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Three groups of faculty/staff volunteers conducted a "Walk Around" of off-campus neighborhoods surrounding Penn College on Tuesday evening introducing themselves to tenants, welcoming new and returning students to the fall semester, distributing information about apartment living and an upcoming Block Party, and answering any questions.

Penn College's energetic entourage of Resident Assistants, joined by Residence Life staff, paused (briefly) in their busy pre-semester schedule for photos outside Madigan Library on Thursday. Before assuming their 2011-12 responsibilities in Penn College's on-campus housing, the RAs will be among the friendly ambassadors greeting new students and their families during Welcome Weekend move-in.

Three collision repair technology majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology are among only five students nationally to receive $5,000 scholarships in a fifth annual industry competition. Nabil O. Assad, Philadelphia; Ian J. Hilner, Milton; and Isaac S.

Drop/Add and Late Registration were held Monday in the Student and Administrative Services Center, where administrators, faculty and staff from Penn College's eight academic schools joined by co-workers from the Registrar's and Admissions offices, Information Technology Services and others guided students through online schedule changes for next week's start of Fall 2011 semester classes.

Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Summer Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. The student speaker was Kenneth B.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its August 2011 graduates. A Summer Commencement ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport.

A recent nursing graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology was awarded a scholarship from the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania, which administers the Jack E. Barger Sr. Scholarship on behalf of the VFW, recently announced six recipients of the scholarship for 2011, including Travis M.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology junior has been awarded one of three $1,000 scholarships from an online community for accounting professionals. Steven W. Garner, of Lock Haven, pursuing a four-year degree in accounting from the college's School of Business and Computer Technologies, received his award from AccountingWEB.

Four students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's automotive technology management bachelor-degree major will receive a share of $112,000 in awards from the Specialty Equipment Market Association Memorial Scholarship Fund. William W. Carpenter Jr., of Point Pleasant Boro, N.J.; Joshua D. Greenplate, of Red Lion; Isaac S. Hostetter, of Lebanon; and Bradley P.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold a commencement ceremony Saturday, Aug. 6, for more than 230 students who have petitioned to graduate after the college's summer sessions. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. Kenneth B. Kephart, of State College, has been selected as the student speaker for the ceremony.