Where can you test your skill with a virtual welding machine, tour a “haunted” physics laboratory, see a working sawmill in action, design a 3-D model home, surrender to the smell and taste of student-baked bread, and experience the unpredictable world of a paramedic?
Nineteen students are serving as Presidential Student Ambassadors for the 2016-17 academic year at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Selected for their demonstration of leadership, involvement, academic achievement and campus pride, the student ambassadors promote Penn College to prospective and current students and their families, guests, alumni, business partners and friends of the college.
On Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week students participated in a quiz that took them into several buildings and labs on a circuitous path across main campus. The activity allowed campers to explore various locations, as well as interact with admissions representatives and academic school representatives, to learn more about the opportunities available at Penn College.
Ashley R. Murphy has been named director of admissions at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Murphy comes to Penn College from Oregon State University, where she served as head advisor/director of operations for graduate business programs in the College of Business. Ashley R.
Mitchell J. Berninger and Lauren J. Crouse, Lead Links in the college's Connections orientation program, point the way to an illuminating day! Levon A. Whitmyer, instructor of building construction technology, gives families a glimpse into class and career dynamics. Claire Z. Biggs, coordinator of admissions/enrollment services, shares a laugh with a daughter and mother. Scott A.
Students and faculty from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business & Hospitality served a "Taste of Technology" at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., from April 15-17. From frozen Teddy Grahams to instant ice cream, the students fed guests' curiosity and appetite.
Students' answers to a simple question – "What is your favorite thing about Penn College? – form the basis of a new commercial airing in a variety of television markets around the state. The 30-second spot, partially filmed at the “Yell(ow) It Out” basketball games on Feb. 19, has also been added to the college's YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbwH4yXNT5c
Whatever vestiges of winter lingered in the air and in the forecast, Saturday's Open House visitors found abundant warmth in the amity and assistance of Penn College students, faculty/staff and alumni.
A prospective student explores the college’s “Interactive Broker” live brokerage software during a session led by Roy A. Fletcher, assistant professor of business administration/banking and finance. Mark A. Ciavarella, assistant professor of business administration/management, talks with a potential student during a “meet and greet.” Attending a hands-on demonstration Michael D.
Pennsylvania College of Technology, a national leader in applied technology education, will showcase its distinctive “degrees that work” during Spring Open House on Saturday, April 2. From 9 a.m.
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