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Nearly 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2023 sessions.

Spare a minute to explore this future-minded course – PPT140 – created to inform the next generation of engineers and consumers.

A cross-curricular group of eight students and two faculty members recently traveled south for Komatsu Demo Days and a factory tour, hosted by one of Pennsylvania College of Technology's valued Corporate Tomorrow Makers.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is the recipient of a $2 million federal grant to enhance infrastructure-related academic and workforce development programs. Awarded by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration, the grant aims to attract and upskill the current and future workforce to meet the increasing demand for clean energy, architecture, construction and concrete science professionals.

Chris E. Miller, retiring as Penn College Police chief, received official acknowledgement from state lawmakers during a reception in the Thompson Professional Development Center on Wednesday afternoon. Legislative citations were presented by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-23rd, who also chairs the college's board of directors, and by Rep. Michael A. Stender Jr., R-108th, in whose district Miller resides. Also in attendance were Reps. Jamie L. Flick, R-83rd, and Joe Hamm, R-84th.

During the past decade, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Baja SAE team members have journeyed more than 20,000 miles to test their talent. Next year, they will travel less than 10 from main campus to do that. Penn College will host a Baja SAE competition May 16-19 at its Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Montgomery and Allenwood. Dubbed Baja SAE Williamsport, the international event is expected to attract 80-plus teams and about 800 competitors.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is the recipient of a scholarship from a foundation dedicated to supporting packaging and processing education throughout North America. Marissa R. Rupert, of Danville, is one of six students nationwide to receive a $5,000 PACK EXPO scholarship from the PMMI Foundation of the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students received nearly a third of all scholarships from a national foundation devoted to skilled manufacturing careers. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs – the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International – awarded the $1,500-$2,500 scholarships to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a certificate or degree program leading to a manufacturing career.

Campers from near and far participate in myriad academic programs and social activities as Penn College welcomed them to the first week of Pre-College Summer Programs (June 18-23).

A "Lunch & Learn" event filled Penn's Inn on Monday afternoon, as employees, students and community members joined in what organizers hope is an annual campus celebration of Juneteenth.