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Tyler C. Myers Penn College junior Tyler C. Myers, of Centre Hall, has been named the Penn State University Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Nov. 11.  In the opening week of the season, Myers went a perfect 5-0, recording all pins in his matches.  This is his first honor of the year.

From Nov. 10-11, Bison Battalion cadets from five colleges and universities in the area – including Pennsylvania College of Technology – completed their fall field training exercise (FTX) at Camp Karoondinha in Millmont. Seniors trained first-, second- and third-year cadets to enhance their skills for the spring FTX.

The Wildcat welcomes soon-to-be graduates to their new roles as Penn College alumni. Jonathan C. Herman, a heavy construction equipment technology: operator emphasis major from Lewisburg, tends to commencement purchases with the help of Jennifer L. McCracken, an operations assistant at The College Store. With the Wildcat's help, Eric M.

Students in a human services class at Pennsylvania College of Technology will host a fair-trade sale Nov. 14-16 in the Bush Campus Center. The annual sale helps working poor in other countries. Facilitated by students enrolled in the course Community and Organizational Change, the Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale will feature handcrafted goods.

Blood drive eases Sandy's shortfall "The amazing faculty, staff and students at Penn College know that their blood contributions save lives every day,” noted Carl L. Shaner, College Health Services director, after a Wednesday/Thursday drive netted 294 pints of blood – 50 more than the college's inaugural two-day collection in September.

Logan A. Gresock, a construction management major from Copley, Ohio, has been chosen as the latest Student of the Month by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

The attractiveness of Penn College's two-year majors to employers was obvious at a recent Career Fair, as reflected in a video newly added to the institution's YouTube channel. "An associate's degree is great for us.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student was named the 2012 recipient of the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Thermoforming Division Memorial Scholarship. Harry P. Koshulsky, of Branchdale, who received the $2,000 scholarship, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology.

The college's Wildcat mascot goes "green," opting for a reusable takeout container from the Keystone Dining Room. Noelle B. Bloom, Dining Services assistant director II, registers Ashley C. Adams, an early childhood education major from Lewistown, during Fall Fiesta. Reusable carry-out food containers are available in a pilot program at two campus dining units.

Dave Foresman shares warm remarks about the contributions of Dennis E. Fink to the field of horticulture. Current Penn College landscape/horticulture technology students, School of Natural Resources Management employees and Brickman staff gather to celebrate the tree-planting. Dennis E. Fink, (center), celebrates with his wife and adjunct faculty member, Christine A.; and Dave Foresman.