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The owner-operators of J & M Construction Specialty Inc., of Williamsport, have created a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Robert and Marcia Shearer recently established the Shearer Family Scholarship.

The latest video produced by Pennsylvania College of Technology has a shade of “green.” The building science and sustainable design bachelor-degree major is featured in the video recently added to the college’s YouTube Channel. The major is seen through the eyes of Tyler L. Walter, of New Paris, as he completes a class project.

Knocking free the supporting form, instructor Glenn Luse shares a student's excitement when her arch holds firm. A Penn State student pleasantly accepts a trowel (and some learned advice) from the industry's Ron Bower. Faculty member Richard Motter helps a duo maneuver a block into place. Instructor Robert Gresko offers personalized attention to students working with stone.

Marc E. Bridgens, dean of construction and design technologies, assesses progress Friday. Mountain stone climbs the exterior walls of the turbine-control building, rising to meet the white vinyl siding that will soon be installed. The 576-square-foot structure will be topped by a blue metal roof, matching another at the ETEC site.

Students in Peter Kruppenbacher's Construction Hand and Power Tools class recently built 10 picnic tables for the pavilion at the Energy Technology Education Center along Route 15. Student-built tables await delivery to ETEC pavilion.

Seven students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s construction majors have been awarded a total of $14,500 in varied scholarships, a significant reminder of employers’ support for the college’s sought-after “degrees that work.” “It is a testament to the industries that have provided funding for the educational opportunities of our students,” said Marc E.

Sgt. Peter J. Cassarly displays college flag. A May 2011 graduate's Penn College Pride has followed him to Afghanistan, where he was recently photographed holding a college flag on the hood of his command vehicle. Army Sgt. Peter J. Cassarly, an alumnus of the residential construction technology and management major, is serving with the Indiana (Pa.)-based 420th Engineering Route Clearance Co.

Continuing a tradition of Penn College students leaving their lasting mark on campus, instructor Franklin H. Reber Jr.'s concrete construction class this week poured new sidewalks near the Hager Lifelong Education Center entrance off West Third Street.

Penn College students clearly have a hand in sustainable communities. 'Green' mural artfully adds to national dialogue. Students in Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies created murals to commemorate the first Green Apple Day of Service, a Sept. 29 event that champions "healthy, sustainable schools" through community involvement. As a project for Naim N.

An acrylic and ink painting by an associate professor at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been published in the first issue of an online journal showcasing the creative talents of Excelsior College’s students, alumni, staff and faculty. Thomas E.