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Visiting students hone their lumber-estimation skills near the ESC sawmill. Tools in hand, a student adds up the clues to identify a tree. Forestry Field Day participants measure one of the countless trees within the ESC's spacious natural surroundings.

Esther Bauer commands the ACC Auditorium stage. A crowded house turns out to hear the Holocaust survivor, pictured with a friend shortly after the allied liberation of the Nazi death camps.

A student talks with Jeff Heverly, of Breon's Inc. in Pleasant Gap, which sells and services motors, pumps, generators and air compressors. Thomas M. Whitehouse (left) and Keith D. Vandegrift, both graduating next month with degrees in residential construction technology and management, show the selfless side of "degrees that work" : both are members of the Independent Fire Co.

Stepping off on its end-of-semester march toward graduation, a period characterized by several of the day's administrative and faculty speakers as a rewarding affirmation of why they chose careers in education, Pennsylvania College of Technology held induction ceremonies for three academic honor societies Saturday.

Adopting the character of his great-grandfather (beneath a photo of the real-life George N. Schuster), Jeff Mahl begins his first-person reminiscence. After donning a period-appropriate coat, Jeff Mahl settles in for a engaging re-enactment of a historical journey. Fresh from a tour of the college's automotive labs, Jeff Mahl shares his favorable impression.

Henna artist Bridget Punsalang Maggie K. Calkins, a pre-physician assistant major from Bloomsburg, is deftly adorned by the instructor. A quick study is Priya B. Patel, a nursing major from Morganville, N.J., applying henna to her friend, Kristen Sweeney.

The great-grandson of George N. Schuster, whose record-setting performance in a 1908 automotive race from New York to Paris remains unmatched more than a century later, will share the epic story with a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Tuesday, April 2. “The Great Auto Race” will be presented by Jeff Mahl at 3:30 p.m.

Students with crucial job interviews in their future got a delicious primer in civilized dining this week, as Le Jeune Chef Restaurant hosted another traditional and informative Etiquette Dinner.

Colorful displays and professional-grade digital movies were the order of the day. Students in the morning session attend the awards ceremony, watching the winning videos and cheering their classmates. A Hughesville student's logo design for next year's fair was incorporated onto a coffee mug and T-shirt.

Twenty-five Penn College employees and 20 students were added to the list of Awesome Women Exemplars during the eighth annual reception, sponsored March 20 by the Student Activities Office.