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Pennsylvania College of Technology will host its annual chocolate house auction on Friday, Dec. 6, to benefit Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity. Eleven chocolate houses, ranging from log cabins and Christmas cottages to reindeer stables and Willy Wonka’s house, will be sold in silent auction at the School of Business & Hospitality’s annual Food Show.

Cross-country senior Edward S. Knyff joins his parents and coach David J. Mendez during Monday's Senior Night in Bardo Gym. The Penn College cross-country team honored graduating senior Edward S. Knyff during halftime of the Wildcat men’s basketball game Monday night.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Robert and Maureen Dunham Children’s Learning Center was approved for four years of federal grant funding to help provide child-care access to parents pursuing higher education at the college. Generally referred to as a “CCAMPIS” grant, which stands for “Child Care Access Means Parents in School,” the funding comes from the U.S.

Bethany M. Reppert, an applied human services major from Pottsville, has been chosen as the Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Reppert is a member and secretary of the Students Making a Contribution organization, a student mentor and a part-time employee at the college's Madigan Library. Bethany M. Reppert “Bethany meets all the criteria for Student of the Month.

Smiles greet registrants inside the Student and Administrative Services Center. Walkers, runners and – thanks to bells that were handed out at registration – "jinglers" pledge their participation. And they're off! Susquehanna Health's Timothy E. Schoener offers words of encouragement. Shirtless despite the cold, physical fitness specialist major Eric S. Ross, of Orwigsburg, finishes the race.

Kelvin A. Ortiz painstakingly applies clearcoat in a CAL paint bay Friday. Awaiting the next step in its makeover, a repainted Lincoln catches the Monday sun while curing. With a steady hand, student Idriss Diamaye applies a finish coat.

Students in Matthew E. Mooney's Interactive Media in the Digital Age course are in the final days of an innovative classwide challenge, spreading the word about charitable causes via the same social-media outlets that they use for recreational communication.

Jessica L. Bower, simulation laboratory coordinator in nursing education, guides a discussion. Health Sciences students and faculty fill Penn’s Inn with discussion groups.

Buoyed by a strong audience following  – and a final act that incorporated the college mascot – a welding and fabrication engineering technology major rose from a fourth-place finish in the first round of "Penn College Star" to win the $500 top prize among six talented competitors at this week's finals. George W.

Members of the The Diesel Performance Club show commendable concentration and attention to detail amid the hubbub. A pile of paint cans frames Student Activities' Malinda C. Love, assistant director for diversity and cultural life, and Benjamin R. Mix, event assistant. Oversized wooden cards, some colorfully completed and others challengingly blank, fill the bustling General Services warehouse.