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Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, for the 380 students who have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2010 semester. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The student speaker is Eric D.

Student members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Collegiate Association for County Correctional Education recently completed a library-enhancement project at the Montour County Prison. The CACCE members worked to collect, organize and redistribute a variety of new, high-quality textbooks that were donated by the faculty, staff and students of Penn College.

On Friday, Nov. 12, Penn College's Accounting Society took an educational trip to the Yuengling Brewing Co. in Pottsville. "We began with a tour of the facilities; it was a great tour," said Shannon Killian, society president, who also provided the group photo at left. "We learned about how the company got started and how they survived Prohibition.

Thirty-nine boxes, 100 canvases, 54 students, an artist-in-residence, and Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff members combined to create a large-scale work of art that was installed recently in the college's Student and Administrative Services Center.

Seven students in the Penn College Construction Association recently visited the Schneebeli Earth Science Center for a tour of the lumber mill. Forestry instructor Jack Fisher provided a thorough tour of the mill, lumber yard and dry kiln for the students.

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee sponsored a canned-food drive during the past week, culminating in Monday's men's and women's basketball games in Bardo Gymnasium. Fans who donated a nonperishable food item received a free basketball mini-throwball at the evening's games against Alfred (N.Y.) University. Photo by Michael S. Fischer, student photographer

Students at Pennsylvania College of Technology will auction their works to benefit Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity during the School of Hospitality's annual Food Show and Chocolate House Auction on Dec. 3.

The Residence Life Office hasselected Pennsylvania College of Technology'snotable students and programs for October/November. Selected as Resident Assistant of the Month was Anthony Grubbs, a residential construction technology and management: masonry emphasismajor fromIrwin.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students earned first-place honors in the final round of America's Best Raisin Bread Contest, held at the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 14-16. Kacy L. Charlesworth, a baking and pastry arts student from Mar Lin, earned first place in the Student Commercial category for her Thanksgiving Raisin Bread. Katrina M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Children's Learning Center received continued funding to help provide child care access to its students as part of a four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education.