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Tracy L. Brundage, assistant vice president for workforce and economic development at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has earned a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University. Brundage was awarded a Ph.D. in workforce education with a major in training and human resource management on Dec. 17.

Nine students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's English as a Second Language program completed service-learning projects Dec. 2. The students were involved with The Academia and Messiah Lutheran Senior Center for five weeks on Friday mornings during the last half of the Fall 2011 semester.

One of the nation's top centers for plastics research, development and education related to injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, rotational molding and thermoforming, will change its name, effective in January. In an effort to expand its industry outreach, Pennsylvania College of Technology's Plastics Manufacturing Center will become the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center.

Adults age 55 and older who want to learn more about using computers for fun, may enroll in a noncredit course being offered on the main campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology. The easy beginners' classes, offered through Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College, introduce the computer for enjoyment purposes. No prior computer knowledge is necessary.

For those ready to take their business to the next level, Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a new Supervisory/Team Leader Program for key employees, beginning in November.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a full array of Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 classes beginning in October. The classes are taught by qualified instructors at a comfortable pace for all levels of adult learners.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a Getting a Grip on Computers class in October. For those new to computers and the Internet, the noncredit class helps participants become more comfortable with computers, teaching them to create, save, retrieve, modify and resave files utilizing Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Two administrators in Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been appointed to assistant vice president positions. Larry L. Michael was named assistant vice president for workforce development and special projects. Tracy L. Brundage was appointed assistant vice president for workforce and economic development.

Through grants from the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corp., Plastics SourceNet administered through the Plastics Manufacturing Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology is administering training and career-awareness activities to benefit central Pennsylvania plastics manufacturers and their employees.

Industry employees from far and wide converged in Penn College's Plastics Manufacturing Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the Rotational Molding Center of Excellence held its third hands-on workshop. A renowned technical resource, the course blends classroom training with practical experience on top-level machinery in the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.