Eleven Pennsylvania College of Technology students took first place in their competitions at the Pennsylvania SkillsUSA-VICA Conference, held April 17-19 in Altoona. The winners now are eligible to compete at the SkillsUSA Championships - a showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation June 27 in Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. Reza Kamali, associate professor of computer science in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been elected as an officer and vice chair for education for the newly formed Society for Information Technology Education. Kamali, a resident of Montoursville, received the honor at a SITE conference in Savannah, Ga., on April 11-13.
Dr. Gerald "Chip" Baumgardner, associate professor of business administration in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, received an exclusive Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology at the 13th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning.
Members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Phi Beta Lambda chapter registered seven first-place finishes at the Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference in Harrisburg on April 12-13.
Forest Technology students from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management finished fourth overall and took first place in several competitions at the Mid Atlantic States Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet held recently in North Carolina.
A faculty member in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be the featured speaker at Air Jamaica's World of Travel 2002 Caribbean Conference, to be held May 30 to June 1 in Jamaica. Paul W.
Pennsylvania College of Technology and Evangelical Community Hospital are joining forces to offer an open house in Lewisburg on April 30 for anyone wishing to explore a career in health-care occupations. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. at the JPM Corporate Training Center, 155 N. 15th St., Lewisburg. No registration is required.
Some students in the automotive programs in the School of Transportation Technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology will have an opportunity to work with a state-of-the-art gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, courtesy of an auto dealership in the Williamsport area.
"Rhythms and Readings," the third annual poetry/prose reading sponsored by the Pennsylvania College of Technology Library, will be held Tuesday, April 23, at the College. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Hager Lifelong Education Center, adjacent to the library.
Motorcyclists and car enthusiasts will gather again at Pennsylvania College of Technology on May 5 for the Fourth Annual Motorcycle Scholarship Ride and Car Cruise, an event benefiting student scholarships. Last year's ride raised $4,500 for the Penn College Scholarship Fund and featured participation by 225 motorcycles, 50 cars and more than 500 people.
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