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The Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Executive Board elections this month for the 2009-10 academic year. The elected candidates were announced atWednesday's weekly Senate meeting in Penn's Inn. SGA congratulates the new board, andintroduces its members to the college communitywith eagerness and pride. Scott M.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology chapters of honor societies including the charter members of an organization for business administration students held separate induction ceremonies Saturday in the college's Thompson Professional Development Center. Alpha Chi At 1 p.m., 19 new members were welcomed into the Pennsylvania Xi Chapter of Alpha Chi, a national baccalaureate honor society.

A student panelist and an employee presenter exemplified Pennsylvania College of Technology's academic support services at the annual Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators conference, held March 26-27 at Grantville.

More than 30 Pennsylvania College of Technology students have been selected to prepare high-end food at the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 2. The annual tradition attracts more than 150,000 to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., to watch the esteemed horse-racing event and take part in the surrounding festivities.

A soon-to-be-freshman at Penn College and his Jersey Shore Area High School teammate finished seventh out of 29 teams in this week's 2009 National Automotive Technology Competition in New York.

Industrious business students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have begun one of the largest food drives in local history, hoping to collect 10,000 nonperishable items at various locations by April 30. Spurred by one of its corporate sponsors the Campbell Soup Co.

Penn College hosted a reception Tuesday for students, alumni, faculty and staff who have served in the military, an event highlighted by dedication of a college banner displayed at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam in Afghanistan at the request of student Robert A. Miller during his service there.

Penn College's Students in Free Enterprise chapter was among nearly 40 teams in regional competition April 3 in Tarrytown, N.Y. Pictured in the back row, from left, are Magdalena M. Szczesna, Richard B. Seymore, Christopher D. Erdman, Dennis R. Williams (adviser) and SIFE President Dustin R. Derr. In the front row, from left, are Kim Williams, Kaitlyn M. Kennedy (president-elect), Christopher M.

A forest technology student in Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management has been awarded a $75 scholarship by the Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools for his grade-point average. Derek J. Peterson, of Corry, was among the recipients chosen from CEFTS member institutions, which include nearly 30 schools with forest technology programs in the eastern United States and Canada.

An incoming freshman and his teammate were featured in a Newswatch 16 report Wednesday about their participation in next week's 2009 National Automotive Technology Competition in New York.