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Senior leadership from the staff of U.S. Sen. David H. McCormick (R-Pa.) visited Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday, taking in the impressive labs and touring the college’s equally impressive Career Fair, attracting hundreds of employers eager to recruit the career-ready students.

Penn College’s baking & culinary program – under the lead of Chef Frank M. Suchwala, associate professor of hospitality management/culinary arts – prepared two of the five soups featured in the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s Ladles of Love fundraiser. Students in this semester’s Foundations of Professional Cooking class spent much of their Wednesday session making the soups: 10 gallons each of smoked tomato basil soup and wild mushroom bisque.

Timothy S. Turnbach identifies as a “thinker” and “an idea guy.” The Pennsylvania College of Technology welding instructor validated that self-assessment by conceiving and executing an artistic idea to benefit the Pennsylvania State Education Association. With the assistance of two students and a fellow instructor, Turnbach crafted the PSEA crest on 304 stainless steel.

The Community Arts Center has received a $3,000 donation from Jersey Shore State Bank, as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. The funds will be used to support the approved programming at the CAC.

Raising awareness and encouraging campus community members to register as organ donors is at the heart of the “Gift of Life College Challenge,” a project being pursued on the Penn College campus through April 28. Penn College nursing students, Wellness Committee and other partners kicked off the initiative by distributing small bags of Hershey’s Kisses and organ donor information

Penn College’s ninth Merit Badge College offered 20 different badges to 178 Scouts from six states: Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The recent Saturday event was hosted in partnership with the Susquehanna Council, Boy Scouts of America.

The Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee met on campus Thursday in the Thompson Professional Development Center. In his welcoming remarks, Penn College President Michael J. Reed shared with the committee how the college’s graduates are helping industry thrive.

The Community Arts Center has received a $2,500 donation from Fulton Bank as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. “Fulton Bank is proud to support the educational initiatives at the Community Arts Center through the EITC program,” shared Leslie Temple, senior vice president market leader/business development, Fulton Bank.

Penn College Athletics recently hosted its 10th National Girls & Women in Sports Day clinic. Over 60 young participants signed up for this year’s event and had the opportunity to participate in five of the college’s women’s sports: basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

Penn College at Wellsboro’s one-year practical nursing program is profiled in this inspiring, four-minute video that introduces viewers to students, graduates, faculty, facilities and the program director. “This gave me an opportunity to better myself and get a better job,” shared recent graduate Megan Lewis. “I’m really thankful for that, honestly.”