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About 160 middle school students recently experienced the promise of careers rooted in science, technology, engineering and math during the second annual STEMFest at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The students – representing schools from Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland and Tioga counties – engaged in a series of hands-on activities, ranging from concrete science to robotics. Supported by a grant from the EQT Foundation, the workshops were led by Penn College faculty and staff.

WNEP-TV joined about 150 middle school students who visited Penn College for STEMFest, a celebration of engineering and technical fields. Reporter Mackenzie Aucker attended some of the hands-on workshops.

For the 10th year, Pennsylvania College of Technology has received notification of its Tree Campus Higher Education designation, and students marked the milestone by planting crabapple trees at the college’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

Eighteen graduating seniors from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s architecture & sustainable design major will showcase their work in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects,” on display May 16-19 in The Gallery at Penn College. A reception for the exhibit is set for 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in the gallery on the third floor of The Madigan Library.

Eighteen graduating seniors from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s architecture & sustainable design major will showcase their work in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects,” on display May 16-19 in The Gallery at Penn College. A reception for the exhibit is set for 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in the gallery on the third floor of The Madigan Library.

The donation of a Redline conveyor system by Dyco Inc. is enhancing the education of mechatronics students at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Valued at $71,500, Dyco’s commitment includes a 9-foot incline conveyor, custom mounting brackets and about 100 feet of conveyance equipment used to move snack-size candy bars around the mechatronics lab.

There’s always something intriguing going on at Penn College’s campuses, and one calm-weather day in April unfolded a controlled burn for the benefit of forest technology students and the Schneebeli Earth Science Center woodlands.

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. is increasing its longstanding support of Pennsylvania College of Technology. A leading global coatings company, Axalta has committed to an annual $15,000 donation of paint and related supplies for the next five years, benefiting collision repair and automotive restoration students

Among the many end-of-academic-year field trips enjoyed by Penn College students, a group of diesel and electric power generation students visited Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co.’s Ebensburg rebuild facility.

An occasion to reminisce and renew, a special reunion welcomed alumni of Williamsport Technical Institute and Williamsport Area Community College back to campus. The predecessor institutions of Pennsylvania College of Technology laid the groundwork for today’s educational achievements and are an important part of the college’s legendary legacy. The gathering also celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of WACC, one of the state’s first community colleges, in 1965.