Daniel Budiman, world-renowned cake decorator and editor of Here Comes the Cake magazine, will work with students and conduct a demonstration for the public during a visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology from April 20-22.
About 70 children and their families attended Wednesday night's "Parent Potluck," the Children's Learning Center's traditional spring get-together. Parents bring the food, the center provides drinks and paper products, and dancing fills Penn's Inn! Musical entertainment was provided by Allie Weiler, of Montoursville. Photos provided by James F. Finkler, annual giving officer
Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's diesel technology and heavy equipment technology majors will benefit from recent donations made by Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc. The Asheville, N.C.-based company recently donated a new BL70 backhoe loader that will be used to help train students in Penn College's heavy equipment technology associate-degree major.
Donald R. Nibert's Wildlife Management class undertook its annual controlled burn on state game lands near Penn College's Earth Science Center on Wednesday, improving habitat for wildlife by killing invasive woody plants in designated grassland areas. It also provides practical experience for eventual control of wildfires and assists students in obtaining PA 135 firefighting license.
You've got a cellphone.You've got a laptop.You've got a modem. Maybe you even have a PDA. You think you're wired and ready to tackle anything. But unless you're connected to the Penn College Library, you don't know what you're missing. "Contrary to popular belief, everything is not on the Internet," reports Georgia Laudenslager, reference and outreach librarian at the college.
A new agreement with Raritan Valley Community College will allow certain graduates of the New Jersey institution to transfer easily to Pennsylvania College of Technology, earning junior-year status toward four-year degrees in HVAC technology or construction management.
National Alcohol Screening Day, aimed at informing students about the signs and symptoms of alcohol problems, will be observed at Penn College from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 7. Counseling and Career Services is coordinating the campus effort, which includes confidential screenings and educational displays. More information is available here:
On Wednesday, Barry Stump visited Lumley Aviation Center with his home-built Davis DA-2A aircraft. Stump spent 13 years building the all-metal monoplane, which he completed in 2000. The DA-2A has four seats, a top speed of 165 mph and cruises at 120 mph. An unusual feature of this aircraft is the fuselage design. At cruise speeds, wings only create 70 percent of the lift.
By Juli Reppert, Student Writer/Photographer Motivational speaker Dan Davis will present "B.A.M. It's Your Choice," a program about drug and alcohol abuse, at Pennsylvania College of Technology on April 6.
Looking to breathe life and interactivity into your online instruction? StudyMate is an authoring tool (similar to Respondus) that enables instructors/designers to create Flash-based learning activities and games. Within minutes, it is possible to create flash cards, crossword puzzles, "game shows" and other activities from existing quiz/exam questions, glossaries or Respondus files.
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