Business & Hospitality Articles

Some of the Children's Learning Center gang, enjoying the beautiful fall weather in the Hager Lifelong Education Center courtyard on Friday, came upon a wonderful surprise. Chef Frank M. Suchwala, assistant professor of culinary arts/hospitality management, and his School of Hospitality students were out there, too, learning how to make ice sculptures!

Six students fromPennsylvania College of Technology'sSchool of Hospitality will assist regionally and nationally acclaimed chefs in preparing the "Ewe Are Special"dinner, to benefit the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, at the Jamison Farm on Sept. 24.

For the 12th consecutive year, Wine Spectator magazine has granted its "Best of Award of Excellence" to Pennsylvania College of Technology's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The restaurant is one of 833 restaurants worldwide to earn the magazine's second-tier "Best of" award.

In a learning opportunity for Pennsylvania College of Technology students and a benefit for scholarship funds, the college will host a "California Food and Wine Pairing" event, featuring a gourmet "California fusion" menu created by students in the School of Hospitality, paired with selections from the Eberle Winery in Paso Robles, Calif.

The three associate-degree majors offered by the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been granted reaccreditation through 2016. The college's baking and pastry arts and culinary arts technology majors were given renewed accreditation by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission.

As league development manager and director of the Challenger Division for Little League Baseball and Softball, Sam Ranck has a wide scope of responsibilities.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member is part of a national initiative to enhance economics education at community colleges and other two-year institutions. Gerald D.

A Loyalsock Township High School senior who has been active in community service projects throughout her high school years is the 2011 recipient of the Peggy Madigan Memorial Leadership Scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology. A selection committee chose Niesha J. Williams to receive this year's award for the scholarship named in memory of the late wife of former state Sen. Roger A.

A key figure in the development of Pennsylvania College of Technology and his wife have established a scholarship fund at the college. Former State Rep. Alvin C. Bush and his wife, Elizabeth, have established the Alvin Bush Family Scholarship at Penn College.

A class project supported by alumni donations has resulted in a new scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. One of the options offered to alumni when they receive their annual request for donations to Penn College is to direct their gifts to one of Penn College's eight academic schools.