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Despite the uncooperative weather conditions at the start of the semester, heavy construction equipment technology students were not hampered by rain. Students have been able to continue to maintain and improve their operating skill sets with the use of a second-generation Caterpillar Track-Type Tractor Simulator.

Despite the uncooperative weather conditions at the start of the semester, heavy construction equipment technology students were not hampered by rain. Students have been able to continue to maintain and improve their operating skill sets with the use of a second-generation Caterpillar Track-Type Tractor Simulator.

To even the most casual television viewer, it's common knowledge that a familiar quiz show allows its contestants to seek outside assistance when in a jam. One player's answer when faced with the pregame stumper, "Who can I turn to?" was as close as a recent Penn College alumnus.

It's not every day that a cultural icon gives an online shoutout to a college student, but in fairness, Andrew C. Reisinger is no ordinary young man. Respectful of his parents, grateful for his education and unfailingly polite, it's no surprise that he'd be a national "poster boy" for success in the skilled trades.

A Pennsylvania company that gained international recognition during the rescue of trapped miners last year in Chile has established an endowed scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Schramm Inc.

An area Caterpillar dealership, honored earlier this year for its 15-year support of Pennsylvania College of Technology, has made another contribution to the School of Natural Resources Management. Randy Fetterolf, a corporate recruiter in the Bellefonte office of Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co.

The recent donation of a mini excavator will benefit a variety of academic majors within Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management. Jon Hume, the Case New Holland product specialist who arranged for the donation, delivered a 2007 E27B mini excavator and an Isuzu engine to the college's Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood.

One of Pennsylvania College of Technology's most enduring corporate collaborations continued with a recent donation of $107,000 from the Caterpillar Foundation and its four-member coalition of dealers. "For more than 15 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been a partner with Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management," said Mary A. Sullivan, the school's dean.

One of Pennsylvania College of Technology's most enduring corporate collaborations continued with a recent donation of $107,000 from the Caterpillar Foundation and its four-member coalition of dealers. "For more than 15 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been a partner with Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management," said Mary A. Sullivan, the school's dean.

A team of Pennsylvania College of Technology students won the 28th annual Precision Heavy Construction Equipment Rodeo, held at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center as part of the college's Open House. The rodeo is sponsored by the Service and Operation of Heavy Equipment Association (S&O), a student organization at Penn College. The Oct.