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When local sports legend Bill Byham passed away in late May 2017, his unpublished novel – offering relevant life lessons through the prism of junior-high football – could easily have died with him.

PPL has provided $13,000 toward the purchase of trainers to enhance the knowledge and skills of mechatronics students, whether they are enrolled in academic majors or are completing apprenticeship programs offered by Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Donations are always welcomed at The Cupboard at Penn College, an on-campus food pantry, including items that aren’t food. In March, The Cupboard was grateful to receive a donation by the Student Nurses' Association of over 75 health and beauty products.

A recent Scholarship Celebration, including remarks delivered from the new Center for Career Design, paid tribute to scholarship donors and vividly illustrated the life-changing impact that their support creates for Pennsylvania College of Technology students. Emceed by Kyle A.

Two new campus organizations at Pennsylvania College of Technology – the Black Student Union and the One World Club – have been formed by students with a vision reflective of the institution’s diversity. Black Student Union A BSU had been on the mind of Tiana M. Rawls-White, an applied management major from Northumberland, since she transferred from the Culinary Institute of America in 2018.

Four virtual workshops in April, continuing Penn College's series of free community presentations, will provide expert advice on topics as richly varied as the institution's curriculum portfolio. Stretching for Injury Prevention Tuesday, April 6; noon-1 p.m. Whether you’re a high school athlete or a weekend warrior, stretching is a must.

The National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation has awarded $1,000 scholarships to each of four Pennsylvania College of Technology landscape/horticulture technology students on behalf of industry benefactors.

An attractively arrayed table provides food for thought – and snacks, too! The program's five foundational literacies, and the ways in which Madigan Library incorporates them into its service to the community, are a keystone of the entranceway display.

Ralston, with his first-place trophy Two 3D-printed robots battle it out for 2 minutes. McCray gets his robot ready for its next fight. Students in Penn College's School of Engineering Technologies claimed the top spots in Saturday's Plastics Ant-Weight Competition, sponsored by the Student Wildcats of Robotic Design. Placing first was Jack P.

Student volunteers from Penn College's Hospitality Connections Club will assist guest baker Nikki Fiel during a "Cupcakes for a Cause" fundraiser for Dwell Orphan Care. Orders are being accepted through Monday for six flavors of gourmet cupcakes, to be picked up from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 3, at First United Methodist Church Christian Life Center, 601 Market St., Williamsport.