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Forty participants from nine states, Canada, Mexico and the Philippines recently visited Pennsylvania College of Technology for the 10th Annual Extrusion Seminar and Hands-On Workshop with world-renowned extrusion consultant Chris Rauwendaal and Penn College plastics professor Kirk M. Cantor.

Judges have announced winners for the recent CalJava International student cake contest at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Kristan N.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of the college's Madigan Library, is hosting "Searching for Creativity," a collection of works by Fred Gilmour, through June 22. An opening reception for the exhibit with a talk by the artist was held Tuesday evening. With the exception of the holiday weekend, gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m.

Students from 12 high schools triple the number on hand for last year's inaugural event gathered on campus Tuesday for the second annual Fuel Cell Challenge, piloting vehicles powered by the separation of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Students from six high schools attended "The Penn College Plastics Experience" on May 15. Students from Danville, Elizabethtown, Line Mountain, Loyalsock and Milton high schools and Watsontown Christian Academy attended workshops in the college's plastics laboratories, led by Penn College students.

Penn College conducted Spring Commencement ceremoniesMay 16-17 at the Community Arts Center. A ceremony was held Friday afternoon for students in the schools of Construction and Design Technologies and Transportation Technology.

A student in the Athens Area School District is the latest recipient of an award from a scholarship established at Pennsylvania College of Technology in memory of the late wife of state Sen. Roger A. Madigan. A selection committee has awarded the 2008 Peggy Madigan Memorial Leadership Scholarship to Athens Area High School senior Jeffrey Wright.

Ten two-member teams of high schooljuniors and seniorstook part in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest Thursday to decide who moves on to national competition next month.

Roughly 55 participants hit the highway for the 13th annual Road Scholars Tour on Monday. The tour, held May 12-13, offers new and newly tenured Penn State faculty opportunities to learn about the university and Pennsylvania as they travel to several Penn State campuses, businesses and popular historic sites.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Searching for Creativity," a collection of works by Fred Gilmour, from May 16 to June 22. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place Tuesday, May 20, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., with a talk by the artist scheduled at 5:30 p.m.