A Forest Technology student at Pennsylvania College of Technology finished fourth in the recent 2003 National Collegiate Game of Logging competition held at Penn State Mont Alto. Justin A. Snyder, Pleasantville, competed against 15 students from seven other colleges. The competition featured five events: speed cut, precision bore, precision stump, spring pole and tree-felling.
Great starts, less than great finishes. That, in a nutshell, has been the story of the Penn College men's basketball team in recent years. But this year could be different. When the Wildcats open their season at 3 p.m.
The Plastics Pioneers Association, a society of plastics-industry leaders and innovators, awarded $1,500 scholarships recently to four students in the Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology bachelor-degree major at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
A Web site developed by Pennsylvania College of Technology provides a wealth of information and resources for students who live off campus, as well as the landlords who offer apartments for rent in the community. The site features a list of landlords and available apartments, accessed through the College's Student Information System.
Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special-mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, will offer diagnostic medical sonography ultrasound courses for practicing sonographers and other qualified individuals beginning in January.
Penn College women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin is quick to admit that there are more negatives than positives facing this year's team. Yet, he remains optimistic.
The North Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association provided a gift of $2,000 recently for a scholarship program at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
With just two returnees from last season's 12-15 squad, Pennsylvania College of Technology's women's basketball coach Jeff Chamberlin knows his team has its work cut out. "This year is going to be much different from previous years because we're so young," said the fifth-year coach. "We're limited in experience and we're very limited in numbers − we only have nine on the roster.
The Caterpillar Excellence Fund − a partnership of the Caterpillar Foundation, participating dealers and schools − has benefited Pennsylvania College of Technology once again with contributions totaling $110,000 for the College's Diesel Technology and Heavy Construction Equipment Technology programs.
"Recent Works," an exhibit featuring the art of Brian Kreydatus, will be displayed Nov. 7 to Dec. 5 at The Gallery at Penn College at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Kreydatus, an assistant professor of drawing and printmaking at The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va., also has taught at the Washington Studio School, Chevy Chase, Md., and the University of Pennsylvania.
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