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Paving a pathway to a career in the manufacturing sector, the Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship program, coordinated by Workforce Development at Penn College, recently graduated another cohort of high school students from across Pennsylvania. Reflecting the AMP program’s continued success as schools expand career development opportunities to prepare students for college and the workforce, this spring’s four-month offering enrolled 120 high school participants.

Nine industry professionals recently spent three days immersed in the Injection Molding Processing Fundamentals Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center. Sponsored by Engel Machinery Inc., the three-day course offered a comprehensive overview of injection molding technology.

Students in the diesel technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology are benefiting from the donation of a Mack truck from Bergey’s Truck Centers. The truck, a 2018 Mack CXU613, will give students additional hands-on experience related to their major, further boosting their real-world skills.

The Clean Energy Center at Penn College has launched a new marketing campaign and workforce readiness program to help Pennsylvania weatherization employers fill their critical need for workers. This effort includes a new website and a series of digital, social media, and radio ads running in areas of Pennsylvania that have the most significant need for trained employees.

Reveling in that summertime swing, Penn College alumni stepped up to the plate, cheering on the Williamsport Crosscutters at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Alumni Night featured prizes, socializing and fireworks.

About 100 visitors savored an afternoon of artistic exchange in The Gallery at Penn College, as the summer exhibition reception celebrated “Five Artists: Explorations and Conversation.” Gallery Director Penny Griffin Lutz, said, “Visitors enjoyed the gallery talk offered by the five artists on Sunday; they discussed techniques, studio practices, the medium of fiber and the special bond they have forged as a critique group."

Penn College concrete science technology faculty shared their specialty with 110 children on June 2, teaching individual sessions to all four fifth-grade classes during Career Day at the Allentown School District’s Central Elementary STREAM Academy.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s leadership in suicide prevention and mental health services is featured in a 23-minute interview on The Spark podcast, created by WITF, the largest public TV/radio outlet in the southcentral/capital area of Pennsylvania. Nate Woods Jr., executive director for student wellbeing and inclusive excellence at Penn College, and Gina Bavero, director of Bucknell University’s Counseling and Student Development Center, are interviewed in the episode.

The Dunham Children’s Learning Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology served as the perfect setting for a visit Wednesday by Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, as she announced important child care policy priorities. “I can’t imagine a nicer place for a child to receive early learning than this one,” Secy. Arkoosh said, as she toured Penn College’s child care facility. “The enthusiasm is evident when you walk through the door.”

Stephen R. Cheskiewicz won’t be on the field during championship weekend this August at the Little League Baseball World Series, but he might be more excited than those who will. The Pennsylvania College of Technology associate professor is a board member of the Wilkes-Barre-based program that will play in the Challenger Division Exhibition Game.