Engineering Technologies Articles

The August 2024 issue of Avionics News features an article on Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna and Air Force veteran Alicia “Marti” Martinez. Titled “Taking an Active Role in Learning,” the profile was written by retired aviation faculty member Thomas D. Inman and showcases Martinez’s enthusiasm for her academics and extracurricular activities.

Christopher J. Holley, associate professor of automotive technology, recently contributed a story to the online publication Mopar Connection Magazine. His piece examines how Chrysler’s “Forward Look” cars – vehicles characterized by a futuristic, streamlined appearance – in the mid to late 1950s shaped the auto industry in the latter half of the century.

Eight individuals, including a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus, are among the latest graduates of the National Hardwood Lumber Association’s Inspector Training School. The association held its eight-week course at Penn College’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center this summer, culminating in a graduation ceremony on Friday that featured an address by state Secretary of Agriculture Russell E. Redding.

The stars on the stage at the Community Arts Center on Saturday were none other than the latest group of Pennsylvania College of Technology graduates. A livestream broadcast of the 90-minute Summer Commencement ceremony was also offered and is still available for viewing online.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Summer 2024 graduates. A commencement ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Summer 2024 graduates. A commencement ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.

The National Hardwood Lumber Association celebrated the 206th graduating class of its Inspector Training School on Friday at Penn College’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center. The eight-week course – usually offered in Tennessee – took place for the first time in Penn College’s facilities. Among those addressing the graduates were Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell E. Redding, NHLA Executive Director Dallin Brooks and Penn College President Michael J. Reed.

Christopher J. Holley, assistant professor of automotive technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was featured in a July 25 report by Spectrum News 1, of Columbus, Ohio. The cable television news outlet covered the 2024 Battery Electric Vehicle Summer Institute at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, attended by Holley and his Penn College colleague, Charles F. Probst, automotive/Honda PACT instructor.

Summer Camps brought the heat and hands-on happenings to 215 high school students, who experienced Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campuses and labs July 14-20. In addition to the home state, the overnight programs attracted students entering grades 9-12 from California, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Nineteen middle and high school educators from throughout the state received a free education in cybersecurity, courtesy of the recent GenCyber Camp conducted by Pennsylvania College of Technology. Supported by the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation, the goal of the GenCyber program is to build a strong cybersecurity workforce by igniting interest in the field at the secondary level. The teachers learned actionable cybersecurity concepts to share in their classrooms this fall.