Engineering Technologies Articles

An alumnus of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s forerunner is supporting the future of the school with a new scholarship. Paul and Erika Sykes, of Royal Oak, Michigan, have established a scholarship through a bequest in their will. The scholarship will benefit graduates of Williamsport Area High School who enroll at Penn College.

A nurse turned florist turned teacher (and alumna of Pennsylvania College of Technology) received an Alumni of the Year Award at the 15th annual Education Celebration hosted by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce at the Williamsport Country Club. Karen R.

A sweet hat for a serious craftsman. Hosts and judges are joined by postsecondary students ... ... and competitors from regional high schools. Vying to be among the day's top welders The annual American Welding Society Section 105 welding contest, a competition for both high school and postsecondary students, was held last week in Penn College's Avco Metal Trades Center.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students left a trail of success at a recent high-profile  “hacker” convention. The Penn College contingent excelled at ShmooCon 2016. The annual event in Washington, D.C., brings together 1,500 students and professionals from the cybersecurity community to showcase inventive technology, discuss information security issues, network and test their skills.

Sandra Gorka, Jacob R. Miller and Daniel W. Yoas – associate professors of computer information technology – gather with members of the IT Living-Learning Community at ABC Lanes. Three faculty joined 10 students from Penn College's Information Technology Living-Learning Community for a Tuesday night of bowling at ABC Lanes, near campus at 1245 Park Ave.

Visitors from China listen to Daniel R. Mendell, ShaleNET U.S. consultant/instructor ... ...and gather with their Penn College hosts in the lobby of the BWD. A delegation from China visited Penn College on Wednesday, beginning with a presentation about the programs – credit and noncredit – that help feed the natural gas industry.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of just a dozen schools nationwide – and the only institution in the commonwealth – to receive equipment recently donated by Seco Tools Inc.

Daniel G. Curtin, a manufacturing engineering technology major from Berwick, has been chosen as the February Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Affiliated with the Bison Battalion, the Bucknell University-based ROTC program that includes Penn College, Curtin served two years as captain of the Color Guard team and one term as president of Cadet Council.

A scholarship fund has been established for automotive students at Pennsylvania College of Technology by the Murray Motor Group. The idea for the scholarship fund was initiated by Brian Peace, managing partner of the Murray Motor Group and a 1984 graduate of Penn College’s predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College.

A $50,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation will benefit the mechatronics associate-degree major at Pennsylvania College of Technology, as well as corresponding noncredit training courses.