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A memorial service will be Saturday for Mark E. Meister II, 18, of Sunbury, a Penn College student in the automotive technology/Ford ASSET major who died from injuries suffered in a vehicle crash Sunday night in Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County. A brick will be placed in his honor in the Remembrance Garden, and Penn College flags were lowered to half-staff.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has established a new society The Pillar Society to recognize supporters who have included Penn College or the Penn College Foundation in their long-term giving plans. Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour recently recognized 14 individuals as members of The Pillar Society.

The Center for Business and Workforce Development, an incubator for the jobs of tomorrow and a fertile laboratory for the Pennsylvania College of Technology students who will fill them, received a major boost from Harrisburg on Monday. State Rep. Brett O.

The Disc Jocks, Penn College's Ultimate Frisbee team, competed in a tournament this past weekend at F.M. Kirby Park in Kingston. The Jocks were 5-4 over the two-day event, which gave them a fifth-place finish in the 10-team field, according to adviser Kirk M. Cantor. The winning team was from Clarkson (N.Y.) University.

Going into Sunday's conference finals, Bambi Hawkins, Pennsylvania College of Technology women's volleyball coach, was concerned that Penn State Fayette's strength of schedule in the highly competitive Western Division would work to its advantage. In the end, that may have been the difference in the outcome."We took second place behind a very strong PSU-Fayette team," Hawkins said.

Pennsylvania College of Technology freshman Renny Walker wasn't on the field when Sunday's championship match against Penn State Harrisburg began, but, when he walked off it nearly two hours later, he was the most satisfied.

Jeremiah C. Gee, assessment coordinator for Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Integrated Studies, was recently named a peer reviewer for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. As a peer reviewer, Gee will review assessment plans and self-studies from institutions seeking NAEYC accreditation and will be part of a team of site visitors to the institutions.

A gift from a Pittsburgh couple to Pennsylvania College of Technology has created The Gallery at Penn College's first permanent collection. Michael Stuhldreher and Carol Totten donated a collection of African art that includes about 20 pieces, as well as art books that correspond to the region and time the works represent.

Many fellow employees already enjoy the convenience of direct deposit of their payroll. With the support of the Penn College Education Association, in order to improve operating efficiencies, contain costs and help reduce the impact of operating costs on tuition, the college is implementing mandatory direct deposit of payroll for all full-time employees, effective with the Dec.

Throughout the season, the Pennsylvania College of Technology men's soccer team worked to get back to the Penn State University Athletic Conference championship.