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The Penn College chapter of the Alpha Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for First-Generation College Students held its charting ceremony and first induction of new members on Saturday in Penn's Inn. Forty-seven Penn College students were inducted as their family members and other guests looked on.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have established an articulation agreement enabling graduates of the electrical technology and electro-mechanical technology associate degree majors at Thaddeus Stevens College to transfer credits seamlessly into the building automation engineering technology bachelor’s degree major at Penn College.

Two employers are visiting Penn College March 24 and 26 to discuss internship and career opportunities with students who have culinary, architectural, civil engineering and CAD skills. Students are encouraged to stop by the “pop-up” recruitment tables with their resumes.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Construction Management Association was a top finisher in the Associated Builders and Contractors annual Construction Management Competition, held Feb. 23-27 in Las Vegas as part of the organization’s annual convention. The six-student team represented the college in a field of 34 colleges and universities, most of them much larger, and earned first place in three of four categories: estimating, project management and safety. The Penn College team finished third overall

A quiet act of kindness was captured last week during Spring Break. Brenda M. Kline, office assistant to counseling services, was making her way to The Cupboard, Penn College’s food pantry for students in need of food assistance, with a cartload of food to donate in observance of her 37th work anniversary at the institution.

Pennsylvania College of Technology graphic design graduate Casey Gleghorn, ’09, returns to Williamsport to deliver a guest lecture at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Lycoming College’s Fine Arts Lecture Hall. Gleghorn is the director of Derosia Gallery in New York City.

Welding students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are the spark behind an ambitious Spring Semester initiative that will benefit Little League Baseball. About 70 students in five sections of his Welding Blueprint & Layout II class are fabricating a stainless-steel globe to be placed on the Little League complex in South Williamsport.

The Automotive Service Excellence Foundation has reaccredited six programs offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies. Associate degrees in automotive technology, automotive technology: Honda PACT, collision repair technology and diesel technology, as well as certificates in collision repair technician and automotive service technician received the coveted recognition.

A campus tradition since 2009, the Student Government Association’s annual Silent Auction is set for noon to 4 p.m., Friday, March 21, with online bidding through BidPal One. Beginning Thursday, auction items can be viewed via the online site, and they can also be seen in-person in the Bush Campus Center lobby beginning at noon on Friday.

A campus tradition since 2009, the Student Government Association’s annual Silent Auction is set for noon to 4 p.m., Friday, March 21, with online bidding through BidPal One. Beginning Thursday, auction items can be viewed via the online site, and they can also be seen in-person in the Bush Campus Center lobby beginning at noon on Friday.