Construction & Architecture Articles

Six students and two faculty members from Pennsylvania College of Technology recently attended World of Concrete 2019, the only annual event for the nation’s concrete and masonry industry, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 44th annual WOC, held Jan.

A civil engineer who is serving as a project manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s $670 million Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project was honored with an Alumni Achievement Award at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Fall 2018 commencement ceremonies, held Dec. 22 at the Community Arts Center. Margaret A.

Throngs of visitors will soon converge on Harrisburg to celebrate the commonwealth’s agricultural prominence, and Pennsylvania College of Technology students and employees will be there to help honor the event’s 2019 theme of “Inspiring Pennsylvania’s Story.” School of Business & Hospitality majors from Penn College take part in a Student Cooking Challenge at the 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Apropos the hands-on education in their school of choice, Penn College students were granted access to real-world equipment. Students and faculty oblige their hosts for a fun photo op. Penn College construction majors traveled to Malvern this month for an eye-opening perspective on the commercial concrete industry. Instructors Franklin H. Reber and Harry W. Hintz Jr.

A civil engineering technology student at Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of four to be recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Central Pennsylvania Section for outstanding academic achievement. Among those presented with a $2,000 check at the section’s November dinner meeting, marking the 27th time that the awards have been presented, was Derek M. Grose, of Watsontown.

Representing the Penn College Construction Association, School of Construction & Design Technologies students and faculty deliver on a service project. Seated (from left) are Michael J. Deragon, of Fort Washington; Kachine L. Fry, of Butler; and Anthony B. Harris, of Reading. Back row (from left) are Barney A. Kahn IV, building construction technology instructor; Hayden N.

Four teams of students from Rob A. Wozniak’s Architectural Design Studio II (ACH261) class, one of which has officially entered its project in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s seventh annual Campus RainWorks competition, this week presented inventive and attractive proposals for green infrastructure to better manage stormwater.

Two teams of Pennsylvania College of Technology students finished strongly among the 22 institutions in the 29th annual Associated Schools of Construction Region 1 Student Competition held Nov. 8-10 in Albany, New York. The college’s Design-Build Team, charged with developing and constructing a STEM expansion at one of New England’s premier boarding schools, placed second.

Tape measure at the ready, Andrew R. Hurd, a building construction technology student from Spring Mills, assesses a visitor's block-laying performance. Luse shares pointers with Julia R. Straub, a Penn State student well-acquainted with construction through her family's experience in the field.

With a skilled worker shortage presenting a tremendous opportunity for rewarding careers in the construction and design industry, Penn College's inaugural "PA Build Your Future" event introduced those varied vocational possibilities to hundreds of high school students from throughout the state.