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A 1993 Chevrolet Camaro, converted into an electric-powered dragster and suitably adorned in its Wildcat finest for a trip to Hershey, will be displayed in the Antique Automobile Club of America museum there through Memorial Day. The museum's exhibit on alternative-fuel vehicles opened last weekend, and a number of School of Transportation Technology personnel Colin W.

After a cross-curricular journey between two of Penn College's academic schools, the Wildcat electric dragster was transported to the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum as part of an exhibit of alternative-energy vehicles.

Faculty, staff and students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies – with additional support from departments across campus – hosted more than 350 high school students during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge State Robotics Championship in the Field House on Saturday.

Episodes of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" featuring television personality/commercial spokesperson Mike Rowe, who was accompanied to the mid-September taping by a Penn College graduate, aired Monday and Tuesday on WNEP. The "Dirty Jobs" host asked that he be joined by a scholarship recipient from his mikeroweWORKS Foundation.

Penn College hosted the annual American Welding Society Welding Competition for secondary and postsecondary welding students Friday morning.

Collision repair students learned some inside tricks of the trade Thursday from two of the top auto restorers in the country. Nate and John Miller, of Buckeye Classic Car Restoration in Canfield, Ohio, visited College Avenue Labs in selfless support of a new generation of automotive restoration specialists.

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.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member's volunteer time presenting "Brown Bag Lunch" sessions at Curtin Middle School resulted in both a hands-on manufacturing experience and a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. John M.

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.

A charity drive to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation recently benefited from the artistry and technical skill of a Pennsylvania College of Technology student who fabricated two pieces of metal art that were awarded as prizes for the event.