Student Life Articles

Student Engagement and First-Year Transitions arranged a fun way for students to release their mid-semester tensions, courtesy of a car and a few hammers.

The anticipation of Halloween brought out frights and delights across campus. From attending the Penn College Music Makers’ “Doom Fest” music festival to painting pumpkins, and from enjoying Penn College Theatrics’ “Addams Family” dinner theater to braving the “Arc Asylum” haunted welding lab, students found a dozen ways to celebrate the sweet and spooky season.

Celebrating the semester’s midpoint last week, Student Engagement hosted its annual Fall Festival on the Campus Center lawn and patio.

Penn College Dining Services provides some of the best college food in Pennsylvania, according to Niche, a college search website that provides profiles on every college in the U.S., as well as reviews and ratings. Penn College ranked fourth in the state on the site’s 2027 Best College Food list.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s team proved resilient in overcoming early adversity to place 20th out of 70 cars in the premier event at a recent international competition in Nashport, Ohio. Baja SAE Ohio required schools to design and build a single-seat all-terrain car to withstand several tests that challenge students’ ingenuity and vehicle quality.

Twenty-nine educators, including full-time mathematics faculty, adjunct instructors, dual enrollment faculty and local high school math teachers, gathered at Pennsylvania College of Technology for a day of collaboration, innovation and professional growth.

Wildcat Weekend welcomed hundreds to campus Sept. 18-20, providing activities for parents and families eager to visit with their students and alumni catching up with the college and one another.

Hoping to rebound from a hard-luck result in May in New York, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Baja SAE team is aiming for a top finish at this week’s season-ending competition in Nashport, Ohio.

Two September events introduced students to the community’s boundless resources, including opportunities for part-time work, on-campus involvement and personal growth.

Wildcat Wars – a night of games between residence halls at UPMC Field – returned last week with its typical frivolity and team spirit. The event provides a chance for residence hall students to connect and build community – and to garner bragging rights for the coming year.