Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Transportation Technology will be honored as tops in the state during the Association for Career and Technical Education convention in Orlando, Fla., in December. Dean Colin W.
A new Field House will be dedicated Tuesday, Aug. 17, in a ceremony that will recognize the prowess of Pennsylvania College of Technology's athletic teams and the talents of its student designers and builders.
Reservations have been hard to come by for the Classical Cuisine dinners, served only once a week at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. The Thursday evening dinners, featuring multi-course European menus at a low, preset price, have sold out weeks or even months in advance for years.
Plastics manufacturers have the opportunity to participate in a unique event that will combine the expertise of renowned plastics consultant Dr. Chris Rauwendaal and the outstanding laboratory facilities of Pennsylvania College of Technology. The "Plastics Extrusion Seminar & Hands-On Workshop" will be held Tuesday, Aug.10, through Thursday, Aug. 12, on the Penn College campus in Williamsport.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of 30 colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth that have teamed up to train 18,000 employees in 18 months in Pennsylvania's first Guaranteed Free Training Program, a $9 million contract funded by the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Two Pennsylvania College of Technology auto body technology graduates are fine-tuning their skills with BMW of North America, Inc. Thomas Pardoe, Forksville, and Joshua Nyemscek, Emmaus, are enrolled in BMW's Service Technician Education Program. Each year, BMW only accepts eight students from North America for the training.
Erin B. Holbrook, Montrose, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student, designed the winning logo for the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce's upcoming technology exposition. Her logo for "techxpo.99" will be used in national Chamber publicity and on its Web page prior to the event, which is scheduled for Dec. 8 in Penn College's new Field House.
Michael Cieslak, Erie, who recently earned an associate degree in building construction technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology, received the "faculty choice" award for masonry. Donald L. Belles, acting dean of Penn College's School of Construction and Design Technologies, presented the award to Cieslak, who also received a toolkit from the Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association.
Dennis L. Correll has been named associate dean for institutional advancement at Pennsylvania College of Technology and executive director of the Penn College Foundation. His responsibilities include the solicitation of contributions for scholarships, instructional equipment and other institutional initiatives.
Electronics students at Pennsylvania College of Technology won the District 2 International Society for Measurement and Control Student Competition, held recently in Williamsburg, Va. The District 2 region covers the Eastern seaboard from Pennsylvania to the Carolinas.
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