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Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour issued this statement Thursday: "The transition of leadership at Penn State is more than national news; it is an issue that strikes close to the hearts and minds of all of us at Pennsylvania College of Technology. "As educators, our lives are committed to nurturing young lives.

Two teams from Pennsylvania College of Technology placed in the top three recently during a competition against students from seven other hospital and college radiography education programs. Fifteen students volunteered to represent the Penn College Radiography Program's Class of 2012 in a "Technibowl" a quiz competition held at Penn State Milton S.

Everyone knows manners are important, but what if dinner etiquette could jump-start your career? A "Dining for Success" Etiquette Dinner, hosted by Career Services and the Alumni Relations Office and attended by 43 students and 10 mentors was held Tuesday evening at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant.

This past weekend, the Bison Battalion the Bucknell University-based ROTC program comprising Bucknell, Bloomsburg and Susquehanna universities, Penn College and Lycoming College conducted fall Field Training Exercises at Camp Karoondinha in Glen Iron. The training consisted of situational exercises and day/night land navigation to further develop cadets'aptitude as future leaders.

Students in Penn College's School of Hospitality worked alongside Sabrina LaRosa, who traveled from her home and her mother's cooking school in Calabria, Italy, to teach students the recipes and techniques of authentic southern Italian cuisine. Her visit culminated with a Visiting Chef dinner on Friday, which raised funds for annual scholarship awards.

The fruition of a full semester's project by 11 students in Chef Monica J. Lanczak's Advanced Patisserie Operations class a baking and pastry "trade show" will be held Friday morning in Room B129 of the Hager Lifelong Education Center.

Kayleigh M. Stonecipher, a health information technology student, and Jarad J. Askren, a welding and fabrication engineering technology major, scarcely were "boo-ed" by their landlord for Halloween decorations in a West Fourth Street apartment building. Judee Lyon, from Lyon Properties, was highly impressed with the students' skills and believes it added a lot of character to the residence.

Ornamental horticulture students, staff and faculty took an informative field trip to an EP Henry manufacturing plant in Parker Ford and the Hershey Gardens in Hershey on Thursday. " The EP Henry plant gave the students a look into the manufacturing of the types of pavers and retaining-wall products that they so often design and install in the landscape," horticulture instructor Carl J.

Students in human services classes at Pennsylvania College of Technology will combine forces to offer holiday-shopping opportunities that benefit others Nov. 16-18 in the Bush Campus Center.

A team of Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently won the 29th Precision Heavy Construction Equipment Rodeo, the third straight year in which overall honors were retained by the host institution. The crowd-pleasing competition, which drew 52 participants from five schools in Pennsylvania and New York, was held Oct. 23 during a collegewide Open House.