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Chef Alberto Mezzoli, corporate chef for Bindi North America, spent time with students in the Customer Service & Retail Baking Operations class as they prepared an Italian-themed bread and pastry sale, then provided a demonstration for all those interested in the Global Food & Hospitality: Cuisine, Culture & Perspectives class.

Students in a Pennsylvania College of Technology course that focuses on the history of psychology recently visited Austria and England, where they experienced the cultures and regions that gave birth to the science of the mind and the practice of Western-based counseling and therapy. Eleven students, joined by two faculty members, explored some of the first psychological laboratories and hospitals and toured the homes of pioneering theorists.

Students in a Pennsylvania College of Technology course that focuses on the history of psychology recently visited Austria and England, where they experienced the cultures and regions that gave birth to the science of the mind and the practice of Western-based counseling and therapy. Eleven students, joined by two faculty members, explored some of the first psychological laboratories and hospitals and toured the homes of pioneering theorists.

“Brilliant” was an oft-repeated sentiment as recent visitors from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania College of Technology discussed the time they spent on campus and in the region. Ten students and two faculty members from North West Regional College in Derry spent two weeks in April attending Penn College classes, touring local industry and visiting area attractions.

“Brilliant” was an oft-repeated sentiment as recent visitors from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania College of Technology discussed the time they spent on campus and in the region. Ten students and two faculty members from North West Regional College in Derry spent two weeks in April attending Penn College classes, touring local industry and visiting area attractions.

Students studying welding and electrical at North West Regional College, in Derry, Northern Ireland, arrived at Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday. The 10 NWRC students and two faculty will explore campus and the region through April 21. The first day kicked off with a welcome from Penn College President Michael J. Reed, followed by an interview with WNEP-TV.

A group of students and faculty from Northern Ireland are set to visit Pennsylvania College of Technology this month, exploring the college’s industry-standard labs, interacting with students and taking in local sites as they immerse in northcentral Pennsylvania life. This is the third year a group from North West Regional College has made a visit to the college. This year’s contingent of 10 students and two faculty is set to visit April 7-22.

Eleven Pennsylvania College of Technology collision repair and restoration students recently traveled overseas for a company-sponsored training opportunity in Germany. SATA GmbH & Co., a worldwide leader in wet paint technologies and spray guns, offered the training at its headquarters in Kornwestheim.

Supporting Pennsylvania College of Technology’s mission to equip future leaders with real-world experience, faculty members led students in exploring new parts of that world through six 2024 Global Experience classes. In Europe, students explored the origin and future of objects of their study, and in Latin America, they used their budding skills to serve others. Around 135 students participated in the classes.

Alumni who, as students, provided oral health care in third-world countries reunited on campus last week to reminisce and to celebrate how the experience continues to shape their outlooks. Since 2008, Rhonda J. Seebold, part-time instructor of dental hygiene, has taught classes that concluded with travel to Nicaragua (2008-2015), and Dominican Republic (2016-2024). With a two-year hiatus during the pandemic, the 15th class traveled to the Dominican this summer.