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Pennsylvania College of Technology was the recent host of FIRST Tech Challenge's Pennsylvania Championship Tournament, providing a home and a small army of volunteers for a day full of high-level robotics competition among high school teams from seven states. Thirty teams of enterprising ninth- to 12th-grade students, surrounded by supporters, filled Penn College's Field House on Feb.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology chapters of three honor societies held induction ceremonies on March 17, recognizing 110 new members for academic achievement. Phi Theta Kappa Forty-nine students were accepted into the college's Beta Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for students in two-year academic majors.

Campus View Resident Assistants kicked off their Random Acts of Kindness Week by passing out flowers and ideas to help others. Among suggestions for their classmates?

More than 100 students, family and friends packed Penn's Inn on St. Patrick's Day for a Saturday night of fashion and fun. The Multicultural Society and PCAlliance joined forces to host their annual Fashion Show. Students modeled clothing representing their country, Penn College gear even '80's attire! Student Government Association President Gregory J.

A three-tier cake inspired by antique lace doilies took top prize in an annual Wedding Cake Competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Three Penn College students returned home over Spring Break, sharing the benefits of their postsecondary education with three classes at Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School. Carol A. Lugg, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Natural Resources Management, joined the trio Luke C. Laughlin and Scott M. Ziegler, of Butler, and Benjamin J.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission's process of trapping and banding turkeys was demonstrated for about 15 students in forestry instructor Jack E. Fisher's Wildlife Management laboratory on Wednesday.

In a more focused midterm getaway than enjoyed by some collegiate counterparts, students from the School of Natural Resources Management toured a series of career-related sites during their recent Spring Break.

Tyler J. McCloskey, a first-year physical fitness specialist major from Quakertown, has ranked in the top 10 of the World Raw Modern Junior (20-23 age/242-pound weight class) RPS Powerlifting Federation. At the 2012 Barno-Newman & RPS (Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate) Master and Police Nationals on Feb.

Repeatedly acknowledged for its support of America's active and veteran military personnel, Pennsylvania College of Technology continues to provide employment for students who have served their country in the armed forces. The staff of the Financial Aid Office at Penn College has three servicemen employed under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Work-Study Program: Jason M.