Shanna P. Wheeler, instructor of English composition and technical communication at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be reading her work, published in "Keystone Poetry: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania," on Sunday, June 1, at Lycoming Arts Gallery, 46 W. Fourth St. Williamsport. The literary event, celebrating the launch of the anthology, is open to the public and will run from 1 to 3 p.m.
Beth M. Bittenbender, executive director of operations/special projects for Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology, is among leaders named to The 2025 Trailblazers in Economic & Workforce Development list, released Tuesday by City & State Pennsylvania.
The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology delivered training to eight industry professionals during the recent Color Science & Weathering Workshop. The three-day course covered the critical parameters and considerations for coloring plastic materials and focused on weathering technology and evaluation methodologies. Sponsored by Penn Color Inc., the sessions featured lectures and extensive hands-on experience in Penn College’s industry-standard labs.
Just as the 2024-25 academic year concluded, Penn College faculty jumped into the 2025 Summer Teaching Institute, held May 19-20. This year’s event featured keynote speaker Christina Katopodis, the Mellon senior research associate at the City University of New York’s Humanities Alliance.
David B. Clark, a former associate professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died May 14 at the age of 84. Clark began teaching at Penn College’s predecessor institution, Williamsport Area Community College, in 1966 and taught at the college for 39 years, until 2005.
Carrying on despite rain and chilly temperatures, the inaugural Williamsport Main Street Torch Run was a rousing success for participants and fans on Wednesday. Beginning at Lycoming College, the ceremonial run carried the Special Olympics Flame of Hope through Williamsport to Penn College, where runners were welcomed at the college’s entrance and at a pep rally held in the lobby of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center.
Penn College Athletics’ Male and Female Athletes of the Year kick off the new “WildCast” – a podcast giving listeners an all-access pass to the stories, struggles and successes of Wildcat student-athletes, their coaches and administrators. In the first episode, Livingston Cross (men’s basketball) and Megan Kurian (women’s soccer) sit down for a 30-minute conversation with Matt Blymier, assistant director of athletics for compliance and athletic communications.
A home on Fifth Avenue hosted its first backyard picnic to close out the first of two years of service learning at the site. The Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity home is being built largely by Penn College students on land donated by the college. The three-bedroom structure, started in Fall 2024 and expected to be completed in Spring 2026, will provide a safe, sustainable home for a deserving family.
“The Road to Baja SAE Williamsport – Extended Director’s Cut,” a Pennsylvania College of Technology video that chronicles the school’s journey for Baja SAE Williamsport, has won a silver Telly Award in the 46th international competition that honors excellence in video and television across all screens.
On the threshold of their graduation from Pennsylvania College of Technology, 18 architecture & sustainable design seniors showcased their four years of intensive study in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects.” Well-wishers and interested onlookers packed The Gallery at Penn College on May 16 for the exhibit’s reception and heard from the designers and their faculty mentors.
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