Welding Articles

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.

A leading manufacturer of welding robots has acknowledged the excellence of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s welding program. The college recently received a three-year consignment of a CLOOS QRC 350 Robot and supporting equipment from CLOOS Robotic Welding Inc., a subsidiary of Carl Cloos Schweisstechnik GmbH, in Haiger, Germany.

In an impressive reversal of tradition – the custom of unwrapping a present before showing it to others – Pennsylvania College of Technology has actually enhanced a gift's value by covering it.

After learning about construction materials, students from Milton Area Middle School explore Penn College student projects. Michael K. Patterson, welding lecturer, talks about his career path from a high school student who attended a Career Day to a National Science Foundation welder in Antarctica to a metalwork artist and entrepreneur.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will potentially send more than 900 new employees into the job market this month, and the new graduates are poised for success with their workforce-ready skills and specialties. “Demand for Penn College graduates remains high,” said Paul L. Starkey, vice president for academic affairs/provost.

Comments from skilled-trades advocate Mike Rowe are included in a video newly added to Penn College's You Tube channel, documenting the institution's first-time participation at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C.

Nine Pennsylvania College of Technology students from a variety of majors will compete at the National SkillsUSA Conference from June 23-28 in Kansas City, Mo., after winning gold medals at the state level.

The National Science Foundation is recognizing Pennsylvania College of Technology’s commitment to applied technology education with a $616,417 grant to benefit students.