Through grants from the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corp., Plastics SourceNet administered through the Plastics Manufacturing Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology is administering training and career-awareness activities to benefit central Pennsylvania plastics manufacturers and their employees.
Plastic-based products manufacturers gathered at Pennsylvania College of Technology on March 17 to learn more about plastics recycling and manufacturing in Pennsylvania. The Recycling Seminar was presented by Plastics SourceNet and Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center Inc.
Webelos from Cub Scout Pack 38 at the Church of St. Ann in Williamsport toured the plastics laboratories at Penn College on March 29. Jason R.
Several Penn College departments visited the STEM Fair at Park Forest Middle School in State College on March 16. The fair provides an opportunity for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students to engage in activities and presentations that convey that science, technology, engineering and math are viable and real career paths they can take.
Capitol Eatery customers got a treat for St. Patrick's Day: a colorful dessert buffet filled with rainbow-colored cupcakes and other festive fare. Thanks to Gary E. McQuay, Plastics Manufacturing Center project manager, and John R. Bartolomucci, assistant professor of plastics technology, for making the cupcake display and to Dining Services' Cindy M. Jordan, baker, and Tammy A.
Taylor M. Kijak, scheduled to graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology, has been chosen as February's Student of the Month. Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association regularly recognizes students on the basis of commitment, service, role-model behavior, academics, leadership and campus involvement.
Industry employees from far and wide converged in Penn College's Plastics Manufacturing Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the Rotational Molding Center of Excellence held its third hands-on workshop. A renowned technical resource, the course blends classroom training with practical experience on top-level machinery in the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics Manufacturing Center received grant funding from the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corp. to provide training for Global Standards for Plastics Certification at three regional plastics companies. The grant funding totals $169,200 and will provide training and certification to 141 employees at the three plants.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics Manufacturing Center was recently awarded an Innovation Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Plastics SourceNet hosted its 2010 Symposium on the Penn College campus Oct. 14-15. Keynote speaker Peter J.
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