WNEP’s Chris Keating visited Penn College’s Dental Hygiene Clinic on Monday to report on the upcoming Sealant Saturday. During the Nov. 4 event, second-year dental hygiene students will be joined by faculty and volunteer dentists and dental hygienists to provide free oral care to children and teens.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors on Thursday authorized the college administration to donate a Fifth Avenue property in Williamsport to Habitat for Humanity, approved parameters for the college’s 2024-25 state budget request, welcomed three new members and elected officers.
On Saturday, Nov. 4, Pennsylvania College of Technology will provide free dental care to children and teens age 7-18. From 9 a.m. to noon in the college’s Dental Hygiene Clinic, volunteer dentists and dental hygienists and Penn College students will provide free oral screenings, sealants and education during an activity dubbed “Sealant Saturday.” Appointments are required and can be made by calling 570-320-8007.
Students in the physician assistant program capped off PA Week, celebrated Oct. 6-12 every year, with a Wednesday pizza picnic in front of the Physician Assistant Center.
More than two dozen employers were at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday for another in Career Services' series of program-specific Recruitment Days. As the morning chill burned off under welcome sunshine, the day heated up with productive dialogue about full-time, part-time and internship opportunities for students in diesel, heavy equipment and power generation majors.
Several members of the Horticulture Club worked with their faculty adviser and a streets and parks employee from the city's Department of Public Works (a Penn College graduate) to refresh a rain garden along Pine Street in downtown Williamsport.
An impressive contingent of Pennsylvania College of Technology students experienced the recent National Electrical Contractors Association Annual Convention in Philadelphia. Twenty-five students – accompanied by faculty members Eric L. Anstadt, electrical technology/occupations, and Darrin S. Morse, electrical construction – attended the convention and trade show, billed as the electrical construction industry’s premier event.
Twelve students are serving as Presidential Student Ambassadors for the 2023-24 academic year at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Selected for their demonstration of leadership, campus involvement, academic achievement and college pride, the student ambassadors act as liaisons between Penn College and prospective and current students and their families, guests, alumni, industry partners, and friends of the college.
Through 2032, an estimated 4.7 million jobs will be added to the U.S. economy. The recent Fall Career Fair at Pennsylvania College of Technology provided ample support for that Bureau of Labor Statistics’ projection. More than 450 companies, offering thousands of jobs and internships in an array of fields, met with 1,900 students throughout the two-day event, split between the college’s Bardo Gymnasium and Field House.
As the health care industry increasingly seeks to elevate clinical professionals to administrative positions, Pennsylvania College of Technology is launching a bachelor’s degree in healthcare leadership & administration. Designed for individuals who seek advanced roles in their health care fields, the degree is available to those who hold associate degrees in health care disciplines and many who are or will soon be U.S. certified, licensed or registered in a health care profession.
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