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SGA Student Government Association officers for 2015-16 were chosen last week in an election that saw a record turnout of Penn College student voters. A total of 233 votes were cast during the weeklong balloting, 84 more than last year and 48 votes higher than any other year in SGA's history of online voting. Members of the new Executive Board are: President – Zachary T.

Jarred T. Barch, of Reading, enrolled in information technology: network specialist concentration, claims the attire he won in a giveaway. (Let's hope the gown is long enough for the 6-foot-9-inch graduate-to-be!) Dylan N. Murray (left), and Andrew S. Manley attend to final details.

Eight first-place winners from Pennsylvania College of Technology have advanced to the 51st annual National SkillsUSA Conference, to be held from June 22-26 in Kentucky. Five other students from the college finished in the top four places in a variety of categories during the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held April 8-10 in Hershey.

A 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport restored by Pennsylvania College of Technology students for the Antique Automobile Club of America won a First Senior Award – the first for the college – during the club-sponsored Charlotte AutoFair in North Carolina. “The award is a great recognition of the efforts of our students and faculty,” said Brett A.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Woodsmen Team participated in an April 11 regional competition at Allegany College of Maryland, with many of the members placing in their respective events. “This is the first team we’ve had since 2010, and this was their first meet,” said G. Andrew Bartholomay, an assistant professor of forest technology. “I couldn’t be prouder of how they performed.

NPR spotlights college's role in shale careers. Penn College's role in training workers for the natural gas industry is featured in a report that aired on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" (and affiliate stations) on Monday. Jeff Brady, a national correspondent for NPR who recently visited campus, talked with Tracy L.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is among only eight selected internationally to receive a Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technology Scholarship from Helicopter Association International's Technical Committee. Jacob R.

A campus organization at Pennsylvania College of Technology is putting its money where its classmates are, starting a scholarship fund to help construction students meet the costs of their education.

Movie screenings and informative discussions are among the public events as Pennsylvania College of Technology this month observes its first Pride Week in recognition of students’ sexual diversity.

Anthony J. DiBucci (left) starts work March 31 with building construction instructor Glenn R. Luse. Construction continues alongside a sign explaining the Centennial commemoration. Ciaran E. Cahalane (left) and DiBucci lay another course of block. Brett D. Aldinger wields a sponge for a cleaner look. Luse adds his craftsman's finishing touches in readiness for Monday's event.