Clubs & Organizations Articles

Student leader Samir Pringle takes his turn with the Tomorrow Makers podcast, sharing his perspectives in the hopes of inspiring his peers. In “Kindness & Leadership,” the Penn College business administration student from Philadelphia discusses maximizing the campus experience and making a positive impact on others.

A “Remote Control Race Day” stirred excitement and participation on a Friday evening in the Field House. The recent gathering was hosted by two clubs: the PCT Remote Control Model Club and the IEEE Student Branch a Penn College.

Welding and fabrication engineering technology graduate Nate Lyon returns to Pennsylvania College of Technology to share his always-inspiring perspectives and consistent devotion to building community. In “Finding Purpose in Community,” Tomorrow Makers podcast listeners will hear about Lyon’s latest career move – teaching welding at Milton Hershey School.

Penn College’s Student Government Association closed out the fall semester with meetings that covered a range of student engagement and campus wellness topics and also presented the opportunity to socialize with the vice president for academic affairs and provost. 

Laughter filled the Klump Academic Center Auditorium as the cast and crew of Penn College Theatrics brought to life "The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong." With a blend of slapstick humor, missteps and mayhem, the production ran for three performances on a late November weekend.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Diesel Performance Club has captured another first place in drag race competition. The club's 1959 B-61 Mack drag truck, known as “Accelerated Learning,” won top honors in the “Big Rig Auto” bracket at the October Truck Fest at Island Dragway in Great Meadows, New Jersey. That victory qualified the truck for the “King of the Island” bracket race, where it finished in second place.

A 1948 Tucker repaired by students at Pennsylvania College of Technology earned honors at the recent Antique Automobile Club of America’s Eastern Division National Fall Meet in Hershey. The vehicle won the First Junior Award, meaning it was ranked the best among all cars judged for the first time in its class: limited production and prototype vehicles through 1998.

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.

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.

Two representatives of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Student Government Association attended the annual All-University Day, held Oct. 5 at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium. The annual event was founded to unite and recognize the students of Penn State’s commonwealth and special mission campuses.