Engineering Technologies Articles

As the Penn College Baja SAE team preps for Baja SAE Michigan, set for Sept. 12-15, enjoy this dynamic, new flashback to Baja SAE Williamsport, the international competition hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology in mid-May. Created by SAE International, the four-minute video offers highlights of the “adrenaline-fueled excitement” and “action-packed days filled with roaring engines, flying dirt and the spirit of competition.”

A Pennsylvania College of Technology welding student is one of four individuals in North America to receive a scholarship from the world’s largest small-quantity metal supplier. Metal Supermarkets recently awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Alaina S. Myers, of Hanover. A Dean’s List student, Myers is seeking a bachelor’s degree in welding & fabrication engineering technology.

Christopher J. Holley, associate professor of automotive technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, is one of three college faculty members interviewed by MOTOR magazine for its article, "Back-to-School at Automotive Colleges." The article aims to share advice with automotive students, preparing them for a successful new school year. In addition to Holley, two other veteran automotive professors are featured; they hail from colleges in Illinois and Oregon.

The full episode of Project MFG's "Maritime Welding Nationals – Season 1" has been released, showcasing the talents of 16 young finalists from across the U.S. and spotlighting the host facility – Pennsylvania College of Technology’s 55,000-square-foot welding lab. Among those featured in the 13-minute episode are two Penn College welding faculty members: James N. Colton II and Timothy S. Turnbach.

API (the American Petroleum Institute) has donated access to its standards for industry best practices to Pennsylvania College of Technology for use in the curriculums of various academic programs in the college’s School of Engineering Technologies. Representatives of API were on campus in Penn College’s welding lab in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center on Aug. 28 to formally present the standards.

The trailer for “Project MFG’s Maritime Welding Nationals” is out, promoting the episode’s Friday night premiere. Pennsylvania College of Technology’s expansive welding facility and its Thompson Professional Development Center hosted the competition in June. Project MFG is an advocacy group focused on accelerating the workforce pipeline by informing future generations of the vast career opportunities within the skilled trades industry.

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Matthew D. Bradford (D-Norristown) visited Pennsylvania College of Technology on Saturday, enjoying a main campus tour prior to taking in the U.S. championship game at the Little League Baseball World Series with his family.

Ellyn A. Lester, assistant dean of construction and architectural technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been named to The 2024 Trailblazers in Building & Infrastructure list, released Monday by City & State PA. “Meet the people helping us work, get around and live better,” the announcement reads. Beau M. Lazzo, a 2017 Penn College construction management graduate, is also included on the list.

For the second time this week, a chairman of the Pennsylvania House Education Committee visited Pennsylvania College of Technology to learn more about the impressive developments occurring at the institution’s main campus, Lumley Aviation Center and Schneebeli Earth Science Center. State Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford), who serves as the committee’s Republican chair, received a tour of several instructional areas and also enjoyed a stop at the Little League Baseball World Series complex.

Jeffrey L. Erdly, originator of two Pennsylvania College of Technology scholarships and recipient of the college's Distinguished Alumnus Award, has boosted his institutional support with a gift of $500,000 toward an upcoming project on campus. Half of the donation is designated for an endowment that can be used for program materials, scholarships and more; the remaining $250,000 is earmarked for the creation of a materials library at the Carl Building Technologies Center.