A sold-out crowd of industry leaders and their advocates, representing 66 employers across Pennsylvania and from four other states, attended Thursday's inaugural Apprenticeship Summit to address substantive progress in narrowing the skills gap in manufacturing.
President Gilmour addresses the crowd at the 2013 Little League Baseball World Series, her first as board chair. An article in NCAA Champion magazine marks the recent conclusion of Davie Jane Gilmour's tenure as chair of the Little League International Board of Directors, sharing memories and milestones from the Penn College president's five-year term at the organization's helm.
Guests gather in the SASC lobby prior to the start of the ceremony. Attendees view a video showcasing the success resulting from student scholarships. With the donor wall as a visually stunning accent, the president welcomes the crowd as Loni N. Kline, vice president for institutional advancement, stands ready to hand out gifts of appreciation.
A celebration of generosity unfolded Sunday afternoon at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s inaugural Scholarship Luncheon. Held in the Field House, the event hosted scholarship donors, student recipients and their families. Offering a welcome to the guests, Kyle A.
Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday in support of the college’s state appropriation request. For the first time since its affiliation with Penn State in 1989, Penn College was afforded the opportunity to present directly to the Senate.
Davie Jane Gilmour, in her 20th year as president of Penn College, and Paul R. Watson II, dean of academic services and college transitions, have been named among the “Top 100 People” in Central Pennsylvania business and economic development. The list, published in the latest issue of Pennsylvania Business Central, additionally includes Steven P.
Taking "a trip down memory lane" through 20 years of change since her first all-college speech as then-interim president, Davie Jane Gilmour officially ushered in the Spring 2018 semester with a Friday all-college message for faculty and staff: "Do not doubt for a moment that we are a force with which to be reckoned." Detailing two decades' worth of growth – in such far-reaching areas as enrollmen
On the cover: Pitcher/outfielder Taylor Brooks takes a swing during a game against Lycoming College. Brooks was named to the 2017 North Eastern Athletic Conference first team, while the Wildcats finished second in the North Division and went 1-2 in the conference playoffs. Read Penn College’s 2016-17 Annual Report, available online and hitting mailboxes soon.
A commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, for the nearly 300 Pennsylvania College of Technology students who have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2017 semester. The ceremony will start at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. More than 225 students are expected to march in the proceedings.
In an act of welcoming, Pennsylvania College of Technology recently dedicated a display of international flags that represent the home countries of its students. Hung in the Bush Campus Center, the flags will change as the student population changes. The initial display includes the flags of 10 nations: Austria, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Venezuela, Iran and South Korea.
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