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The nation’s longest-running major sporting event – the Kentucky Derby – ran for the 147th time May 1, and 24 Pennsylvania College of Technology students were on hand in the kitchens of historic Churchill Downs to lend their culinary skills.

More than two dozen Pennsylvania College of Technology students proved their industry acumen by earning key certifications related to computer-aided design. The 27 students – representing five majors from the School of Engineering Technologies – passed demanding exams devoted to SolidWorks, a prominent computer-aided design and engineering program used in manufacturing industries worldwide.

In two very different Pennsylvania College of Technology labs, students share a similar focus. Both are using science, technology and the skills they’ve honed to develop new ways to practice their crafts. In Chef Frank Suchwala’s Introduction to the Modernist Kitchen course, culinary arts students add science and technology to tried-and-true techniques to create new ways of presenting food.

The Spring 2021 dean's list at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been compiled. Spring 2021 graduates Michael Abdalov, Paw Paw, W.Va., Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design Brian J. Adams, Holland, Bachelor of Science, Construction Management Hunter W. Adams, Mount Union, Bachelor of Science, Applied Health Studies: Radiography Concentration Steven A.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently honored its Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 graduates with student achievement awards. Madison P. Clark (left) and Morgan Marie Winwood – each of whom received the Penn College Early Childhood Education Award – are congratulated by President Davie Jane Gilmour during May 14 commencement exercises.

The new digital billboard is installed last month along Interstate 180 near Penn College. In partnership with Pennsylvania College of Technology, Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships has made a significant donation to erect color digital signage along Interstate 180 near the college.

Restored by Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and students in a cocurricular alliance, then relocated and rededicated Thursday evening, a piece of public art that enshrines a significant West Branch Susquehanna River phenomenon now graces Pine Square Alley.

Punctuating the ultimate celebration of student achievement, Pennsylvania College of Technology held a dizzying dozen commencement exercises from May 14-16 to provide a memorable occasion for students and their families while adhering to federal and state guidelines.

Mathematics faculty members Ed Owens, associate professor, and Lisa D. Jacobs, instructor, piloted an experiment to help students who were struggling in mathematics courses by adding a lab component to a math class that is required in many majors. In the five years since, the percentage of students passing the course has soared.

After nearly a quarter century leading Pennsylvania College of Technology, President Davie Jane Gilmour informed the college community Thursday of her intention to retire next year.