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Seven Pennsylvania College of Technology students planning to graduate this calendar year received Penn College Awards during a Thursday banquet at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the college's main campus in Williamsport. The 11th annual awards recognized students who have made outstanding contributions to Penn College.

An investment portfolio managed by a group of Pennsylvania College of Technology business students has outperformed a key industry benchmark in its firstsix months of trading.

The Penn College Chapter of Students in Free Enterprise recently held a hot-dog sale in the ATHS to raise money for the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Awareness program. From left in the photo are Jedediah V. Richardson, a business administration: small business major from Danville; Patty Karschner, American Cancer Society community volunteer; and Christopher D.

Three civil engineering technology students at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented their findings and recommendations from a feasibility study they completed on a city parking area currently being considered for redesign. Morgan L. Etters, of Beech Creek; and William R. Bolt and David P.

Judges have announced winners for the recent CalJava International student cake contest at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Annie M.

Five Pennsylvania College of Technology students will share a $400 third prize for their entry in the 2007 Computer Security Awareness Video Contest sponsored by the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force to raise awareness of and increase computer security at colleges and universities. The team of Maurizio Bertone, of Greenwich, Conn.; Joshua S.

Student fundraising efforts at Pennsylvania College of Technology have resulted in a new scholarship award for a returning student leader. At the college's recent Student Awards Banquet, Carl F.

Penn College Students in Free Enterprise and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lycoming County are working together to help raise awareness of the local need for mentors. The relationship was launched May 3, with the college's SIFE chapter donating $50 to Big Brothers Big Sisters, and there are plans to continue working together with fundraising and educational efforts.

Four forest technology students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management, including a scholarship winner recognized for his 4.0 grade-point average, recently were inducted into the North American Forest Technician Honorary. Erick M.

Nine fourth-semester students in the physical fitness specialist major recently sat for the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Certified Personal Trainer exam, which was conducted on campus in April.