A memorial service is scheduled for Wesley S. Dodge, a former faculty member and college trustee, who died Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the age of 101. Dodge was a 12-year-member of the Williamsport Area Community College Board of Trustees and taught advertising and marketing at the Penn College predecessor for several years. The service will be at 11 a.m.
Students in four majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology will benefit from a recent donation by a prominent electrical engineering and automation company. Phoenix Contact delivered approximately $35,500 worth of programmable logic controller components to be integrated into the college’s soon-to-be renovated PLC labs.
Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a course to help high school students better prepare for the standardized test used as an admissions tool by many institutions of higher learning.
PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Kimberly K. Chappo, transfer from casual part-time Human Services Role Player to regular part-time Test Center Proctor, School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications; starting Jan. 22 Andrew R.
Dream Week, in which Penn College and its community collaborators practice the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., featured a number of events designed to effect positive change on campus and beyond.
Network affiliates covered the local Martin Luther King Jr. observance, which included a Penn College-hosted Peace Walk and rally, as well as service projects at local nonprofits. The reports, prepared by Newswatch 16's Kristina Papa and Eyewitness News' Morgan Parrish, aired at various times on Monday, calling attention to the civic spirit of the campus community.
The first floor of Madigan Library is overflowing with imaginative creations by Pennsylvania College of Technology students: “Old Books/New Lives: The Art of Upcycling,” an exhibit of “novel” artwork, is on display through Feb. 28. The library and The Gallery at Penn College invited students, faculty and staff to upcycle a selection of old books into creative art objects.
A fast-paced, 30-second commercial answers that question, and invites prospective and current students to unleash the possibilities – as well as themselves – at Pennsylvania College of Technology. A national leader in applied technology education, Penn College offers more than 100 associate and bachelor's degrees that work.
The real-life inspiration for the popular Disney movie “Remember the Titans” will be the featured speaker for this year's observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King's contributions. Herman Boone, the motivational football coach portrayed on screen by Denzel Washington, will address this year's theme – “Community Unity: Moving Forward Together” – in a free, public appearance at 7 p.m.
Larry B. Leavitt A memorial service will be Saturday for Larry B. Leavitt, an associate professor of automotive technology, who died Thursday, Jan. 4, at the age of 71. A member of the Penn College faculty since 1997, Leavitt was also an adviser to the college's SkillsUSA students. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. at Spitler's, 733 Broad St., Montoursville.
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