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Students from Penn College's School of Hospitality joined the world record-breaking effort at the Victoria House in Lewisburg over the weekend, where they helped owner Chef Philip Gajda and his family, along with volunteers from the Boy Scouts, Union-Snyder Habitat for Humanity and the community to build the world's longest sandwich wrap.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology freshman was awarded a scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation. William R.

A senior in Penn College's four-year building automation technology major is part of a short video that Southland Industries is using to promote its internship program. Clayton J.

More than 300 students attended Tuesday's first Part-Time Job Fair, sponsored by the Earn and Learn Program through Career Services. Participating local employers had approximately 100 positions to offer students, including jobs in retail, business and industry, and childcare/preschool.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's fine-dining learning lab for students in the School of Hospitality Le Jeune Chef Restaurant has made changes to its offerings to help keep the students who learn there on the leading edge of culinary trends.

Pennsylvania College of Technology received grants totaling more than $70,000 to award need-based scholarships to students enrolled in its nursing majors. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation awarded two Nursing Education Grants for 2010-11. A $59,455 grant was awarded to aid students pursuing degrees in nursing on the college's main campus in Williamsport.

The Vine Avenue Block Party, held annually for off-campus students as part of Student Activities' PC3 initiative, was hosted Thursday night by Penn College's three Community Assistants (Kattie Heisey, Kyle Mabry and Corey Shank). The Cell Block's Zack Lee was guest DJ, and participants were treated to pizza, wings and kegs of birch beer.

Two forest technology students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management each have been awarded a $150 scholarship by the Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools for their 4.0 grade-point averages. Laurie A. Nau, of Jersey Shore, and Regan J.

A heating, ventilation and air conditioning design technology student at Pennsylvania College of Technology has received a $2,000 award from the National Association of Oil Heat Service Managers. Bradley T. Rydbom, of Tipton, was granted one of nine scholarships in honor of Dave Nelsen, of the Kurz Oil Corp., who was the trade association's education chairman at the time of his death in 1998.

Summer 2010 dean's list Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced its list of graduates for theSummer 2010 semester: Hussain A. AlRadhwan, Williamsport, Associate of Applied Science, Emergency Medical ServicesElsie L. Ashton, Danville, Associate of Applied Science, Health Arts: Practical Nursing EmphasisAshley N.