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Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students were awarded national scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year from the American Welding Society Foundation. Bradley W.

More than 30 new Penn College students, some of whom have been out of the classroom for decades, received a comprehensive (and reassuring) introduction to campus resources Tuesday from a variety of employees invested in their success. The students are enrolled under Trade Adjustment Assistance, which aids workers who lose their jobs to foreign imports.

The Gallery at Penn College held an opening reception and gallery talk Tuesday evening for the student portfolio exhibit on display through May 7. Sixteen students areshowing more than 160 pieces of work they created while earning bachelor's degrees in graphic design. Hours for the remainder of the show are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and 2-8 p.m. Thursday. Photos by Jennifer A.

On the heels of a successful canned-food drive to benefit needy area families, members of Students in Free Enterprise took some time Tuesday tofeed themselves. The students and adviser Dennis R.

To help instill pride and a sense of accomplishment, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student recently organized a series of art classes for children who are assisted by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Lycoming County. Applied human services student Jodie L.

A group of students and faculty advisers from the Human Services Club attended the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J., from April 17-19. The students attended workshops on such topics as community involvement, date rape, drugs and alcohol, and many others.

Students in the ornamental horticulture: landscape technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center constantly are working on projects that add lasting interest and beauty to the Allenwood-area campus. One such project, the Idea Garden, will combine several unique landscaping ideas and design features.

Forest technology students at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center received some beneficial information from visiting industry professionals this past week. Robert Hansen, a Penn State Cooperative Extension forester, provided a training session, "Timber, the IRS & You," on Tuesday for students in Professor Dennis F. Ringling's Forest Land Management class.

Fundraising efforts by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association have resulted in another scholarship award for a returning student. Justin A. Ball, of Sandy Ridge, accepted the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship award at the 2008-09 Student Activities Awards Banquet on April 29. Ball is a graduate of Philipsburg-Osceola Senior High School.

A team of 14 Pennsylvania College of Technology students finished third overall and placed in 12 categories at the recent Mid-Atlantic States Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet at Allegany College of Maryland. During the annual event, which was hosted April 18 on the Cumberland, Md., campus, Penn College students Katherine L. Huddleson, Sheffield, and Kelly J.