Students Articles

Matthew P. Robinson, an HVAC technology major, lost 2.5 pounds of fat and attended eight events offered through Student Activities to accumulate the most points in the BFit/BWell Challenge run by the Fitness Center. For his efforts, Robinson received $25 gift cards to Wegmans, GNC and Dick's Sporting Goods; Cliff energy products and a Penn College back-sack.

Human services students at Penn College presented the second Assistive Technology Expoon Fridayin the Field House. The expo featured a broad range of services and equipment to assist individuals with disabilities. The displays focused on mobility, recreation, communication, tracking systems, home accessibility and education.

Students Tracey E. Brewbaker, Beth A. Snoddy and Michael D. Womelsdorf and instructor Emily B. Miller all competed in the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon on Sunday, April 27. Brewbaker and Snoddy are physical fitness specialist students who will graduate in May; Womelsdorf is a returnee to the half marathon and soon will graduate from Penn College with a technology management degree.

Among high school students who earned gold medals in the recent SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference was Lycoming Career and Technology Center senior Jordan Hill, who is also enrolled in early childhood education courses at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

The 2007-08 Student Activities Awards Banquet, honoring the campus and community involvement of Pennsylvania College of Technology's committed student leaders, groups and faculty advisers, was held Wednesday night in the Bush Campus Center.

As part of Occupational Therapy Month, students from Penn College's occupational therapy assistant program presented poster sessions on emerging or contemporary areas of occupational therapy practice Wednesday in the college's Madigan Library.

Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's Occupational Therapy Assistant Club and their adviser recently attended the American Occupational Therapy Association's annual conference, where they attended workshops, short courses, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, meetings and forums.

Fifteen Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently received the requisite security clearance to tour the New York Stock Exchange, an almost-unheard-of consideration amid ongoing and intensive national vigilance. "Ever since 9/11, the New York Stock Exchange has been on heightened alert, and security has increased dramatically," explained Roy A.

In a notable example of cross-curricular cooperation, students in two majors within Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management environmental technology management and diesel equipment technology recently tested use of an alternative-energy fuel substitute in a diesel engine. The collaboration was shared by faculty members Claude T.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will continue its "In Perfect Harmony: The Concert Series in The Gallery at Penn College" with a performance by Key of V on May 5. Key of V, which comprises sibling duo Valerie A. LaCerra (guitar, lead vocals) and Erin M.