A building's upper level lies on the sidewalk in a coastal Ecuador city. From the Spring 2017 Penn College Magazine: Ecuador resident Patrick Watts, ’09, helps those affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled the nation’s coast. Read "2016's Deadliest Quake."
Kate Hunter, a 2000 culinary arts alumna, offers career insight to students in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts majors. Chef Paul Mach records the mathematical results of students’ bacon-cooking tests. Chris Eckard, of Anchor Food Professionals, talks through boiling point and resulting evaporation – and loss of yield – of cream. Dylan H.
An impressive roster of students and campus organizations recently stepped into the much-deserved spotlight of Penn's Inn, receiving accolades for their contributions to Penn College and the broader community during the 2016-17 academic year. Front row (from left): Lauren J. Crouse, Student Leader of the Year; Elizabeth L.
Penn College grad Paul R. South (in red hard hat) leads students on a tour of Danzer Veneers log yard. Students in the Forest Products (FOR 210) class took field trips Tuesday to Wheeland Lumber Co. Inc. in Liberty and to Danzer Veneer Americas in Williamsport. At Wheeland Lumber, the students toured a high-production sawmill, log yard and millwork facility with Penn College alumni Damen R.
Known as one of the premier public horticultural displays in the world, Longwood Gardens features nearly 1,100 acres of natural beauty. Two 2005 Penn College graduates help shape that magnificent scenery by serving as senior gardeners. April J. Bevans, landscape/nursery technology, and Lauren S.
The Lumley Aviation Center proved to be a popular venue for Friday's 17th annual reunion for graduates of Williamsport Technical Institute, a Penn College predecessor from 1941-65. Alumni and their guests, totaling about 75 attendees, enjoyed swapping stories, savoring lunch and listening to remarks by President Davie Jane Gilmour.
The visitor stops by the sheet-metal shop with faculty member Thomas D. Inman. The alumnus invented, manufactured and marketed slide-in adapters to retrofit new radios in older aircraft, a cost-saving innovation that he demonstrated for students. Haubert alights a twin-engine Dassault Falcon 20 business jet donated to Penn College during the Spring 2015 semester.
Eric P. Schmidt was amazed at the possibilities the first time he saw Penn College. "Being in high school, I remember it was pretty amazing because it's a beautiful campus," Schmidt recalls in a new video on the college's YouTube channel.
More than 40 Penn College students and alumni attended this year's "ShmooCon" national conference in Washington, D.C.: three days of cybersecurity keynoters, as well as discussions of relevant and innovative topics with professionals and students from across the country.
Raymond Eck, '41, lays a wreath at Madingley American Cemetery in England. From the Spring 2017 Penn College Magazine: Being in a war is like hell on earth, says World War II airman Raymond Eck, ’41, but he had a job to do and crewmates who depended on him. At 93, his bond with fellow airmen remains strong. Read "A Job to Do."
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