Collision Repair & Restoration Articles

As part of a partnership that dates to the excavation of Lamade Stadium in 1959, the Little League Baseball World Series yields hands-on learning activities for Penn College students. In just the series' first four days, photographers captured the activities of paramedic, baking & culinary, and welding students.

WBRE-TV’s Sydney Kostus arrived on campus before sunrise Tuesday morning to do live interviews with Penn College faculty and staff who played key roles with the globe project for Little League International.

WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Aucker experienced the 7-foot-high stainless steel globe that Pennsylvania College of Technology students and faculty fabricated for Little League International. Featured recently on Penn College News, the painstaking project involved over 70 welding students and resulted in an eye-catching sculpture for the Little League World Series complex in South Williamsport.

Watch the journey of a new sculpture installed recently at the Little League International Complex in South Williamsport. The sculpture was devised by Little League staff, who envisioned a huge globe that could serve as a photo prop for the tens of thousands of visitors who will make their way to the complex during the upcoming Little League Baseball World Series. To make it happen, they turned to the experts at Penn College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology welding students are the spark behind an eye-catching addition to the Little League Baseball World Series complex in South Williamsport: a roughly 7-foot-tall stainless steel globe structure featuring metal cutouts shaped to represent the continents. “This is probably one of the most unique projects we’ve done," said Michael R. Allen, instructor and co-department head of welding.

Moda Miami, a premier car event, is featuring Pennsylvania College of Technology’s automotive restoration program on its website. The “Partner Spotlight” includes photos and a Q&A with Penn College instructor Roy H. Klinger, regarding the certificate program and the students’ dedication to assisting the past two years at Moda Miami, held on the grounds of the historic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.

Rovers Magazine, a Land Rover enthusiast publication, has a Pennsylvania College of Technology connection in its summer issue. Sarah E. Crabtree, an automotive restoration student, provides a firsthand account of how her unique background led to her current undertaking: restoring a 1971 Land Rover to concours condition, the highest level of restoration.

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. is increasing its longstanding support of Pennsylvania College of Technology. A leading global coatings company, Axalta has committed to an annual $15,000 donation of paint and related supplies for the next five years, benefiting collision repair and automotive restoration students

Students and faculty from Pennsylvania College of Technology collected plenty of hardware at the recent Toyota Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York. The college contingent – consisting mainly of students from the Penn College Motorsports Association – garnered several awards at the 21st annual event, held at the Watkins Glen International race course.

She's on a mission to restore a 1971 Land Rover to factory condition. And she's given herself less than a year to do it. Buckle your seat belts and step on the gas for an inspiring Tomorrow Makers podcast conversation with Penn College automotive restoration student: "Sarah Crabtree: The Vehicle for Learning."