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What once was a drab storage area in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Field House is now a functional team room for Wildcat athletics, thanks to staff from General Services. Carpenters, electricians, painters and plumbers transformed the space, which consisted of concrete walls and flooring with minimal lighting, into a crisp, clean room benefiting student athletes.

The Dunham Children's Learning Center at Penn College celebrated the March 2 birthday of Dr. Seuss and its corresponding Read Across America Day – an annual, national celebration that typically extends for one wonderful week.

When Noah Hunt of Muncy steps on the mat on Friday to represent the Pennsylvania College of Technology, he will be one of 210 NCAA Division III wrestlers from across the country and, more importantly, one of 21 competing in the 141-pound weight class seeking a national championship.

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.