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While many college students might choose to spend their Spring Break in the fun and sun of a tropical paradise, nine Pennsylvania College of Technology students will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Marion, S.C., during the week of March 7. "I think it is amazing that students are taking their break from classes to spend time on such a commendable project," said Sara R.

Members of Penn College's Student Athlete Advisory Committee celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday with Sheridan Elementary School pupils Tuesday. This is the second year in which council members joined in celebrating Read Across America at the school. The student-athletes sang "Happy Birthday" to Dr.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology seniors were among only eight students worldwide recently awarded scholarships from Helicopter Association International's Technical Committee. Justin A. Eshleman, of Pequea, and Christopher M.

StandoutResident Assistants and programs for January/February have been announced by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Residence Life Office. RA of the Month Azeez Salu, a computer aided drafting technology student from Upper Marlboro, Md., waschosen as Resident Assistant of the Month.

A number of Pennsylvania College of Technology offices again are encouraging students to make wise, safe decisions during Spring Break. In a party atmosphere from 5-6:30 p.m.

The family of a former Pennsylvania College of Technology student who died in a traffic accident in 2005 has established a scholarship fund at the college in his memory. The Penn College Foundation has received a donation to establish an endowment for the Joshua R. Geary Memorial Scholarship. The endowment is expected to produce $2,000 in annual awards.

Pennsylvania College of Technology continues to support students who have served their country in the armed forces. The Financial Aid Office at Penn College recently hired three veterans as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Work-Study Program students.

The Internal Revenue Service's free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology students annually prepare hundreds of returns for area taxpayers, will offer two by-appointment-only sessions for Northern Tier residents this season. The program will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and from 1 to 6 p.m.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students volunteered recently to assist in a drill for medical staff at the U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg. Invited by Bryan Walls, a paramedic and training coordinator at USP Lewisburg, six students from the emergency medical services program at the college used their medical knowledge to act out injuries during the prison's annual mass casualty drill.

Thanks to the journalistic contributions of a faculty member, the February issue of Avionics News spotlights current students and an alumna of Penn College's aviation program. Thomas D. Inman, an associate professor at the Lumley Aviation Center in Montoursville, conducted an interview with 2006 aviation maintenance technology graduate Gail A.