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"Because tomorrow begins today," Penn College campuses welcomed scores of high school students for six more Pre-College Programs in recent days.

Suzanne Mayberry wants to connect her high school students with manufacturing. Thanks to Pennsylvania College of Technology, she has more tools to accomplish that goal. Penn College recently hosted a Manufacturing Externship Camp for Mayberry and 16 other secondary school teachers and guidance counselors throughout the state.

Barbara Fisher Di Marco has been appointed interim assistant dean of arts and sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology, effective July 26. Di Marco most recently served as an assistant professor and co-department head of mathematics at the college. She was honored with an Excellence in Teaching Award in 2020. “Ms.

Barbara Fisher Di Marco's interim administrative appointment in the School of Business, Arts & Sciences left a faculty vacancy on the Presidential Search Committee established with Davie Jane Gilmour's announcement that she will retire June 30, 2022. John F. Chappo, assistant professor of history/history of technology, will succeed Di Marco on that committee, it was announced Monday.

An article in the July/August issue of Pennsylvania Angler & Boater features a field trip taken by Rob Cooley's Outdoor Recreation as a Therapeutic Tool course during the spring semester. The class traveled to nearby Rose Valley Lake, accompanied by Lycoming College's director of outdoor learning and education, for an enjoyable and insightful day of kayaking.

After leaving naval service with $200, a used car and a bag of clothes, Larry A. Ward found things he clearly loved to do. An entrepreneurial alumnus – a titan of the packaging industry who generously endowed the Larry A.

A new virtual tour allows a look inside the expansive collision repair and automotive restoration training grounds at Penn College. See aspiring technicians in action. Hear from co-department heads Shaun D. Hack and Roy H. Klinger, passionate faculty with real-world experience.

The Circuit Training Room, ready for new and returning patrons The Weight Room offers dumbbells, free weights, weight benches and power racks. After nearly 15 months, The Fitness Center is open! Penn College employees must purchase their memberships through payroll deduction using the form on the center's myPCT portal page. Summer hours are 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Ryan M. Burton punched his ticket on the proverbial train to nowhere. He just didn’t know it at the time. For years, unhealthy pursuits in the midst of unemployment blurred the bleak destination awaiting and provided distractions from a life spiraling out of control. The intervention of individuals he respected helped Burton eventually realize his destructive route.

Retired faculty member Darla B. Logue has established a scholarship for first-generation college students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in honor of retiring President Davie Jane Gilmour. The James E. and Darla B.