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Four Pennsylvania College of Technology students earned gold medals in this month's competition at the Pennsylvania SkillsUSA Conference in Lancaster, qualifying them for national competition in Kansas City, Mo., in June. Nine of 17 Penn College competitors brought home medals in the statewide competition, which was held March 13-15 at the Willow Valley Resort and Conference Center.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association voted unanimously in front of a packed room of approximately 60 students at its March senate meeting to support the recently proposed rental-inspection ordinance for the City of Williamsport. "We are in favor because we feel that safety is something worth paying for," said SGA President Sabrena A.

The Residence Life Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology has announced a number of recent honors, spotlighting praiseworthy students and programs among the college's four residence-hall complexes. Chosen as "Resident Assistant of the Month" was Rachel S. Hall, a culinary arts technology major from Altoona, in her third year at The Village at Penn College.

Environmental technology students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management have partnered with the Lycoming County Planning Commission to perform an "illicit discharge" survey for stormwater. The students under the guidance of Debra A. Buckman, assistant professor of environmental technology, and Steve R.

By Juli Reppert, student writer/photographer During the March 5-12 Spring Break, 18 Pennsylvania College of Technology students will join a team of 200 other volunteers at Camp Coast Care, a relief center in Long Beach, Miss., for survivors of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.

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!