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A record-breaking 874 students have petitioned to graduate in May from Pennsylvania College of Technology, which will hold two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15, at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport. The ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m.

Nine students from Pennsylvania College of Technology brought home first-place medals in competition at the recent Pennsylvania SkillsUSA-VICA Conference in Pittsburgh, making them eligible to compete in the national SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, Mo., in June. In all, 21 of the 22 Penn College competitors earned medals in the statewide competition held at the A.W.

Nearly 120 Pennsylvania College of Technology students have been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa an international honor society that recognizes and encourages scholarship among associate-degree students for the 2003-04 academic year.

Fifty Pennsylvania College of Technology students were inducted recently into the campus chapter of Alpha Chi, a national honor society for baccalaureate degree students. Membership in Alpha Chi is open to bachelor-degree students from all academic disciplines and is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's junior and senior classes.

Students from 10 high schools and vocational schools visited Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood recently to tour horticultural facilities and participate in a Floral Design Show.

Adults over the age of 25 who are enrolling as full-time students this fall at Pennsylvania College of Technology may be eligible for a new $2,500 annual scholarship. The new Penn College scholarship recognizes the institution's commitment to its nontraditional student population.

Physician Assistant students at Pennsylvania College of Technology now have the opportunity to pursue a master's degree under a unique agreement with Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A Penn College Physician Assistant student in good academic standing can apply for the master's program in the fall of his or her senior year.

Few in Hawaii even knew where Pennsylvania College of Technology is, and even fewer expected much out of a first-time entry from a far-from-home institution. But a four-man team of the College's Construction Management students placed second overall in therecent Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. national convention in Honolulu one pointshy of last year's returning champion.

It's that time of year again when graduating college students prepare for the next step. That step is sending out resumes and meeting with potential employers.

Addressing mounting concerns about identity theft, and recognizing that Social Security numbers are linked to a significant amount of personal information, Pennsylvania College of Technology plans to replace the numbers as the primary identifier of students and employees.