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Aglow with altruism The 2015-16 executive board of Penn College Benefiting THON ... ... launches a lantern with hands-on teamwork. Kelsey J. Maneval (foreground), a nursing major from McAlisterville and vice president of Penn College Benefiting THON, with roommate Jenna F.

Naim N. Jabbour, assistant professor of architectural technology, tells his Penn's Inn audience about the three-credit "Sustainable Building and Design" study-abroad program to Europe and the U.K. Among attendees are Torsten Matzke (left), exchange and study abroad officer at Scotland's Abertay University, and visiting Scottish student James T. Hemmings.

Jennifer (left) and Emily Myers, of Catawissa, make it a family affair. Calah D. Doyka (110), a dental hygiene: health policy and administration concentration student from Mercersburg, joins Jennifer Doyka (109), of Mercersburg, and Alicia Sebeck, of Morris, N.Y. Working race check-in are Daniele A. Hebert (left), of Mechanicsburg, enrolled in pre-surgical technology, and April M.

Six Pennsylvania College of Technology students celebrated Friday’s Manufacturing Day by visiting The Rodon Group in Hatfield. “They got to see the manufacturing process firsthand,” said David S. Richards, professor of physics, who accompanied the students. All the students are recipients of S-STEM Tech Scholar Scholarships provided through a National Science Foundation grant.

Savanna R. Stauffer, a physician assistant student from Ephrata, draws a dose of the vaccine into a syringe. PA student Bryce A. Petersheim, of Birdsboro, administers a flu shot to Francis J. Quigley, an engineering design technology student from Coatesville. After a reportedly pain-free injection, physician assistant student Jessica A.

Members of the Blue Crew, supervised by General Services' Gary T. Pandolfi, form a school-spirited bucket brigade. (Photo by Allison A. Bressler) The officers and adviser of the Blue Crew campus-pride organization stand before the Veterans' Fountain, appropriately colored for Homecoming. From left are Jessica R.

Officer Farr demonstrates effective self-defense. Attendees watch a video in the Bush Campus Center. Keeping the mood light while learning a serious lesson are (from left) student leaders Jessica R. Wiegand, Kacie L. Weaver and Chesnya I. Cherulus. Participants practice the techniques they've learned.

First-year IT students bond with faculty, one another at Hooplas. The Information Technology Living-Learning Community recently enjoyed a night of recreation and relaxation at Hooplas Family Fun & Grill in Muncy Township, where 17 students and four faculty members gathered to play miniature golf.

In honor of National Manufacturing Day, Penn College invited innovative companies Gilson Boards and Pneu-Dart to campus to interact with students, faculty and staff on Friday. The companies fit right in at the college, which features a number of manufacturing-related degrees and a new innovation leadership minor ...

The distinctive, hands-on academic programs offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a national leader in applied technology education, will be highlighted at Open House on Sunday, Oct. 25.