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A new branding spot, featured on Penn College's YouTube channel, puts "tomorrow" within reach of prospective students interested in taking on high-demand careers, mastering practical skills and putting technology to the test. "The time is now," the 30-second video reminds them. "The future is in your hands!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U040L74-Uts

Baseball, soccer, hockey, bowling, kickball and surfing are among the competitive sports that draw participants from around the country and world. Still more gather on the sidelines to cheer for their favorite athletes and teams. Nowhere do Americans more intimately connect to sports than in their hometowns.

Students finish their work on a Ford F-550 before reconnecting the vehicle's halves. Robert B. Black, of Whitefish, Mont., talks with classmates before lowering the cab on a Ford F-250 ... ... and takes a look beneath to make sure everything is lining up perfectly. A painstaking process nears its end.

Veronica M. Muzic, whose dedicated service as a faculty member and administrator is tightly woven through 50 years of college history, died Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the age of 82. Muzic joined Williamsport Area Community College as an English instructor in 1968 and was awarded its first “Master Teacher” award in 1982.

A visit from “the world’s most sought after golf trick-shot performer” at the Penn College Foundation’s 33rd Annual Golf Classic provided another record-setting year in scholarship support for Pennsylvania College of Technology students. The June 17 event, featuring Chuck “The Hit Man” Hiter, was the most successful in college history – topping $125,000 in revenue.

Pat Swigart rides in a 1947 Tucker prototype restored at Penn College ... ... and joins her cherished campus partners after accepting an award in Hershey. With Swigart (from left) are automotive restoration students Adam J. Davis, of Doylestown, and Joshua E. Marr, of Shickshinny; and Robert K. Vlacich, assistant professor of automotive service.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student received one of two 2019 education scholarships from the Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association. Each year, the association awards scholarships to students who demonstrate academic achievement and commitment to the field of health information management in Pennsylvania. Kathleen S.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student enrolled in the college’s Ford ASSET major and working at a Tioga County dealership has received a $5,000 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Automotive Association. Derek T. Dreps, of Liberty, was presented with a check in the Parkes Automotive Technology Center in late May.

Pennsylvania College of Technology engineering design students, as well as students from several other majors, distinguished themselves by passing prominent industry certification exams related to computer-aided design during the 2018-19 academic year.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students received two of the three Women in Energy Mentorship Awards presented this month at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. Celeste G. Moquin, of Port Matilda, enrolled in on-site power generation, and Autumn N. Schreiber, of St. Marys, majoring in heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology, were honored at a May 19 dinner.