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Pennsylvania College of Technology presented James Riedel with a Distinguished Alumni Award at its Fall 2023 Commencement ceremonies, held Dec. 16 at the Community Arts Center. Riedel earned a Bachelor of Science in automotive technology management in 2007 and an Associate of Applied Science in automotive technology in 2006. He is the national product training manager for Subaru of America Inc., where he has worked for nearly 16 years.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Fall 2023 graduates. A commencement ceremony was held Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.

Three students who graduated in Saturday's Fall Commencement exercises were recognized at an Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony in the Community Arts Center's Capitol Lounge prior to their 11 a.m. procession. President Michael J. Reed paid tribute to the "small, but mighty group of absolutely extraordinary" honorees in his welcoming remarks, noting their selection for collegewide recognition from among 4,300 Penn College students.

The Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia, which for years has provided a learning experience for Pennsylvania College of Technology baking & pastry arts students during its Philadelphia National Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show, recently established an annual scholarship for students in the college’s baking and culinary majors.

More than 100 high school students, most already taking hospitality-related courses in their secondary school, explored Penn College’s baking and culinary majors on Dec. 1.

The Community Arts Center received a $3,000 donation from Jersey Shore State Bank as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. The funds will be used to support the approved Educational Series programming at the CAC, which includes “Romeo & Juliet,” “Full STEAM Ahead Vol. 2: World in Motion,” “Keep Marching – The Road to the March on Washington” and “Rosie Revere, Engineer.”

With farming in their blood and their alma mater in their corner, an alumni couple – who met on campus in the Spring 2016 semester – is working hard to turn a Christmas tree operation into a year-round celebration of Pennsylvania agriculture. Penn College graduates Grace E. Scott-Wasson and Bryan M. Wasson started Wasscott Fields and Farm in Centre Hall several years ago, parlaying their background into a fledgling family business.

We interrupt your seasonally scheduled bustle to bring you this singular moment of serenity, a calming look at a bejeweled campus intended to bring joy to the world of Penn College students, employees and the entire community beyond its pillared gates. As Time magazine's Person of the Year sings, "A diamond's gotta shine!"

Twenty-eight participants from nearly a dozen career and technical education centers vied for glory in the diesel competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center, representing the readily attainable possibilities that await those pursuing an applied technology education. Berks Career & Technology Center (heavy equipment) won first place overall and received $5,000 in training funds courtesy of Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc.

Groundwork for next spring's Baja SAE Williamsport competition – to be hosted by Penn College at its Heavy Construction Equipment Operations Site in Brady Township – is continuing, inside and out. With most of the student body home on semester break, Baja team members stayed behind to work on their vehicle. And even though classes are on hiatus until next year, there's still much to do at the competition site itself.