Twenty-six students in Penn College’s Construction Management Association lent their hands last week to a local mission project with a global reach – including to a nation many of the students have visited through a Penn College Global Experience course.
About 15 automotive restoration and collision repair students at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently refurbished an iconic car to award-winning results. For one of those students, the experience was also personal. Ty M. Tucker, of Columbia, is the great-great grandson of Preston Tucker, the legendary automotive figure responsible for the 1948 Tucker that the students repaired to win the First Junior Award at the Antique Automobile Club of America’s Eastern Division Fall Meet in Hershey.
Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s basketball team will be looking to improve on last season’s six-win, 20-loss season when it begins its season this weekend. Competing in the Chatham University Cougar Tip-Off Classic, the Wildcats open their fifth season under coach Britni Mohney at 7 p.m. Friday before facing Susquehanna University at noon on Saturday.
A total of 424 students attended 10 Recruitment Days held during Fall 2024. Hosted by Penn College's Career Services, the networking events featured 102 unique employers, with 52 alumni returning to campus to represent their companies.
A total of 424 students attended 10 Recruitment Days held during Fall 2024. Hosted by Penn College's Career Services, the networking events featured 102 unique employers, with 52 alumni returning to campus to represent their companies.
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Penn College is hosting a performance by the Piscataway Nation Dancers & Singers, planned for 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13. The event will be held on the Thompson Professional Development Center lawn. (If the weather requires, the gathering will be held in the PDC's Mountain Laurel Room.) The performance is open to the public, and Penn College students, staff and faculty are also encouraged to attend.
The vital topic of the digital divide will be explored Wednesday evening, and the campus community and public are reminded of this opportunity, part of the Technology & Society Colloquia Series at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Led by Lasada “LP” Pippen, a former computer engineer turned motivational speaker, “Bridging the Digital Divide: Unlocking Access and Opportunity in Education” is set for 6 to 7 p.m. in the Presentation Room of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center.
With a group of playoff-experienced seniors, depth from a mix of junior and sophomores, multiple ball handlers, and good height with two 6-foot, 10-inch and three 6-foot, 5-inch players, Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s basketball coach Geoff Hensley believes he has the pieces in place for something special. The Wildcats open their season at home at 5 p.m. on Friday in a nonconference game against Elmira (N.Y.) College.
A federal grant that enhanced services for veteran students at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently ended, but its benefits will endure. A Department of Education program, the three-year, $450,000 Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success grant aided the coordination of services geared to veteran students’ academic, financial, physical and social needs.
A dozen students comprise the 2024 class of inductees to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s chapter of SALUTE, a national veterans honor society. "Being recognized for achieving this high standard of academic achievement in front of their fellow veterans provides an avenue to distinguish themselves among a group that has already done amazing things in their lives," said Chet Beaver, assistant director of student advocacy for veteran/military.
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