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Ten Pennsylvania College of Technology students scheduled to graduate this calendar year received "Penn College Awards" during a Thursday banquet at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the college's main campus in Williamsport. The awards, marking their 10th anniversary, recognize students who have made outstanding contributions to Penn College.

Later this summer, Information Technology Services will begin a major initiative to convert the campus network infrastructure from Novell to Microsoft. This conversion will affect network file storage, network printing and e-mail services. According to Jim Cunningham, chief technology officer, the move will improve the department's ability to respond to the campus' ever-changing IT needs.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and the Industrial Modernization Center have agreed to a partnership under which the college will provide management services for the IMC, a nonprofit, independent organization that helps small and medium-sized manufacturers in the region who want to be more innovative, productive, lean, competitive and profitable.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a May 11 all-college meeting to close the 2005-06 academic year.) Frank Lloyd Wright said, "The price of success is dedication, hard work and devotion to the things we want to see happen." I believe that, every day, the faculty and staff of Pennsylvania College of Technology show dedic

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented "Distinguished Staff" and "Part-Time Teaching Excellence" awards Thursday and honored retirees and the newest members of the college's "Quarter Century Club." The Distinguished Staff Awards, now in their 11th year, recognize the contributions of Penn College's full-time employees, who are nominated for the honors by their peers.

Two representatives of the Counseling, Career & Disability Services Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology made a presentation recently at the annual conference of the Cooperative Education & Internship Association. Sharon Waters, director of counseling, career and disability services, and Patrice M.

By Juli Reppert, student writer/photographer From biking to rock climbing, skiing to backpacking, the Outdoor Adventure Club at Pennsylvania College of Technology has something to suit the interests of any type of student.

A group of students enrolled in the Welding Design course at Pennsylvania College of Technology volunteered to help with a project that saved a Williamsport woman the thousands of dollars she would have had to pay for a new wheelchair lift. When Donna Persing bought a new wheelchair, it did not fit on her van's lift. She contacted Donald O.

Instructional Technology & Distance Learning announces a new model for faculty interested in using instructional technology. Beginning with the Summer Technology Camp and throughout the summer, ITDL will begin a series of technology-orientated professional-development opportunities.

For the second consecutive year, Max E. Ameigh, part-time instructor of advertising art/ceramics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be honored in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." Ameigh's biography will appear in the 10th edition of the book. He was also honored in the ninth edition, published in 2005. Teachers who are honored in the book have been nominated by a former student.