Students Articles

A fire at 633 W. Fourth St. in Williamsport (Victorian Village) on Sunday morning displaced 14 Penn College students, according to the owner of the facility. None of the students was injured in the blaze. Those students who need it will be offered temporary housing on campus. The college will also help replace books and academic supplies and provide other assistance to the students.

Students enrolled in the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology not only prepare food for the college's fine-dining restaurant, they also help manage its kitchen as they fulfill requirements for the Regional American Cuisine and Breakfast and Brunch courses.

Eleven Penn College students recently attended the Allegheny Society of American Foresters' winter meeting in Lancaster. Three participated in the student Quiz Bowl as part of the activities: David A. Cole, Berwick; Eric D. Erdman, Milton; and Joseph L. Wagner, McClure all of them majoring in forest technology.

Lanessa L. Satteson, of Elimsport, in her final semester toward an associate's degree in collision repair technology, has been chosen by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association as February's "Student of the Month." "Lanessa is a solid role model for ... students," remarked her faculty nominator.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda has begun another semester with a few new faces and a group of dedicated student leaders ready for involvement, recruitment, competition and fun!

A senior in Pennsylvania College of Technology's aviation maintenance technology major has been awarded a scholarship from the Helicopter Association International. Jason M. Smith, of RR 1 Hillsgrove, is among the winners of HAI's 2005 Bill Sanderson Aviation Maintenance Technician Scholarships.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students again have carried the institution's reputation far beyond campus borders, earning acclaim in a recent national competition and returning home with a sense of personal accomplishment at a job well-done among high-caliber challengers.

Nearly 50 people a mix of industry professionals and Pennsylvania College of Technology construction students recently underwent American Concrete Institute certification testing on the college's main campus in Williamsport.

1098T Student Tuition Statements have been mailed in accordance with Internal Revenue Serviceregulations. These statements are to be used to assist in the calulation oftax credits that may be used against income taxes owed by students or whoever claims them as a dependent. These tax credits are known as the Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits.

A student enrolled in Pennsylvania College of Technology's plastics and polymer engineering technology major was chosen to receive the John Manson Memorial Student Research Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers Lehigh Valley Section. Lehigh Valley SPE member Les Sperling presented the $1,000 award to Penn College senior Sean M. Stabler, Montoursville, during the section's January meeting.