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Pennsylvania College of Technology will again showcase its hands-on applied technology education for the thousands who attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2026 show, themed “Growing a Nation,” is slated Jan. 10-17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.

Twenty-six physician assistant students in their clinical year recently completed mock interviews with Center for Career Design staff and physician assistant program alumni.

Approximately 30 children attended Breakfast with Santa, a holiday benefit held in Penn’s Inn on Dec. 13. Families were invited to don their best Christmas sweaters and gather for a festive breakfast in support of a meaningful cause.

Second-year dental hygiene students and dental hygiene faculty provided care for 34 children at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Kids Oral Health Day – an expanded version of the familiar Sealant Saturday events that began in 2003.

First-year physician assistant student Kara M. Emrich, of Harrisburg, was a recipient of the Thomas J. Lemley Award for Health Disparities. Emrich accepted the award at the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates annual conference on Nov. 1.

Fifty-eight students were inducted into the Pennsylvania College of Technology Omega Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.

Fifty-eight students were inducted into the Pennsylvania College of Technology Omega Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.

As part of Penn College's annual "Give Thanks, Paw It Forward" campaign, College Relations is amplifying the gratitude of students and alumni for their life-changing collegiate experiences. Throughout this week, Penn College News is sharing daily messages of thanks. Next up, Emily N. Dalawy, who completed her associate degree in physical therapist assistant in 2025, is thankful for the college’s new Physical Therapy Clinic.

Penn College joined The Guthrie Clinic in hosting the Northern Tier Regional Rural Health Summit on Wednesday. More than 100 health care leaders, policymakers and community partners converged on Penn College’s main campus to address pressing challenges and opportunities facing rural health care in Bradford, Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has appointed Melissa E. Sedor as its physician assistant program director.