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Penn College students earn industry certifications

Photo by Craig A. Miller, instructor and department head of engineering & industrial design technology
Nearly 50 Pennsylvania College of Technology students earned valuable industry certifications related to engineering design in 2022-23, including five students who obtained multiple credentials. All the certifications are the result of passing exams focused on SolidWorks, a prominent computer-aided design and engineering program used in manufacturing industries worldwide.

Artistic variety reflected in students' woodworking projects

A photograph of a train was beautifully reproduced in The Dr. Welch Workshop
Students in Peter Kruppenbacher's Woodworking: Art, Craft & Design course recently completed projects that attractively display what they learned during the spring semester.

Alumnus/employee profiled in trade magazine as 'Rising Star'

Nathan A. Rader-Edkin
Nathan A. Rader-Edkin, a Penn College graduate who returned to campus as program manager for the Plastics Resource & Innovation Center, is featured among an industry publication's "Rising Stars" of 2023.

Student awards presented to spring Penn College graduates

Six recipients of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Spring 2023 collegewide graduation honors were celebrated during the Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony, held at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant in advance of weekend commencement exercises.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Spring 2023 graduates.

'We all shine on!'

A picture-perfect picnic day!
Thoroughly enjoying one another's company in and out of the midday sun, Penn College employees congregated for a pre-summer picnic on Thursday.

Welding lab hosts K-12 teacher-training program

Ryan P. Good (right), assistant professor of welding, talks with welding educators outside a row of welding booths in the college’s 55,000-square-foot Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center.
Teachers became students May 9-10, when Penn College’s welding faculty hosted its second Welding Teacher Training program, a seminar that provided educators in high schools and career and technical education centers with an opportunity to immerse in hands-on learning in the college’s Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center.

Year-end tradition recognizes Penn College faculty, staff

Pennsylvania College of Technology President Michael J. Reed (left) presented 2023 Excellence in Teaching Awards to (from left) Kenneth J. Kinley, Mary T. Stout, Chris E. Kule and Barbara K. Emert-Strouse; and a Part-Time Teaching Excellence Award to Wendy A. Rohrbach (at right).
Awards were presented to noteworthy Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff on May 11, among a number of long-established milestones as the 2022-23 academic year comes to a close. President Michael J. Reed celebrated the honorees during an all-college meeting, held in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium and livestreamed.

Penn College Baja team begins new era with stellar showing

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Isaac H. Thollot drives the school’s all-terrain vehicle through the mud at Baja SAE Oshkosh in Wisconsin. The Penn College entry finished 10th out of 57 cars in the four-hour endurance race. The Baja SAE club has existed at Penn College for 18 years, but this was the first time the team had to build a four-wheel-drive car for the competition. (Photo by Casey B. Campbell)
A dedicated group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students ushered in a new era of competition with a strong showing recently at Baja SAE Oshkosh in Wisconsin.

‘Centerpiece of community’ applauded on 30th anniversary

Accolades, autographs, audiences and artistic elements – reflecting a small portion of the 30 years of the Community Arts Center – can be seen in this anniversary collage celebrating the performing arts venue’s impact on Williamsport’s downtown and the region.
The Community Arts Center hosted its 30th anniversary celebration Saturday evening, May 6, kicking off a yearlong observance of the notable milestone.

Engagement Series ends semester at college's outdoor haven

Under the trained eye of Kenneth J. Bashista, laboratory assistant for diesel equipment technology, Kimberly S. Cordrey takes the controls of a mini-excavator. Cordrey is the Lumley Aviation Center secretary.
The final installment of Penn College's 2022-23 Employee Engagement Series session was recently held at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

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