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Kiewit held a Signing Day at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center recently, celebrating seven students who will be interning with the Fortune 500 construction and engineering leader in seven different states.

The first grange in Pennsylvania has benefitted from the skills of Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in the landscape/plant production technology major. Guided by Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture, students created and installed a landscape design for Eagle Grange No. 1, located less than one mile from the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

Although women make up just 29% of the manufacturing workforce, Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna Shelby N. Miller is proud to be included in that calculation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s a number that she hopes increases in the future. Miller, of Schuylkill Haven, is a manufacturing engineer associate with Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business area.

A home on Fifth Avenue hosted its first backyard picnic to close out the first of two years of service learning at the site. The Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity home is being built largely by Penn College students on land donated by the college. The three-bedroom structure, started in Fall 2024 and expected to be completed in Spring 2026, will provide a safe, sustainable home for a deserving family.

On the threshold of their graduation from Pennsylvania College of Technology, 18 architecture & sustainable design seniors showcased their four years of intensive study in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects.” Well-wishers and interested onlookers packed The Gallery at Penn College on May 16 for the exhibit’s reception and heard from the designers and their faculty mentors.

On the threshold of their graduation from Pennsylvania College of Technology, 18 architecture & sustainable design seniors showcased their four years of intensive study in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects.” Well-wishers and interested onlookers packed The Gallery at Penn College on May 16 for the exhibit’s reception and heard from the designers and their faculty mentors.

Among the many end-of-academic-year events held at Pennsylvania College of Technology, induction ceremonies were conducted by the chapters of two honor societies – Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Chi. A total of 118 new honor society members were recognized.

Downtown Williamsport and the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus were teeming with joyful graduates and guests, as the college held its three Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 16-17 at the Community Arts Center. Nearly 750 students marched in the ceremonies, with approximately 885 having petitioned to graduate. The livestreamed links to the three ceremonies are still available on the Spring 2025 Commencement webpage.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented Clifford H. “Pep” Martin Jr., of Dade City, Florida, with the Distinguished Alumni Award at its Spring Commencement ceremonies, held May 16-17 at the Community Arts Center. A Williamsport native, Martin is a 1972 automotive technology graduate of Williamsport Area Community College, Penn College’s immediate predecessor institution.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented faculty and staff with a variety of awards and recognized employees who have achieved noteworthy milestones as the 2024-25 academic year concludes. President Michael J. Reed celebrated the honorees during a May 15 all-college meeting in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium.