestry instructor Jack Fisher provided a thorough tour of the mill, lumber yard and dry kiln for the students.

Masonry students from Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies recently constructed a natural stone veneer for the auditorium at New Tribes Mission Institute near Jersey Shore. Instructor Glenn R.