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Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology and five other institutions will compete in the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Spring Woodsmen’s Meet on April 9, part of a Timber Fest industry showcase at the college’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood. Participants will compete in 16 event categories from 8 a.m.

Nicholas J. Ensig of Control Solutions Group Inc., snaps a shot of his company’s Heritage Society plate. Ensig is a 2005 graduate of Penn College's four-year building automation technology major. He also holds a certificate in plumbing and an associate degree in heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology (both 2003). President Gilmour welcomes the crowd along with Debra M.

Who says kids have short attention spans? Hillebrand interacts with CLC youngsters during a fun-filled hour. Valerie L. Fessler, director of annual giving, and her daughter, Alice, share the magic of storytelling. Getting involved at an early age! Siblings Colton and Kaylee Styers with the tale of Mole and Bear, who make a kite and find themselves on a windy-day adventure.

History provides clues for solving present-day challenges. Math explains the mystery behind technology. Communication helps individuals work together to build rich and rewarding lives. Incorporating practical experiences and career exploration into lesson planning can help students apply basic theories and find areas of interest that could lead to future career interests.

Whatever vestiges of winter lingered in the air and in the forecast, Saturday's Open House visitors found abundant warmth in the amity and assistance of Penn College students, faculty/staff and alumni.

A Penn's Inn audience listens Tuesday to a trio of "Women in STEM" panelists ... Discovery Machine's Anna L. Griffith ... Maggie (Powers) Jackson, from PennDOT ... ... and Davie Jane Gilmour, Penn College president. The success and contribution of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math were celebrated with a panel discussion this past week in the Bush Campus Center.

The public is invited to laugh and learn with comedic financial expert Colin Ryan from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Klump Academic Center Auditorium.

Pennsylvania College of Technology offers a series of summer camps, many of them new this year, that reflect the unique career opportunities offered in its six academic schools. The registration deadline is June 3 (unless noted otherwise); 10 of the offerings are overnight, and three are day camps.

The number of employers at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s recent Career Fair reflected the strong nationwide employment outlook for the Class of 2016. A school-record 214 companies participated in the recent Career Fair at the college’s main campus and Lumley Aviation Center.

Dakotah J. Hewston, a building automation technology student from Dingmans Ferry – among the Phi Mu Delta members literally "on hand" – intently works with Melissa R. Furber-Tennyson, of Hawley. Good sport John A. Gondy, of Glenmoore, a member of the college's Omega Delta Sigma's veterans' fraternity, shows he's a pretty fine manicurist, too.