Tom Speicher, writer/video producer at Penn College, recently discussed the “A Week With Waffles,” his award-winning children's book, with Fiona Powell for WVIA Radio's "Art Scene" with Erika Funke. The pair also talk about Waffles' second appearance in print: "A Day With Waffles and Alexis," to be published in October. Following the same interactive, creative-thinking format as its predecessor, the book was inspired by the May death of Alexis Weisser, the elder daughter of Speicher's partner, Maria.
The Dunham Children's Learning Center honored grandparents on a recent Friday, celebrating a cornerstone of encouragement in youngsters' daily lives. "We offered a snack, activity and outside play event for the children and their grandparents to thank and honor them for the love and attention they give our children and the support they give to Moms and Dads each day," said Linda A. Reichert, the center's director.
While the forecast delivered on its soggy promise, Wildcat Weekend proved as indestructible as any rock-solid tradition. So a couple of events were moved and a few feet got wet; no big deal. What IS consequential is that students and their families, alumni and employees enjoyed three days (and nights) of exciting events steeped in Penn College Pride.
A day and a half of mentorship and inspiration, as well as a Thursday night banquet to honor the milestone, commemorated the 30th anniversary of Penn College's first bachelor's-degree major: construction management.
Students from four area schools visited Penn College on Friday to explore their vocational future in a PPL-sponsored Pathways to Energy Management Careers program. The utility granted the college $5,000 last winter to introduce high schoolers to opportunities in building automation and the electrical industries.
Motor Truck Thermo King, a Corporate Tomorrow Maker at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has donated a new Precedent S-750i trailer refrigeration unit that greatly enhances career-building students’ exposure to the latest equipment. “The S-750i refrigeration unit has been available less than one year, and our students will now be able to be better prepared to enter the industry with confidence,” said Brad R. Conklin, instructor of diesel equipment technology.
Virtually check out the welding labs inside Penn College's expansive Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center – home to such equipment as an electron beam welder, CNC plasma cutters, robotic equipment, non-destructive testing areas and so much more.
A new episode of the Tomorrow Makers podcast assesses our world through the clear-eyed vision of Rob Cooley, associate professor of anthropology and environmental science. Co-hosts Sumer Beatty and Carlos Ramos dive into Cooley's journey to Penn College, his quest to save the world, the takeaways from a Global Experiences trip to the Dominican Republic and his advice for reducing one's carbon footprint.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is the recipient of a $140,792 federal grant to offer free cybersecurity education to secondary school teachers. Awarded through the GenCyber program, the grant will facilitate a weeklong camp next June 24-28 on main campus for 25 Pennsylvania teachers of grades five through 12. The program’s goal is to build a strong cybersecurity workforce by sparking interest in the field at the secondary level.
Penn College comprised the largest showing at Sunday's Out of the Darkness Community Walk, helping to save lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. Two teams – PCT Hope, organized by Mary R. Shuma Rudberg, director of counseling, and Katie L. Mackey, assistant director of disability and access resources; and the Wildcat men's basketball team – paid no heed to rain and joined other local residents in Montoursville's Indian Park.
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