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Pennsylvania College of Technology's Society of Manufacturing Engineers student chapter recently toured two Pennsylvania companies the Benton Foundry on Oct. 12 and the Perryman Co. on Nov. 2. The Benton Foundry, located about 40 minutes away in Benton, mixes and pours its own compositions of iron and steel according to customer requirements.

Counseling Services is participating in the Ninth Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day on Saturday, Nov. 17. Join counselors Michael DiPalma and Larry Emery to participate in a live broadcast sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in the Mountain Laurel Room of the PDC from 1-2:30 p.m.

Robert P. Stenerson, a surveying technology major from State College, has been chosen as the Student Government Association's "Student of the Month" for October. Termed an "extremely responsible" member of his campus community, Stenerson is a student member of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors and president of the PSLS student chapter.

When students start scheduling classes next week, they will notice Web scheduling will look and work differently. During the summer and fall semesters, Information Technology Services staff redesigned Web scheduling to be more user-friendly for students. This new design allows Web scheduling to work with any Web browser.

Thirteen Penn College students volunteered for the Lycoming County SPCA last weekend as part of the college's Civility Saturday program. Volunteers worked outside, washed vehicles, helped with cleaning and maintenance in and around the kennel area, organized and cleaned the lobby and gift shop, and were able to spend some time with the animals.

Students from Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management recently got some help from acknowledged authorities when it comes to digging in the dirt: a group of boys and girls from the Williamsport YMCA child-care facility.

Penn College's Horticulture Club, which regularly is involved in campus and community projects, has donated $300 to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life effort. The student organization based in the School of Natural Resources Management and advised by horticulture faculty member Carl J.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality recently catered the 18th Annual Gourmet Harvest Festival at Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport, N.Y., and on Oct. 13, they joined the staff of the Penn Stater Hotel at the Penn State-Wisconsin game. The students are enrolled in a catering class taught by Chef Michael J.

A mass media communication student at Pennsylvania College of Technology has taken full advantage of the unique opportunities northcentral Pennsylvania offers to work on a national "stage" and gain experience that relates to his studies. Seth H.

A pair of Student Government Association-sponsored events raised $1,189 for the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship Fund, a scholarship program that encourages student leadership at Penn College. According to a final report from Cassie M.