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Pennsylvania College of Technology students served as assistants to Pennsylvania chefs competing in the Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association's "Pennsylvania Palate Competition." The competition closed the association's fourth annual Food and Beverage Conference, themed "Shift Your Focus," which was held Feb. 23 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College.

Boundless creativity provided the midnight oil for Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality students, who put in late, late hours to prepare their entries for the fifth annual CalJava International Wedding Cake Competition.

An assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented a workshop at the Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association's annual Food and Beverage Conference. Penn College's Chef Paul Mach presented a session titled "Pennsylvania Beer Versus Wine and Sustainable Tapas" with Robert Oeler, sommelier at the Nittany Lion Inn.

In a festively decorated Penn's Inn, a number of Penn College offices hosted a Tuesday "Happy Hour" gatheringto encourage students to make wise, safe decisions during their imminent Spring Break. Useful information was available about alcohol, safe sex, highway safety, judicious sun exposure and other considerations for students embarking on midsemester getaways.

The family of a former Pennsylvania College of Technology student who died in a traffic accident in 2005 has established a scholarship fund at the college in his memory. The Penn College Foundation has received a donation to establish an endowment for the Joshua R. Geary Memorial Scholarship. The endowment is expected to produce $2,000 in annual awards.

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted its spring Visiting Chef Series from Feb. 17-19, welcoming Chef DeJuan Roy, executive chef of 95 Cordova at the historic Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Fla. While at the college, Roy worked alongside School of Hospitality students, sharing his expertise as they prepared a benefit dinner that concluded the stay.

Five Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members will conduct a series of computer-safety presentations in March and April at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School. "Today, more than ever before, the Internet and various computer applications allow for data to be broadcast instantly throughout the world," said Bradley M.

The Internal Revenue Service's free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology students annually prepare hundreds of returns for area taxpayers, will offer two by-appointment-only sessions for Northern Tier residents this season. The program will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and from 1 to 6 p.m.

At a Thursday gathering in City Hall, Williamsport Mayor Gabriel J. Campana endorsed a food drive undertaken by Penn College's Students in Free Enterprise in conjunction with Campbell's Soup.

Layne E. Eggers has been named assistant dean of hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology.