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Pennsylvania College of Technology has released its Summer 2024 Dean's List.

For those looking to sharpen their computer skills while learning something new, Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering Microsoft Office courses this fall. Classes will be held in the Center for Business & Workforce Development on the college’s main campus in Williamsport.

The Dunham Children’s Learning Center hosted a “back to school” employee engagement event for employees whose children attend the on-campus early childhood education center. Designed to help welcome and connect the center’s employee parents, the event provided photos ops with the Wildcat.

API (the American Petroleum Institute) has donated access to its standards for industry best practices to Pennsylvania College of Technology for use in the curriculums of various academic programs in the college’s School of Engineering Technologies. Representatives of API were on campus in Penn College’s welding lab in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center on Aug. 28 to formally present the standards.

For the seventh year in a row, UPMC will be the Performance Series sponsor for the Community Arts Center’s new season. A consistent supporter of the cultural venue in downtown Williamsport, UPMC has played an integral role in bringing arts and entertainment to the region. “The CAC plays a large role in supporting the vibrant arts community in the region,” said Kari Kurtz, director of community relations, UPMC in North Central Pa.

A new initiative to increase visibility has been implemented by Penn College Police: the use of “cruise lights” on top of patrol vehicles. Cruise lights are dimmer than emergency lights and do not flash. Only the red and blue lights on the ends of the vehicle’s rooftop light bar are on.

A $10,000 gift from the Dr. and Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Charitable Trust has helped Pennsylvania College of Technology purchase PeriopSim, a virtual reality simulation learning system, for its surgical technology program. Using virtual reality headsets and hand controls, students are immersed in a virtual operating room environment, allowing them to practice surgical procedures repeatedly in a safe, controlled environment.

The trailer for “Project MFG’s Maritime Welding Nationals” is out, promoting the episode’s Friday night premiere. Pennsylvania College of Technology’s expansive welding facility and its Thompson Professional Development Center hosted the competition in June. Project MFG is an advocacy group focused on accelerating the workforce pipeline by informing future generations of the vast career opportunities within the skilled trades industry.

Coming off a season that coach Ian Scheller called “one of the best in program history” with an 11-2-7 record, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s soccer team looks to keep it going this year. The Wildcats open at 6 p.m. on Friday in a nonconference match at Penn State Altoona. “Our 2024 preseason has been a massive success so far," the third-year coach said.

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Matthew D. Bradford (D-Norristown) visited Pennsylvania College of Technology on Saturday, enjoying a main campus tour prior to taking in the U.S. championship game at the Little League Baseball World Series with his family.