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Delivering yet again on one of its trademark offerings, Career Services has arranged a busy lineup of networking opportunities for students and alumni during the month ahead. In a February full of special occasions – Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and Presidents Day, among 'em – don't you dare forget these Recruitment Days! Feb. 7: Aviation – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Lumley Aviation Center Feb.

Dylan C. Godinez, a May graduate in engineering design technology, recently shared a five-minute video that he taped and edited as part of his responsibilities at The Garage Shop. "This is one of my current projects at the shop involving 3D scanning and SolidWorks weldments for a Land Speed Corvette," he said in an email to program faculty, providing the link embedded below.

Making their way on a crisp winter day Cowher (left), Martz and friends, en route to the Bush Campus Center Each “cart group” took turns going up and down in the CC elevator and waving at each other. Delight captured! Up, up ... and a wave! No matter the season ... and no matter what the groundhog says ...

Pennsylvania College of Technology students received all three of the $1,000 scholarships awarded this season by the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America. Presented with their checks at the regional chapter’s Jan. 26 meeting in Mechanicsburg were Brian J. Adams, of Holland, now a two-time winner; Morgan H.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students to Jada M. Buchanan, of Belleville. Buchanan is pursuing an associate degree in nursing. Her nominator wrote about Buchanan’s empathy for patients during educational rotations at clinical sites: “Jada strives to do her best in clinical, and she genuinely cares for her patients.

For the second consecutive year, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student has been selected to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists’ Student to Leadership Development Program. Elisabeth Shaffer, of Trout Run, began her three-year term on Jan. 1. The 2022 Phi Theta Kappa honor society inductee is pursuing an associate degree in radiography.

More than $5,000 in industry support is among the financial assistance to five Penn College students and two faculty members traveling to Las Vegas for the National Home Builders Association's International Building Show (Jan. 31-Feb. 2).

A global technology company is supporting Pennsylvania College of Technology by providing students with access to valuable industrial robot software. ABB Robotics, a leading robotics and machine automation supplier, has donated its RobotStudio software, valued at over $400,000. The software supports student learning within the School of Engineering Technologies.

In a room warmly enhanced by Wildcat blue uplighting, admissions counselor Michele R. Alexander addresses a full house from the Klump Academic Center Auditorium stage. Presidential Student Ambassador Eryn L. Nichols is among the friendly faces welcoming potential students and their families to campus.

A half-hour film – a collaborative production of WVIA, PBS and NPR – provides grist for a productive discussion. Valuable resources accent the presentation and follow-up. Chris Norton, senior vice president of WVIA, serves as moderator ... ... facilitating a fruitful dialogue that included insight from an authoritative panel. Seated from left are Jordan G.