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Chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently a workshop presenter during Salon du Chocolat NYC, held in New York City’s Javits Center. Established in 1994 in Paris, Salon du Chocolat is the largest international trade show dedicated to the chocolate and cocoa industry. With exhibitors from 16 countries, it attracts more than 6,000 attendees.

Can you survive a month in poverty? That was the key question at a recent Community Action Poverty Simulation explored by Penn College students in various majors in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences and School of Business, Arts & Sciences. Poverty simulations have been held at the college since Spring 2019, but the Spring 2025 event was the first to cast a wider net of cross-curricular collaboration.

An occasion to reminisce and renew, a special reunion welcomed alumni of Williamsport Technical Institute and Williamsport Area Community College back to campus. The predecessor institutions of Pennsylvania College of Technology laid the groundwork for today’s educational achievements and are an important part of the college’s legendary legacy. The gathering also celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of WACC, one of the state’s first community colleges, in 1965.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold three commencement ceremonies May 16-17 for the 885 students who have petitioned to graduate following the Spring 2025 semester. Nearly 750 students will march at the ceremonies, all of which are ticketed events to be held at the Community Arts Center. All of the ceremonies will be livestreamed.

Brian J. Gilchrist, assistant professor of speech communication-composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, delivered his research paper, “A Song of Psychology of Information and a Song of Psychology of Form: A Burkean Analysis of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones,’” at the Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention, held recently in Buffalo, New York.

“Graphic Design 2025” runs May 1-9 in The Gallery at Penn College. The exhibition showcases the work of graduating seniors in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s graphic design major. A reception honoring the students is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 2. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

“Graphic Design 2025” runs May 1-9 in The Gallery at Penn College. The exhibition showcases the work of graduating seniors in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s graphic design major. A reception honoring the students is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 2. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Photographs created by Joanna Knox Yoder, photography instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology, are included in juried exhibitions in Colorado and Vermont.

The third annual Rotorfest, held this month at Pennsylvania College of Technology, brought more than 500 K-12 students and educators to campus to learn about the college’s emergency management & homeland security major and interact with a wide range of emergency response professionals.

The third annual Rotorfest, held this month at Pennsylvania College of Technology, brought more than 500 K-12 students and educators to campus to learn about the college’s emergency management & homeland security major and interact with a wide range of emergency response professionals.