Students Articles

The 2007 Homecoming celebration at Pennsylvania College of Technology will feature two events in which the public is invited to participate: Donkey Basketball on Thursday, Oct. 11, and the Penn College Homecoming Car Show on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Joshua R. Dyer, a welding student from Williamsport, and Ashley M. Stuck. a pre-surgical technology major from Lewistown, were honored at the Region H Act 101 Recognition Luncheon at Harrisburg Area Community College for academic progress during their first year at Penn College.

More than 30 early childhood education students from Pennsylvania College of Technology recently joined area educators for the annual meeting of the Central Susquehanna Association for the Education of Young Children.

On Tuesday afternoon, approximately 30 students from the Information Technology and Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology programs enjoyed a presentation by Harry Rundall, territory sales manager for Fluke Networks.

The benefit to employers of hiring Penn College graduates is noted in a letter to Contractor magazine from Deshawn M. Alexander, an HVAC technology student from Nassau, N.Y.

The Financial Aid Office of Pennsylvania College of Technology recently was notified by The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency of a loan-forgiveness program for veteran students. This program will provide a one-time loan-forgiveness benefit up to $2,500 for student borrowers who served in the Armed Forces in active-duty status between Sept. 11, 2001, and Dec.

Aviation maintenance technology students Justine R. Wareham, of Hollidaysburg, and Joshua E. Swanger, of Northumberland, won a contest to receive balloon rides during last weekend's Montoursville Rotary Fall Foliage Hot Air Balloon Festival. The students departed from Williamsport Regional Airport via balloon for a scenic Thursday float about the valley.

By this time of the semester, your backpack is filled with all the "stuff" you need for class and it's heavy! Do your neck, back or shoulders hurt yet? Do you know why? It just might be your backpack! Carrying too much weight or improperly wearing backpacks can cause neck, back and shoulder pain and compromise posture and breathing.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will learn about planning a menu, helping to run a kitchen, and satisfying the public in the school-operated Le Jeune Chef Restaurant this fall, as they take turns as student managers in the restaurant's kitchen. Students enrolled in two classes Regional American Cuisine, which offers fare from around the U.S.

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