Eight first-place winners from Pennsylvania College of Technology have advanced to the 51st annual National SkillsUSA Conference, to be held from June 22-26 in Kentucky. Five other students from the college finished in the top four places in a variety of categories during the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held April 8-10 in Hershey.
Penn College's exciting two- and four-year majors were on display throughout the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg (Jan. 10-17), where representatives of the Admissions Office and the college's six academic schools entertained, educated – and even fed – the throng attending the traditional agricultural expo. – Photos by admissions representatives Sarah R. Shott, Sean M. Stout and Caleb J.
Michael A. Cramer proudly displays his artistry in the Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center. The headdress took about a month to complete ... ... with painstaking detail that confirms the work involved.
A mock-up of a oil tanker's bulkhead has been fabricated by Steven J. Kopera's welding students ... Cutaway drawings help Kopera's students envision the scope of the work. ... who are living an on-the-job scenario in their Penn College lab.
As part of its Centennial anniversary, Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomed 78 new “students” this fall, many of which just might be around for the institution’s bicentennial. Some of these “freshmen” could sustain a broken body part, and others might corrode.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron traveled to Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday, his first visit since assuming the presidency in May.
Gemma Power Systems Welding students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are benefiting from a recent donation made by Gemma Power Systems, a leading engineering, procurement and construction company.
As part of its Oct. 10-12 Centennial Homecoming, Pennsylvania College of Technology will host four reunions, each inviting alumni to share their memories and revel in the weekend’s theme: “Then … Now … Forever Proud.” The first of the weekend’s reunions – for graduates of the welding program – begins at noon on Friday, Oct.
Pennsylvania College of Technology student George W. Settle III visited the Middle East this summer with plans to teach a handful of boys how to weld. After his seven-week visit, he learned far more than he taught. Settle, of Dillsburg, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in welding and fabrication engineering technology at the college.
Artist and welding lecturer Michael K. Patterson (left) installs a chef creation with the help of Chad L. Karstetter, General Services horticulturist/motorpool lead person (in yellow), and Steve J. Kopera, welding lecturer. The chef sculpture features a bowl of soup and saltine crackers among its appetizing details. Timothy S.
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