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Student organizations at Pennsylvania College of Technology will showcase their creative talent while joining the fight against hunger during Williamsport's first-ever "Canstruction" competition. In an event organized by the college's Student Activities Office, campus groups joined by industry professionals will compete to design and build gigantic objects made from thousands of cans of food.

Preparations continue for the debut of Wildcat Comic Con at Pennsylvania College of Technology, and the list of special guest speakers has grown to include actors, a film producer and an award-winning special effects designer. Actor Walter Koenig, who portrayed Lt.

About 250 students and advisers from 15 area schools attended the 21st annual Students Against Destructive Decisions regional conference Tuesday in Penn College's Klump Academic Center. Co-sponsored by PennDOT, the Community Traffic Safety Project and other safety partners, the conference featured personal stories of how destructive decisions can irrevocably change lives.

An alumnus accustomed to preparing food for thousands during a single event will be the next Visiting Chef at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Ninth- and 10th-grade students from four school districts spent Monday, March 5, at Pennsylvania College of Technology exploring careers that rely on math and science during a SMART Girls session. The session was facilitated by the Outreach for K-12 office at Penn College. Participating districts were Southern Tioga, Jersey Shore, East Lycoming and Loyalsock Township. — Photos by Jennifer A.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of the Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will host "Out of This World: Landscapes of Our Solar System" from March 13 to April 19, offering opportunities for area schools to attend interactive lectures related to the show.

Just as butterflies symbolize growth and change, the inspired creations of Pennsylvania College of Technology baking and pastry arts students beautifully mark the transformation of ideas into stunningly decorated wedding cakes. Six students in assistant professor Suzann L. Major's advanced cake-decorating course – Patricia A. Bennett, of West Milton; Samuel P. Harer, of Lewisburg; Brittanie M.

Students planning Spring Break adventures got some last-minute advice in Penn's Inn on Tuesday, as a variety of campus personnel served up nonalcoholic beverages and practical pointers on how best to avoid unsafe, unwise decisions while enjoying time away from academics.

The Financial Aid Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer a free session in March to help students, prospective students and families understand how to complete the 2012-13 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The session will be held from 4:30-7 p.m.

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.