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State and local officials gathered at a Habitat for Humanity home that is under construction just north of campus on Friday to tour the nearly complete project, built largely by students in Penn College’s construction and architectural technologies division, and to highlight the state’s Housing Action Plan to alleviate a shortage of homes in Pennsylvania.

Nearly 150 people attended the closing reception of “Made by Hand: An Exhibition of Tomorrow Makers.”

Over 20 electrical construction students from Pennsylvania College of Technology are responsible for brightening the gymnasium and lobby of the Williamsport YMCA.

More than 200 students from 16 school districts attended a Pennsylvania Senate Student Government Seminar at Penn College on Thursday. Hosted by state Sen. Gene Yaw, who is also chair of Penn College’s Board of Directors, the mock senate session allowed attendees to sit on committees, develop their positions on legislation, debate issues and learn what it takes to get a law passed or defeated.

Penn College grad Judi Jessick ’02 returned to campus Feb. 26 to read the second volume in her Agatha Livermore picture book series to the Butterflies classroom at the Dunham Children’s Learning Center.

Penn College and the Scouting America Susquehanna Council teamed up on Saturday to offer 20 merit badges in the college’s state-of-the-art labs, with instruction from the college’s faculty experts.

Forty-two girls, in kindergarten to sixth grade, attended Penn College’s annual Girls and Women in Sports Day Clinic on Feb. 8, where they not only received instruction from Penn College’s women’s athletes and coaches, but learned wider lessons about self-esteem and what it means to be a girl in sports.

Four state representatives visited Penn College on Monday to learn more about its emergency management & homeland security degree and to try out the program’s new interactive simulation tool.

Following the outstanding success of last summer’s “Sister Act: The Musical,” A Community Encore Production announces its 2026 production, “Anastasia,” running July 17-19 at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center.

The estimated 500,000 visitors to the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show, in Harrisburg, had a chance to learn about Penn College’s life-changing degree offerings, thanks to a cadre of employees who staffed Penn College’s exhibit booth, bringing with them hands-on activities, and two days of tireless work by the baking & culinary program at the PA Preferred Culinary Connection stage.