Students Articles

Due to financial constraints, River Valley Transit has announced that the free College Town student shuttle will not resume in January. The late-night service, which made a variety of stops throughout the campus community from 8 p.m.-2:10 a.m., ended Dec. 5.

Dajah V. Jones, an early childhood education major from Hummelstown, has been chosen as November's Student of the Month by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Student-related offices are recruiting for Connections Link, Resident Assistant and Wildcat Welcome Team positions for the 2009-10 academic year. More information and applications for all three positions can be obtainedfrom the Student Activities site onthe myPCT portal. Interest meetings will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, and at 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in the CC TV Lounge.

More than 35 students gathered Tuesday in the CC TV Lounge for a Winter Open House, at which returning adult students shared their college experiences and successes. They enjoyed the camaraderie and relaxed time together, with pizza, beverages and door prizes supplied by the Student Activities Office, Food Services and The College Store.

For the second consecutive year, Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Nurses' Association earned top honors for its Web site at a state conference. The site which earned the "Outstanding Web Site" award from the Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania was designed and is maintained by club President Mary Jo Nonnemacher, of Bethlehem, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Devin C. Mattern, 21, of Milroy, a sophomore enrolled in the electronics and computer engineering technology: robotics and automation emphasis major at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died Sunday, Nov. 30, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Armagh Township, Mifflin County.

The Financial Aid Office reminds students that the application process for scholarships available through Penn College is now open. Applications submitted will be considered for the Fall 2009/Spring 2010 academic year. Applications will be accepted through April 1. This one application will be used to determine eligibility for all scholarships the college offers.

Class of 2009 radiography students Kate Anton, of Julian; Ann-Denise Reed, of Montandon; Aleah N. McNeal, of Williamstown; and Alyson J. Kern, of Mapleton Depot, were selected to compete in the Radiography Technibowl, a competition against other radiography students from across the state, at the Hershey Medical Center on Nov. 11.

The glory of real-world experience and the glare of reality television recently intersected for a group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students and their mentors, who traveled to Franklin County for an "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" construction project to benefit a family dedicated to helping special-needs youngsters.