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As part of Penn College's "Give Thanks, Paw It Forward" campaign, an annual expression of deep and widespread appreciation, College Relations is sharing a week's worth of "Meet the Makers" profiles that showcase students' gratitude for their life-changing campus experiences.

A full day of exploring sacred geometry was observed on Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campus Thursday with a seven-hour workshop in The Dr. Welch Workshop: A Makerspace followed by an artist talk in The Gallery at Penn College.

What once was an artist's rendering becomes three-dimensional reality, a reborn fixture on the Wildcat landscape. Work began even before the morning fog had lifted, demarcating the workspace canvas. Powering through the task at hand from a lofty perch On a first-name basis, temporarily befitting the emeritus president's preference Doing his level best, a craftsman installs the final piece.

College Council, part of Pennsylvania College of Technology's internal Governance system, has commended the widespread cooperation and advocacy that resulted in a phenomenal celebration of President Michael J. Reed's inauguration and the Wildcat Weekend (Oct. 21-23) that followed. President Emeritus Davie Jane Gilmour, assisted by Board of Directors Chair Sen.

Uhrich demonstrates John Deere diagnostic tools for students. An alumnus returns, bringing along a respected industry name. Plasterer Equipment Co. Inc., a longtime John Deere dealer in the Lehigh Valley, recently provided a 310SL backhoe for short-term educational use at Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

Creating aerospace and electronics components for the U.S. Department of Defense is a tall order. Thanks to its innovative approach and talented team, QorTek Inc. has become a world leader doing exactly that. In this video, you’ll get a glimpse of QorTek's facility, learn about the organization’s mission and meet the Penn College alumni who are pushing the needle forward in their field.

For the second time in his career, an assistant professor of diesel equipment technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been honored with Caterpillar Inc.'s Pathfinder to Excellence Faculty Award. A plaque was presented to Chris S.

The campus was awhirl with momentum (and momentous events) for Wildcat Weekend, which began Friday afternoon with the inauguration of Michael J. Reed as Penn College's eighth president and didn't wind down until Sunday brunch.

Evoking the institution’s rich history and committing to serve as an innovative trailblazer for tomorrow, Pennsylvania College of Technology inaugurated Michael J. Reed as its eighth president Friday afternoon at the Community Arts Center. Reed received Penn College’s presidential medallion from his predecessor, President Emeritus Davie Jane Gilmour, and state Sen.

Despite being squarely in the theatrical spotlight during his inauguration as the newest leader of Pennsylvania College of Technology, Michael J. Reed was quick to divert that attention and look far beyond his own monumental day. "The next chapter in our institution’s rich history is not about its president," he said, "it remains steadfastly focused on students, mission and team.