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Chef Paul Mach, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts and co-host of the Penn College/WVIA television series “You’re the Chef,” recently helped kick off a thematic unit on restaurants for fifth-grade students at Rommelt Elementary School in South Williamsport.

Students and professional staff of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant planted the restaurant’s vegetable garden – and added plants to its herb garden – on Wednesday: a total of 92, from a variety of tomatoes and peppers, to cabbage, eggplant and squash. The vegetables will be used in the restaurant, supporting its efforts to serve dishes prepared with fresh, local ingredients.

Twenty-one Pennsylvania College of Technology students were hired by Levy Restaurants to help prepare meals for guests attending the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5.

Twenty-one Pennsylvania College of Technology students were hired by Levy Restaurants to help prepare meals for guests attending the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5.

A recent exhibit at The Gallery at Penn College, coupled with the expertise of a Pennsylvania College of Technology physics professor, provided a fun, educational field trip for hundreds of area elementary and middle school students.

On the last day of classes, students in several School of Hospitality courses showed off final semester projects, meanwhile giving the Penn College community a chance to have a taste.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors has approved "professor emeritus" status for Phillip D. Landers, retired professor of business administration/management. Landers retired in August after 43 years as a faculty member at Penn College and its predecessor institution, Williamsport Area Community College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors has approved "professor emeritus" status for Phillip D. Landers, retired professor of business administration/management. Landers retired in August after 43 years as a faculty member at Penn College and its predecessor institution, Williamsport Area Community College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Keystone Dining Room was recently transformed into the "Keystone Theatre" for the annual Grand Pastry Buffet.

Students in MTH 156 (Mathematics in Non-European Cultures) presented their study abroad projects in the Bush Campus Center TV Lounge this past week. The group traveled to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and studied the Mayan civilization. The Penn College community is welcome to sign up for next year's overland adventure through the rain forests and lowlands of the Mayan world.