Students Articles

Seven students – accompanied by instructors Chef Mary G. Trometter, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, and Chef Amanda L. Farr-Lepper, assistant professor of culinary arts – recently visited several downtown Williamsport hospitality providers. The baking & culinary students were enrolled in the Facilities Planning class.

For the second time in four seasons, and first since 2021, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s softball team is in the United East Conference Championship series. An automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Regionals also is on the line.

One down, one to go for the women’s softball team. Entering Friday’s United East Volt Division playoffs, Penn College coach Angela Stackhouse said, “It is anybody’s game.” And her Wildcats were more than happy to make it theirs alone with a three-game sweep to the divisional crown and a berth in this weekend’s UE Championship series at Elm Park.

Graphic design students and alumni from Pennsylvania College of Technology netted 20 awards in the 2023-24 American Advertising Awards Competition presented by the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Penn College designs captured seven gold awards, eight silvers and five honorable mentions.

Penn College’s Black Student Union hosted the college’s third Juneteenth celebration in late April. While the federal holiday – also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day – is observed on June 19, the April event allowed the college to celebrate while most students were still on campus.

Via a webinar, students in Penn College’s physical therapist assistant program recently presented research posters to members of the Northcentral District of the American Physical Therapy Association Pennsylvania Chapter. Posters were created as part of the Rehabilitation course.

Among the many end-of-academic-year festivities on the Penn College campus was a carnival, held in the center of campus. Ideal spring weather greeted the guests as they tossed, climbed, laughed and splashed their way through a range of activities.

Mesmerizing and relaxing, there's just something about a fire pit that stirs conversation and strengthens bonds. That simple yet powerful tool is taking "center stage" in Penn College's residence hall community, thanks to a collaboration between Residence Life and the college's American Welding Society student chapter.

The Penn College community is getting a Rugby Club! The student organization was officially approved this spring by the Student Government Association and the Office of Student Engagement. Students and employees are encouraged to keep tabs on this exciting initiative when it kicks off its first full academic year in the fall.

Several students in Penn College’s human services & restorative justice major provided volunteer support recently to the Union County Giving Closet. The Penn College team pitched in to bag clothing, toys, books and other items donated following the Common Threads Consignment Sale. The items will help the Union County Giving Closet support local families in need.