Students enrolled in a catering course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will cook and serve samples to patrons of the Williamsport Growers Market on Sept. 6. The Growers Market serves as the students' first event each fall, for which they plan a menu made from the products sold at the market. Three students Leanda J. Hill, of Allenwood; Marco G. Romano, of Danville; and Michael R.
Health Sciences students who volunteered throughout the Little League Baseball World Series were featured in a WBRE news report that aired Wednesday on the local NBC affiliate. Jeremy Deebel interviewed physician assistant students Katherine P. Ordonez-Fall, of Williamsport, and Sylvia A.
Sixty Pennsylvania College of Technology students have joined other area medical staff to help with the Little League Baseball World Series through Aug. 24. Students enrolled in the emergency medical services and physician assistant programs at Penn College are volunteering throughout the series.
The College Store has announced the winners of the May College Store Buyback Promotion. The promotion was for student clubs and organizations to encourage their members and friends to recycle unwanted textbooks during the store's end-of-semester buyback.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's nursing program has received continued grant funding from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation and Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania to help students pay for college expenses. The nursing program was awarded $117,000 from PHEF for the 2008-09 academic year.
The Tutoring Center hours for the Fall 200 semester will be 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. In addition, online tutoring will be available. Directions for accessing student accounts are available on the Academic Support Services Web site .
Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its August 2008 graduates. The award winners, their hometowns and academic majors are: President's Award, presented for leadership and service to the college: Angela Marie Valentine, New Ringgold, applied health studies: radiography concentration.
The Human Resources Office announces two openings for part-time positions as Food Services Student Liaisons. The Student Liaisons will conduct surveys, observe quality and efficiency of service while dining, and meet with student groups on campus to improve and sustain the quality of food services.
On Thursday, 30 incoming Penn College students completed the five-week Summer PLUS 2008 program offered by Academic Support Services. In addition to taking a math, English or reading noncredit course, the students were involved in college-preparation activities such as Project Success, introduction-to-computers classes and library workshops.
An incoming Pennsylvania College of Technology freshman who transformed a hometown dump site into a picturesque nature trail is among three students nationally to receive a $1,000 "ConstructMyFuture" scholarship to offset the costs of his education. William R.
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