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Four Pennsylvania College of Technology welding students advanced to the SkillsUSA National Championships by winning state titles yesterday in competitions conducted at the college. The three-person Penn College fabrication team – Clayton J. Fegley, of McClure; Sam R. Laudenslager, of Middleburg; and Tyler C. Martin, of Selinsgrove – and Liam W. Patton, of Apollo, secured spots at nationals with first-place showings.
Penn College President Michael J. Reed was among those delivering welcoming remarks at Wednesday’s state Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing, held in the college’s Thompson Professional Development Center. The focus of the session was to review flood mitigation and stream maintenance strategies.
The Penn College men's tennis team opens at home at the Central PA Tennis Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, hosting Penn State Altoona. The women's team starts on Friday, March 21, hosting King’s College, also at the South Williamsport indoor facility. United East Conference play begins on March 29 for both teams.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 15, for Dale A. Metzker, a retired Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member and recipient of its Master Teacher Award. Metzker died March 10 at the age of 84.
The EQT Foundation has awarded $40,000 in grant funding to support two Pennsylvania College of Technology educational programs benefitting students in grades K-12. STEMFest, a hands-on engagement day celebrating engineering and technical careers, and the Community Arts Center’s Educational Series, providing annual arts programming and classroom resources, will each receive $20,000, thanks to the generous award.
Dining Services partnered with Penn College resident assistants to host a Tasting Showcase. Dining Services cooks prepared several items focused on plant-based food options and Pennsylvania-sourced ingredients. Participants were asked to complete a survey to indicate what items they may be interested in seeing on college menus.
On Monday evening, Ellyn A. Lester, assistant dean of construction & architectural technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, appeared on WVIA-TV’s “Women Building the Future,” an episode of the “Keystone Edition: Business” program.
Three dental hygiene students recently learned by teaching in the college’s Children’s Learning Center. As part of a Community Dental Health class project, students worked with 4- and 5-year-olds at the center, teaching them about the effects of nutrition on oral health, cavities and how they occur, and brushing technique.
The United East Conference distributed postseason awards this past week, and four Pennsylvania College of Technology basketball players were among the recipients. Three other Wildcats also picked up UE weekly honors.
William H. Feddersen, a former president of Williamsport Area Community College, a predecessor institution of Pennsylvania College of Technology, died March 4 at the age of 84. Feddersen served as WACC president from 1974-80. He established the Dr. Bill Feddersen Leadership Scholarship Fund at Penn College in 2011.