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The three-day potpourri of activities that comprised Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Parent & Family Weekend provided students and their guests with a variety of opportunities to reconnect – whether watching athletics, engaging in some competition of their own, exploring the community just beyond campus or just kicking back. – Photos by Caleb G. Schirmer and Dalaney T.

Two plastics students at Pennsylvania College of Technology partnered with a global company to use a new technology for a major industry competition. Plastics and polymer engineering technology majors Madison T. Powell, of Linden, and Jacob W.

The second annual Construction Management Freshman Orientation, in which new students were broken into small teams and attended three presentations, was held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Alumnus David W. Felter shares lessons learned. May 2006 graduate David W.

Depending on the preferred cliché, threes may be a threat, a charm or a crowd. For the Bennett family of Montoursville, it’s a triple blessing that all three sisters are attending Pennsylvania College of Technology. Aubrey G., 23; Ainsley R., 20; and Addey L., 19, are enrolled in a range of majors: nursing, graphic design and diesel technology, respectively.

Displaying the Phi Mu Delta "Chapter of Excellence" plaque are (from left) Penn College students Brendon J. Dibble, a studio arts major from Douglassville; Austen J. Caron, of Higganum, Conn., heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology; Michael J. Engel, of Williamsport, building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration; and Colin D.

Members of the forest technology faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology have acquired five iPad Minis and, in collaboration with Information Technology Services, loaded them with forestry-specific programming from Forest Metrix in Vermont.

Samantha R. Callender, of Baldwin, N.Y., and Kyle R. Shuman, of Birdsboro, explain their design – inspired by the symbol for infinity. An ambitious design, including a cresting wave made of glass, is advanced by Leonardo Tejeda, of New Rochelle, N.Y., and Bailey F. Chrisman, of Hatboro. Ornamental pillars surround a motor-spun globe in this work by Trent D. Urbine, of Coatesville, and Carlos J.

Students in a Catering course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer cooking demonstrations – and free samples – at the Williamsport Growers Market’s annual “Customer Appreciation Day” on Sept. 19. The students will prepare a variety of recipes using fresh, local ingredients donated by the market’s vendors. They’ll serve samples beginning at 8 a.m.

Twenty-eight students are serving as Presidential Student Ambassadors for the 2015-16 academic year at Pennsylvania College of Technology, marking the 20th year student ambassadors have been spreading good will on campus. The student ambassadors promote Penn College to prospective and current students and their families, guests, alumni, business partners and friends of the college.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association was recently honored by its parent organization. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association presented the Penn College group with its Graduate Transition Award. The award recognizes student member chapters having a graduate conversion rate to ADHA membership of 90 percent or greater.