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A tree along the main campus entrance has been decorated with 408 stars, each representing a military member of the Penn College community – and each fashioned by a serviceman enrolled in the School of Industrial, Computing and Engineering Technologies. Using the 60-ton Minster 5 press in the Machining Technologies Center, students of Howard W. Troup, maintenance mechanic/millwright, and Keith H.

In the World Seafood Championship, Pennsylvania College of Technology student Jessica N. Felton finished 14th among 45 competitors, just four spots from advancing to the Top 10 Round. The World Seafood Championship was one of nine categories comprising 550 competitors in the World Food Championships, held in Las Vegas from Nov. 12-18.

The candle-crafting table adds a new take-home treat to a long-standing ceremony. Students chill with friends (and beat the cold inside the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Science Center). Fun props are up for grabs ... ... for use in the photo booth. Holiday cards shine on the ATHS lawn.

A commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 20, for the nearly 290 Pennsylvania College of Technology students who have petitioned to graduate after the Fall 2014 semester. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport.

The creative work of a Pennsylvania College of Technology student captured the People’s Choice award at the close of “100 Works! – The Centennial Exhibit” at The Gallery at Penn College. Ronni N. Warner, a junior enrolled in pre-applied health studies, won the honor for her work, “Traveling Through Amelia,” a black-and-white print relating to the exhibit’s “Past, Present, Future” theme.

A variety of Penn College student organizations and departments have put their best wishes forward in oversized holiday cards, installed by General Services on the campus mall Nov. 25. Colorfully conveying messages that range from faith to frivolity, from Centennial to solemnity, the cards were lighted at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center patio.

Tushanna M. Habalar (right foreground), learning laboratory coordinator for nursing education, was among the facilitators for Friday's interdisciplinary exercise. Students representing nearly all of the majors in the School of Health Sciences gathered in the Thompson Professional Development Center on Friday to learn from one another as they discussed their differing roles in a medical case.

Chef Robert Lo Furno, a competitive ice carver, food service director for Aramark at the University of Delaware, and father of baking and pastry arts student Nicole C.

Huddled for the holidays, members of the Student American Dental Hygienists' Association work on their entry. Paint cans tell a yuletide story of works in progress. Surrounded by moral support, web and interactive media majors Robert L. Sloss, of Lake Harmony, and Brittany R. Terpstra, of Jim Thorpe, toil on behalf of the Wildcat Events Board.

Theodore J. Persing’s marketing for “Succulent Sourdoughs” included an eye-catching bread basket. Daniel C. Frankenfield, left, offers up a variety of cheesecake flavors, while Timothy L. Kuntz presented the concept for “Timothy’s Tarts” with samples of a sea salt caramel tart. Free samples of Diana N. Lindner’s cake pops ran out quickly. Jennifer N.