Penn College's Residence Life celebrated its 2024-25 resident assistants at a year-end banquet, held in the Thompson Professional Development Center. Also honored were two longtime staff who are joining the retiree ranks.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has named John A. Pecchia as its new assistant dean of diesel technology and natural resources. Pecchia comes to Penn College from Penn State, where he most recently held three concurrent roles: associate research professor, director of graduate studies for the Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology Department, and director of the Mushroom Research Center.
Jill M. Thomas, a former adjunct mathematics faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died May 29 at the age of 68. Thomas was employed at Penn College from 2003 to 2012. She was honored with the college’s Part-Time Teaching Excellence award in 2004. In addition to her math role, she held part-time positions as a test center proctor and lead test center proctor.
Kiewit held a Signing Day at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center recently, celebrating seven students who will be interning with the Fortune 500 construction and engineering leader in seven different states.
The first grange in Pennsylvania has benefitted from the skills of Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in the landscape/plant production technology major. Guided by Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture, students created and installed a landscape design for Eagle Grange No. 1, located less than one mile from the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.
For nearly a decade, five Pennsylvania-based artists have met monthly to support and critique their works-in-progress. This productive and inspiring exploration of the creative process has built trust and respect. Their works will be on display in “Five Artists: Explorations and Conversation,” running June 4 through July 24 at The Gallery at Penn College. A reception is set for 2 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, June 8, with a gallery talk at 3 p.m.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center trained 14 industry professionals representing 10 companies during a recent Rotational Molding & Advanced Materials Workshop. Sponsored by M. Holland Co., the two-day session focused on establishing the link between material preparation, molding and final part quality. It also explored the latest advancements in industry-available materials.
It’s been a busy “awards season” as Penn College closes out the 2024-25 academic year, and among the top traditions is the Student Leadership & Involvement Awards. Hosted by the Office of Student Engagement in the Thompson Professional Development Center, the recent gathering honored student leaders, their mentors and the student organizations who make a positive impact on campus and in the community.
Twenty-one high school students from seven area school districts participated in the 2024-25 Penn College Youth Leadership Program, an initiative hosted annually by Pennsylvania College of Technology. As part of their engagement, the young leaders took field trips to local resources and community organizations, and they also completed service projects to learn more about leadership as a function of social change.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has been awarded a $50,000 state grant to enhance economic and educational development in the Lehigh Valley. Supported, in-part, by the efforts of state Sen. Nick Miller, D-14, chair of the Senate Minority Policy Committee, and state Rep. Peter Schweyer, D-134, majority chair of the House Education Committee, the grant provides backing to develop and grow workforce, economic and educational partnerships within the region.
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