Students Articles

On May 3, senior dental hygiene students at Pennsylvania College of Technology provided free dental sealants to children at the first Sullivan Sealant Day. The sealant program was a community event cosponsored by Penn College, the Sullivan County School District and Sullivan County Action, a nonprofit organization.

Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently presented findings of their final class project to nine members of the Pennsylvania Heartland partnership, organizations brought together to promote the region and encourage young adults to remain in the area after they finish their education. Offering a critique of the partnership's Web presence were Sarah J.

A forest technology student in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management recently was awarded a scholarship by the Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools for his exceptional 4.0 grade-point average. David A.

Students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Club attended the American Occupational Therapy Association conference in Charlotte, N.C., from April 27-30. The students attended various workshops, short courses, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, meetings and forums.

Six groups of Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently completed an exercise in merging business with technology, designing Web sites to various nonprofit clients' specifications some of which will go online in the coming days.

A new address information update feature has been added to the Student Information System . Students now have the ability to change their home (permanent) address, local address and emergency-contact information through the SIS. Previously, only a student's local address could be updated on the site.

The Penn College student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has taken first place in the IEEE Region 2 Web Site Contest. Region 2 is comprised of more than 60 student chapters in the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and Washington D.C. The students of the Penn College chapter thank Edwin B.

Junior-year students from Penn College's physician assistant program participated in Susquehanna Health System's Health Festival, held April 22 at the Lycoming Mall in Muncy. Under the supervision of PA-C program staff Paula D. Holmes, program coordinator, and Kathleen A. Wiegand, clinical coordinator, the students performed more than 200 blood-pressure checks.

On April 13, about 30 electronics students were given valuable tips on how to make a good first impression when applying for a job by Tracy Rupert, human resources manager for The Drucker Company.

The American Institute of Floral Designers has chosen a Pennsylvania College of Technology student for a scholarship to attend its 2006 National Symposium in Washington, D.C., from July 4-8. Oriana M.