Already a contender for the 2008 U.S. Olympic boxing team, a forest technology major at Penn College has added "state champion" to his belt. On April 21, Anthony J. Tettis, of Ridgway, defeated Philadelphia's Paul Koon 2006 Pennsylvania champion during a fourth-round knockout in the state Golden Gloves Championship at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is involved in a number of cooperative ventures to benefit the environment, ensuring that Earth Day is celebrated more than once a year.
Thirty-seven Pennsylvania College of Technology forestry students recently participated in intensive training to become Forest Stewardship Plan Writers. The training, presented by James Stiehler, forest stewardship coordinator for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry; and Allyson B. Muth and James C.
Students in Donald Nibert's Wildlife Management class visited the Loyalsock Game Farm during their three-hour lab Thursday to assist the Pennsylvania Game Commission in erecting nylon netting over holding pens for newly hatched pheasants. The netting is applied to protect the 4-week-old chicks from avian predators.
Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students turned in blue-ribbon performances, and a number of classmates also placed during forestry-related events at the recent Mid-Atlantic Woodsman's Meet on the main campus of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Virginia.
Wildlife Management students conducted their yearly controlled burn on state game lands near Penn College's Earth Science Center on Tuesday, killing invasive plants in designated areas and thanks to the day's breezy conditions gaining hands-on experience in the spread and subsequent control of wildfires.
The Wildlife Management class of Donald Nibert, senior faculty member in the forestry department, was visited Wednesday afternoon by two Pennsylvania Game Commission personnel transporting a 300-pound black bear that recently was trapped near Warrensville.
A new agreement with Glenville State College will allow graduates of Pennsylvania College of Technology's forest technology associate-degree major to earn a four-year degree at the West Virginia institution.
A second-year forest technology student at Pennsylvania College of Technology is in contention for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic boxing team. Anthony J. Tettis, of Ridgway, defeated Dorset Barnwell on Feb. 11 to win the heavyweight division of the U.S. Eastern Regional Boxing Championship in Pennsauken, N.J.
Ben Crago, a certified STIHL trainer, used the ESC Industry Room from Feb. 20-22 to conduct training courses for local dealer representatives in exchange forinstructing the college's forestry and ornamental horticulture students on equipment safety and maintenance. Such training truly benefits Penn College students and, most likely, will reduce the risk of injuries.
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