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Student paramedics learning about mass-casualty incidents and the incident command system held a drill on Penn College's main campus Wednesday. "The simulated incidents put into practice the concepts of triaging 'patients' of different severity, beginning appropriate on-scene treatment and organizing the logistics to get the 'patients' transported," said Mark A.

Penn College's first group of plastics students to study abroad is in Belfast, Northern Ireland, through July 5. The seven students – Alan J. Tate, Williamsport; James C. Gorham, Mill Hall; Bradley J. Stroup, Mount Pleasant Mills; Ryan L. Newman, New Columbia; John E. Gudonis, Danville; Christopher E. Kohler, South Williamsport; and Brennan B.

About 300 new students and their families attended the first Connections orientation program for the Fall 2009 semester, held June 24-25 across Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus.

Student leaders spending their summer as helpful Links in Penn College's Connections orientation program used part of their recent training to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

Penn College has been honored by the Internal Revenue Service for its participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which uses agency-certified business students to provide free tax help to qualified area residents. The college again collaborated this past tax season with the Salvation Army, where a brief ceremony was held Monday in recognition of that longtime involvement.

Three students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management two in heavy construction equipment technology and one in diesel technology each were awarded $1,000 scholarships in the latest workforce-development initiative of ConstructMyFuture.com.

Six students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's English as a Second Language class recently completed service learning projects at the Messiah Lutheran Senior Center and The Campbell Street Youth, Family and Community Association. The projects ran throughout the Spring 2009 semester and were designed to be mutually beneficial for the students and the participating community agencies.

A team of four students from Pennsylvania College of Technology participated in the Flexographic Technical Association's Annual Forum held in Orlando, Fla., May 2-6, where the group earned a first-place trophy. The team consisted of graphic communications technology student Angela M. Sampsell, DuBoistown; graphic communications management students Abby E. Gliem, Biglerville, and Ashlyn M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students helped hundreds of taxpayers file 2008 federal returns during two months of free tax assistance at area sites, resulting in refunds of more than twice the amount disbursed during the previous season. According to statistics provided by Phillip D.

Spring 2009 dean's list The Spring 2009 list of graduates from Pennsylvania College of Technology has been announced: Philip T. Abalos, East Stroudsburg, Bachelor of Science, Information Technology: Web & Applications Development ConcentrationDana Curtis Ackard, South Williamsport, Associate of Applied Science, Building Construction TechnologyTimothy M.