More than 700 students from 20 area high schools and career and technology education centers attended Penn College’s fifth PA Build My Future event on Thursday to discover what a career in the construction industry might look like. Faculty and students in Penn College’s construction and architecture division were joined by 25 industry partners to provide hands-on demonstrations and activities.
Grant M. Berry Jr., who retired from Pennsylvania College of Technology as dean of grants and contracts in 2001, died Oct. 6 at the age of 81. During his 32 years of service, Berry played a significant role in securing federal, state and local funding to support a multitude of college projects.
Students and faculty are enjoying their Fall Break, a four-day weekend before jumping into the second half of the semester, and it seems an ideal time to pause and enjoy the autumn glory that abounds on Pennsylvania College of Technology's campus. Enjoy these slivers of sunshine and seasonal splendor, captured by the creative eye of Rob Hinkal, social media specialist.
A. Pickett Construction, Inc. has scheduled a Pop-Up Employer Information Table for Monday, Oct. 21, in the Carl Building Technologies Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The company is recruiting carpenter helpers, carpenters, assistant HVAC technicians, assistant business administrators, assistant project managers and assistant estimators. Interested students should bring their resumes.
Penn College’s Medical Imaging Club continued its Pink Out tradition, dressing in rosy hues recently to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The club, made up of students in the radiography program, holds the Pink Out to honor those who have battled or are battling breast cancer and to educate the community about breast cancer, breast self-exams and the role radiographers play in the detection and treatment of breast cancer.
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $96,099 grant to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Dunham Children’s Learning Center to help reduce fees for eligible students whose children are enrolled at the early childhood education facility in 2024-25. The CCAMPIS grant (Child Care Access Means Parents in School) helps the Children’s Learning Center to provide reduced fees to Penn College students whose income makes them eligible for Federal Pell Grants.
Michael J. Stanzione, the first director of athletics for Pennsylvania College of Technology, died Oct. 15 at the age of 70. Stanzione retired from the college in 2010 after nearly 27 years of service. In addition to athletics roles, he was engaged in vocational-technical administration earlier in his college career.
Clark W. Fuller faced a crossroads: continue to muddle through school or strive for excellence. The Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus chose the latter. Today, as a key contributor for an aerospace startup, he is grateful for that wise decision. Fuller is modeling and simulation lead at Hop Flyt, which aspires to be a trailblazer in the advanced aerial mobility industry. Based in Salisbury, Maryland, the company is developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Supporting Pennsylvania College of Technology’s mission to equip future leaders with real-world experience, faculty members led students in exploring new parts of that world through six 2024 Global Experience classes. In Europe, students explored the origin and future of objects of their study, and in Latin America, they used their budding skills to serve others. Around 135 students participated in the classes.
An educational and service organization dedicated to promoting the engineering field to women has honored a Pennsylvania College of Technology freshman with a scholarship. Emmalee J. Preston, of Millerton, received the $2,500 Margaret R. Brewster Scholarship from the Society of Women Engineers. Preston is seeking a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology.
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