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(The following message from Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Penn College president, was distributed College-wide for this week's kickoff of the CARE campaign.) At the beginning of the semester, Penn College undertook a new initiative to look at the issue of smoking on campus.

Nearly 300 students have petitioned to graduate in Pennsylvania College of Technology's December Commencement ceremonies, scheduled for 11 a.m. Dec. 21 at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport. Dale A. Metzker, recipient of the 2002 Master Teacher Award the highest honor awarded to a member of the Penn College faculty will deliver the commencement address.

A team of Construction Management students from Pennsylvania College of Technology took first place in the "Design/Build" category in the 13th Annual Associated Schools of Construction Region One Construction Management Competition held recently in New Jersey.

Acting on a recommendation from the Student Government Association, Information Technology Services and the Office of the Registrar have developed a student-directory search feature for the online Student Information System. After signing on to SIS, students soon will see an option to search a Web student directory by last name, first name, e-mail address or major.

Getting a head start on their college education will also mean saving money on tuition costs for students who take advantage of a new program approved Thursday by the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors.

When representatives of Allison Transmission, Division of General Motors, and Penn Detroit Diesel-Allison donated another $7,500 to Pennsylvania College of Technology recently, they also brought along something just as valuable: recognition of the College's Diesel Technology program as a training tool for industry technicians.

Fall 2002 enrollment at Pennsylvania College of Technology has established two all-time records for the largest increase ever and the highest total enrollment at the institution, a special-mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University in Williamsport.

Matthew L. Byers, Pennsylvania College of Technology's Fall 2001 Study Abroad student to Denmark, will offer a taste of Danish life when he presents a lunchtime PowerPoint program on his trip at the College Library on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at noon. The program is being sponsored by the library and the College's International Studies Office.

Founding father Benjamin Franklin had the vision to see how a modest bequest would assist Pennsylvania students two centuries into the future.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors on Thursday approved contracts for the student-housing facility to be built adjacent to College West Apartments, authorized a national search for a vice president for student affairs, and received a report from College President Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour on the record-setting enrollment for Fall 2002. Dr.