The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Pennsylvania College of Technology a Title III Strengthening Institutions Program Grant to implement a redesign of its math curricula that is poised to become a national model for best practices. For the first year of the five-year project, Penn College has received $416,236. Over the course of the project period, extending through the 2027-28 academic year, the grant will award the college $2,140,307, which is 100% of the total cost of the initiative.
Pennsylvania College of Technology electronics and automation students are known for inventive senior projects. The arduous capstone requires students to develop, design, justify and build a tangible product to impress faculty and an industry advisory board. Among the commendable work for this year’s projects: a plastic modular prosthetic arm and an automated impact tester for polymer engineering.
Graduating seniors in the architecture and sustainable design major at Pennsylvania College of Technology will showcase their capstone projects at The Gallery at Penn College from May 10 to 13. A reception for “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects” is set for 4 to 6 p.m. (with remarks at 4:30 p.m.) on Friday, May 10, in the gallery, on the third floor of The Madigan Library. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
Blue skies were in the forecast for the eighth and final Employee Engagement Series session of the 2023-24 academic year, held recently at Penn College’s Lumley Aviation Center. With center staff and faculty serving as the “flight crew,” participating employees were engaged in a range of experiences for their professional development outing.
Overflowing with color, the annual bedding plant sale at Penn College’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center greenhouse begins today – Monday, April 29. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and 9 a.m. to Noon on Wednesdays. Supplies are limited, so visit while the inventory lasts.
Follow your dreams and be weird. Essential advice from the latest Tomorrow Makers podcast, crafted by Pennsylvania College of Technology. In "Get Weird," meet masters of design Nick Stephenson, graphic design instructor, and Ali Petrizzi, 2020 graphic design graduate and a senior UX designer for Microsoft.
Little League International has announced the appointment of Loni N. Kline to its Board of Directors. Kline serves as senior vice president for college relations at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The announcement offers details on Kline’s professional and personal endeavors, including being a young softball player, a volunteer pitching coach and “a lifelong champion of the spirit of youth sports.”
WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Aucker visited Le Jeune Chef Restaurant to do an “appetizing” story about Penn College students cooking next week at the 150th Kentucky Derby. More than 25 students will continue the college’s tradition of preparing food for Churchill Downs’ premium venues throughout Derby Week.
Blending history and modernity, a class of Pennsylvania College of Technology students has pitched in to assist a local historical museum in launching its new digital app that gives visitors an innovative way to engage with exhibits and essentially opens the museum doors for online exploration by anyone across the globe.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s nursing graduates again bested state and national pass rates on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses. Among Penn College associate degree graduates who took the exam between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept 30, 2023, 95.52% passed on their first attempt. Similarly, 95.12% of Penn College bachelor’s degree grads taking the exam during the same period passed on their first try.
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