Pennsylvania College of Technology has been honored with two Bronze Awards in the 26th annual Telly Awards competition for an episode of its public-affairs television series, "Penn College & You," and a marketing DVD it sends to prospective students.
Student housing and growing enrollments were among the topics discussed when the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors held its regular meeting on Thursday. Senior Vice President Dr. William J. Martin told the Board that Spring 2005 enrollment reached 5,916 (head count) and 5,430 FTE (full-time-equivalent), an increase of 153, or 2.89 percent, over Spring 2004.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has been nominated by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America the nation's largest trade association representing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration contracting businesses for an "Excellence in Training" award.
Daniel R. Little, scheduled to graduate in May with dual Information Technology bachelor's degrees in networking and programming, has been selected by the Student Government Association as February's "Student of the Month" at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Pennsylvania College of Technology Aviation students recently traveled to Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., touring Independence Air's hangar, maintenance control and administrative areas. They also received an overview and demonstration of Bombardier's Canadair Regional Jet from Bombardier's Technical Representative Joe Bazil.
A trainer from Chief Automotive Systems provided continuing education to representatives from local collision-repair shops this week in Pennsylvania College of Technology's 38,000-square-foot-plus Collision Repair Lab. Select Penn College students and instructors are able to participate in Chief's frame repair and estimating training. Stephen T.
Two new assistant deans have joined the administrative staff in the School of Integrated Studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Dr. Clifford P. Coppersmith began working at Penn College in June as the assistant dean of liberal arts. He is responsible for English, mathematics and the Social Science and Humanities Department. Dr.
"This group of young archers is the best I've ever coached. I look for this to be one of our better years," said Pennsylvania College of Technology archery coach Chad Karstetter after learning that the Wildcats dominatedlast month'sPennsylvania State Indoor Championships by producing three individual champs and winning two team titles.
Monday evening's "Make a Match" dating game was a hit, as hosts Mike DiPalma and Rachel Hoover emceed two rounds of "love connection" for a pair of campus "bachelorettes." Wendy Mertzeis was the first, winning a date with first-year student Chris Carroll, and Mindy Corcelious won a date with Jim Riedel. Each couple won a $25 gift certificate for dinner.
Chef Suzann L. Major, a First Year Experience mentor and assistant professor in the School of Hospitality, presented "Valentine's Day Chocolates and Cookies" at Rose Street Apartments on Sunday night. Twenty-eight FYE students attended, makingchocolate-covered strawberries and a chocolate bowl with chocolate mousse and decorating sugar cookies with chocolate.
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