Construction & Architecture Articles

Eric J. Fino, a 2016 civil engineering technology graduate, is included among Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal's Top 20 Under 40. “Throughout my high school career, I tinkered with everything I could get my hands on, from working on cars to helping put together stage equipment for my high school’s Christmas play,” Fino said. “I learned early that I was a hands-on learner.

ACH112 students, during a pause in their walking tour Students in Rob A. Wozniak's Architectural History course, an art elective that attracts students from a variety of majors, recently closed out the semester with a brisk stroll among downtown Williamsport's rich selection of buildings and styles.

Two alumni of Penn College's four-year construction management major – Brian J. Fish and Matthew R. Sarver – are included among the 20 Top Young Professionals in Engineering News-Record's Mid-Atlantic Region. Fish, a 2002 graduate, is a general superintendent with Hensel Phelps; Sarver, Class of 2004, is an area manager at Gilbane Building Co.

Six-member teams of Pennsylvania College of Technology construction management students brought home first- and fifth-place honors from the 30th annual Associated Schools of Construction Region 1 Student Competition held Nov. 8-10 in Albany, New York.

Markley (left) listens as Howard Wilt, a Marine veteran of the Korean War and chair of the memorial commission, reads the award inscription. Lugg and Reed accept plaques on behalf of the college's role in the veterans memorial. A memorial brick casts in stone the institution's timeless commitment to veterans.

Classmates stand outside the Peter Herdic House Restaurant, among the impressive Victorian structures that form Williamsport's Millionaires' Row. An architectural detail catches the camera's eye.

Regina M. Peluzzo, characterized by a faculty member as “the model student for civil engineering technology,” has been chosen as October's “Student of the Month” at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Lehigh Hanson's massive horizontal rotary kilns were among the highlights of a plant visit by concrete science students and faculty. Penn College students and faculty were recently invited by Doug Cassatt, of the Lehigh Hanson Heidleberg Cement Group, to tour the company's Fleetwood Cement Manufacturing facility.

Raw materials await artisans' hands Crafting keepsakes Students and employees beautifully explored concrete's versatility. A jewelry workshop, a recent fundraiser for Penn College's ConCreate Design Club, allowed participants to personalize a small concrete pendant that could be placed on a necklace or keychain.

An Army ROTC cadet from Pennsylvania College of Technology distinguished himself with an exemplary performance at a key training and evaluation event and by participating in a selective overseas training mission. Austin S.