Students Articles

To assess Penn College students' perspective on the day's news – developments as fresh as the Washington, D.C., impeachment drama unfolding concurrently with their Thursday afternoon lecture – WNEP's Chris Keating visited Craig A. Miller's American Government-National course.

In search of a traditional fall event to usher in the season? Join Penn College automotive restoration technology students for the Autumn Fest & Car Show at UPMC Susquehanna's Divine Providence Campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. Students are displaying a Ford Mustang body befitting this year's celebration of the Mustang Club of North Central Pennsylvania's 30th anniversary.

Dental hygiene student Tyler J. Wetzel-Haynes, of Ono, performs a head and neck screening during the Kiwanis Club of Bald Eagle and Nittany Valleys’ “Go Gold” childhood cancer event. On Sept. 21, dental hygiene students participated in a “Go Gold” event hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Bald Eagle and Nittany Valleys to raise awareness of childhood cancer.

Throwing caution to the early-autumn breeze, armored contestants prepare to do battle in the Rose Street Courtyard. Savory meat-filled hand pies fleshed out the evening's menu (and those who partook)! The cellphone may be out of place, but this helmeted reveler (Jonah A. Ziegler, an electronics and computer engineering technology student from Pottstown) is decidedly not out of costume.

A serious knee injury on the cusp of soccer season rendered a choice for Jakob A. LeMay: sit and stew or strive and succeed. The Pennsylvania College of Technology student chose the latter, a decision benefiting his future career prospects and today’s outdoor enthusiasts.

Complete with social media tags, the Baja SAE vehicle invites spectators. Penn College's "green" majors are well-represented by the horticulture department and examples of its hydroponic bounty. Collision repair instructor Shaun D. Hack helps a young fair attendee test his painting skills with the college's virtual reality spray simulator. Timothy L.

Makerspaces are collaborative learning centers with equipment and tools to dream, create and innovate in a community environment. The Dr.

A plastics organization comprising industry leaders has awarded a $3,000 scholarship to a Pennsylvania College of Technology student. Nathan A. Rader-Edkin, of Williamsport, majoring in plastics and polymer engineering technology, earned the scholarship from the Plastics Pioneers Association.

The Penn College commitment to host a memorial blood drive earlier this month with the American Red Cross truly made a difference. At the Sept. 4-5 tribute to Patrick M. Breen – a longtime General Services employee who died in June 2018 – faculty, staff and students registered 184 total donors, collected 168 pints of blood and recruited 65 first-time donors.

Golf, softball and men’s soccer student-athletes line up outside the library's Welch family wing. Golf and softball student-athletes move boxed books from dolly cart to flatbed trailer. Wrestlers gather at the entrance to Pine Street United Methodist Church in downtown Williamsport, site of the weekend book sale.