Faculty & Staff Articles

A foursome of Pennsylvania College of Technology aviation students “soared” above other schools at a national competition conducted at the Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix. The inaugural AEA Avionics Skills Competition tested knowledge and hands-on abilities in five skill areas.

A new “tool” in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s physical therapist assistant program is enhancing students’ hands-on learning experience. The program recently began using a SynDaver G3 anatomy model, a medical-grade silicone model of the human neuromuscular, vascular and organ systems.

Pennsylvania College of Technology earned accolades for two of its marketing efforts in the 18th annual CUPPIE Awards, sponsored by CUPRAP, an organization of communications professionals from colleges, universities and independent schools working in public relations, media relations, marketing, publications, sports information, web and graphic design, and more.

The Penn College chapter of the Alpha Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for First-Generation College Students held its charting ceremony and first induction of new members on Saturday in Penn's Inn. Forty-seven Penn College students were inducted as their family members and other guests looked on.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Construction Management Association was a top finisher in the Associated Builders and Contractors annual Construction Management Competition, held Feb. 23-27 in Las Vegas as part of the organization’s annual convention. The six-student team represented the college in a field of 34 colleges and universities, most of them much larger, and earned first place in three of four categories: estimating, project management and safety. The Penn College team finished third overall

A quiet act of kindness was captured last week during Spring Break. Brenda M. Kline, office assistant to counseling services, was making her way to The Cupboard, Penn College’s food pantry for students in need of food assistance, with a cartload of food to donate in observance of her 37th work anniversary at the institution.

Welding students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are the spark behind an ambitious Spring Semester initiative that will benefit Little League Baseball. About 70 students in five sections of his Welding Blueprint & Layout II class are fabricating a stainless-steel globe to be placed on the Little League complex in South Williamsport.

The Automotive Service Excellence Foundation has reaccredited six programs offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies. Associate degrees in automotive technology, automotive technology: Honda PACT, collision repair technology and diesel technology, as well as certificates in collision repair technician and automotive service technician received the coveted recognition.

A campus tradition since 2009, the Student Government Association’s annual Silent Auction is set for noon to 4 p.m., Friday, March 21, with online bidding through BidPal One. Beginning Thursday, auction items can be viewed via the online site, and they can also be seen in-person in the Bush Campus Center lobby beginning at noon on Friday.

In “Electrical Ambassador & Klein Tools Collector,” the latest episode of the Tomorrow Makers podcast, Penn College assistant professor Eric Anstadt shares career advice and "tours" of the recent renovations in the Electrical Technologies Center and his impressive collection of Klein Tools (more than 800 pieces and counting – with some dating to the late 1800s).