Business & Hospitality Articles

Chef Paul Mach and School of Hospitality students RachelM. Emmons (center in photo at left) and Jennifer A. Krystek provided a "Tailgating Into Thanksgiving" cooking demonstration from noon-1 p.m. Tuesdayat the Madigan Library.

A professor of business administration/management and head of the business administration department at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently attended the 2008 Biannual International Conference of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education in Barcelona, Spain. At the Sept. 23-25 conference, Terry A.

Penn College alumnus Nathaniel L. Baum, who holds degrees in landscape/nursery technology (2003) and technology management (2005), is featured in a recent article in the (Lancaster) Sunday News. The article touts the energy- and cost-saving benefits of a reflective roof coating at the Lititz headquarters of Susquehanna Bancshares Inc., where Baum is facility supervisor.

Students enrolled in a Regional American Cuisine course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will take turns leading their classmates as student managers in the kitchen of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the college's main campus.

Students enrolled in a catering course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will cook and serve samples to patrons of the Williamsport Growers Market on Sept. 6. The Growers Market serves as the students' first event each fall, for which they plan a menu made from the products sold at the market. Three students Leanda J. Hill, of Allenwood; Marco G. Romano, of Danville; and Michael R.

Penn College's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, the School of Hospitality's fine-dining laboratory for culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and hospitality management majors, was among the local attractions mentioned in the Aug. 17 editions of the New York Daily News.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology students and the Salvation Army partnered to aid hundreds of lower-income individuals and families in preparing their returns, helped local residents receive nearly $240,000 in total refunds during the just-concluded 2007 tax year. According to statistics compiled by Phillip D.

This summer, guests dining at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant – operated by the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology – will have the opportunity to enjoy a new menu concept for dinner service Wednesday through Saturday nights. An à la carte format was put in place May 28 that will allow guests more flexibility for their dining pleasure.

Fifteen Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently received the requisite security clearance to tour the New York Stock Exchange, an almost-unheard-of consideration amid ongoing and intensive national vigilance. "Ever since 9/11, the New York Stock Exchange has been on heightened alert, and security has increased dramatically," explained Roy A.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students are scheduled to travel to Louisville, Ky., for the 134th Kentucky Derby and its sister race, the Kentucky Oaks, where they will help feed thousands of guests. The students, accompanied by Chefs Paul Mach, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, and Charles R.