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Their classes for the spring semester ended last month, but 14 Pennsylvania College of Technology students face a big test June 12-15. They will be competing against 101 other schools at Baja SAE Maryland.

Penn College's Residence Life celebrated its 2024-25 resident assistants at a year-end banquet, held in the Thompson Professional Development Center. Also honored were two longtime staff who are joining the retiree ranks.

Kiewit held a Signing Day at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center recently, celebrating seven students who will be interning with the Fortune 500 construction and engineering leader in seven different states.

The first grange in Pennsylvania has benefitted from the skills of Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in the landscape/plant production technology major. Guided by Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture, students created and installed a landscape design for Eagle Grange No. 1, located less than one mile from the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

It’s been a busy “awards season” as Penn College closes out the 2024-25 academic year, and among the top traditions is the Student Leadership & Involvement Awards. Hosted by the Office of Student Engagement in the Thompson Professional Development Center, the recent gathering honored student leaders, their mentors and the student organizations who make a positive impact on campus and in the community.

Penn College Athletics’ Male and Female Athletes of the Year kick off the new “WildCast” – a podcast giving listeners an all-access pass to the stories, struggles and successes of Wildcat student-athletes, their coaches and administrators. In the first episode, Livingston Cross (men’s basketball) and Megan Kurian (women’s soccer) sit down for a 30-minute conversation with Matt Blymier, assistant director of athletics for compliance and athletic communications.

A home on Fifth Avenue hosted its first backyard picnic to close out the first of two years of service learning at the site. The Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity home is being built largely by Penn College students on land donated by the college. The three-bedroom structure, started in Fall 2024 and expected to be completed in Spring 2026, will provide a safe, sustainable home for a deserving family.

On the threshold of their graduation from Pennsylvania College of Technology, 18 architecture & sustainable design seniors showcased their four years of intensive study in “Architecture & Sustainable Design: Senior Capstone Projects.” Well-wishers and interested onlookers packed The Gallery at Penn College on May 16 for the exhibit’s reception and heard from the designers and their faculty mentors.

Among the many end-of-academic-year events held at Pennsylvania College of Technology, induction ceremonies were conducted by the chapters of two honor societies – Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Chi. A total of 118 new honor society members were recognized.

The campus community and wider community are reminded of the inaugural Williamsport Main Street Torch Run, set for 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday. Carrying the Special Olympics Flame of Hope, the run begins at Lycoming College and ends at Penn College with a pep rally at the Davie Jane Gilmour Center patio and parking lot, under the large American flag at Penn College's entrance.