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John M. Kriner, a construction management major from Lancaster, has been chosen as theFebruary "Student of the Month" by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology. " John is a shining example of commitment to the school and program, as well as a great representative to visitors and industry," his faculty nominator wrote.

Continuing their efforts to recruit students for the four-year construction management major at Penn College, seniors Kyle S. Baker and John M. Kriner attended the ACE Mentor Program's College Night held Monday evening at Bechtel Corp. in Frederick, Md.

Pennsylvania College of Technology, which annually opens its masonry laboratory for construction of cars used in the Williamsport Soap Box Derby, has been added as a principal sponsor of the community attraction. "It was an easy 'Yes,'" President Davie Jane Gilmour said of the college's role in race preparations.

About 60 architecture students from The Pennsylvania State University made their annual journey to Penn College on Wednesday, their first since the Construction Masonry Building was dedicated last year.

A leading provider of equipment, controls and services for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and security systems has selected Pennsylvania College of Technology as a beta-testing site for new building automation software. Johnson Controls Inc. donated equipment and software valued at more than $18,000 to be used in four buildings on the Penn College campus.

The latest episode of Penn College's award-winning, career-awareness television series, " degrees that work.tv , " is available online. The second of two episodes devoted to green careers, this edition explores the energy efficiency and renewable energy job sectors with the help of building science and sustainable design majors at Penn College and national experts.

The field of construction management is explored in the latest video added to Pennsylvania College of Technology's popular YouTube Channel . The nearly five-minute video profiles Corey A. Shank, of Chambersburg, who graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in construction management.

Five visitors from Erie Insurance, on campus to explore potential partnership opportunities with Penn College, toured laboratories in the schools of Construction and Design Technologies and Transportation Technology on Wednesday. Pleased at their hiring of two construction management graduates of the college, Erie representatives were afforded a closer look by school officials; Debra M.

Construction management seniors Kyle S. Baker and John M. Kriner attended the ACE Mentor Program's College Night on Tuesday at the John Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia, where high school students spoke with numerous colleges about opportunities in architecture, construction and engineering. Baker, of Walkersville, Md., and Kriner, of Lancaster, joined faculty member Brad M.

The Fall 2011 semester saw completion of another on-campus construction project, courtesy of the School of Construction and Design Technologies. Students from Barney A. Kahn's Framing Principles class, Jason E.