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While horses sprinted across the finish line at Churchill Downs, baking, culinary and business students – accompanied by faculty chefs Amanda L. Farr-Lepper and Charles Niedermyer and several members of Le Jeune Chef’s staff – were running a culinary marathon.

Graphic design students from Pennsylvania College of Technology are concluding a highly successful 2024-25 season of national design awards. Capturing 32 awards in five competitions, the results spotlight the caliber of the college’s Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design.

Graphic design students from Pennsylvania College of Technology are concluding a highly successful 2024-25 season of national design awards. Capturing 32 awards in five competitions, the results spotlight the caliber of the college’s Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design.

Shanna P. Wheeler, instructor of English composition and technical communication at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be reading her work, published in "Keystone Poetry: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania," on Sunday, June 1, at Lycoming Arts Gallery, 46 W. Fourth St. Williamsport. The literary event, celebrating the launch of the anthology, is open to the public and will run from 1 to 3 p.m.

Among the many end-of-academic-year events held at Pennsylvania College of Technology, induction ceremonies were conducted by the chapters of two honor societies – Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Chi. A total of 118 new honor society members were recognized.

Downtown Williamsport and the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus were teeming with joyful graduates and guests, as the college held its three Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 16-17 at the Community Arts Center. Nearly 750 students marched in the ceremonies, with approximately 885 having petitioned to graduate. The livestreamed links to the three ceremonies are still available on the Spring 2025 Commencement webpage.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented faculty and staff with a variety of awards and recognized employees who have achieved noteworthy milestones as the 2024-25 academic year concludes. President Michael J. Reed celebrated the honorees during a May 15 all-college meeting in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

Chef Roberto Caporuscio made a return visit to the college’s Global Cuisines & Connections class to demonstrate the 300-year-old art of Neapolitan pizza and to encourage students to take part in a Spring 2026 Global Experience course that takes students on a hands-on culinary tour of Italy.

Chef Roberto Caporuscio made a return visit to the college’s Global Cuisines & Connections class to demonstrate the 300-year-old art of Neapolitan pizza and to encourage students to take part in a Spring 2026 Global Experience course that takes students on a hands-on culinary tour of Italy.

“Building Resilience – Making Positive Changes” was the theme of the fourth annual Wildcat Wellness Fair, hosted recently by students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology class, Counseling Services and Student Engagement. The healthy and healing hands-on happening featured a range of Penn College student organizations and services – all aiming to uplift, encourage and de-stress students during the busy spring season.