“Bringing Nature Back: One Yard at a Time!” is the title of a day-long workshop set for Saturday, March 15, in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Klump Academic Center Auditorium. Featuring talks by two Penn College employees, the event is presented by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Lycoming County in partnership with the Responsible Decarbonization Alliance.
March winds and refreshing perspectives breezed through campus, welcoming an eager crowd of visitors to Pennsylvania College of Technology on Saturday. The first Open House of 2025 offered awe-inspiring explorations and potential pathways around every corner. Penn College hosted nearly 1,500 prospective students and guests across its three campuses.
Penn College’s baking & culinary program – under the lead of Chef Frank M. Suchwala, associate professor of hospitality management/culinary arts – prepared two of the five soups featured in the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s Ladles of Love fundraiser. Students in this semester’s Foundations of Professional Cooking class spent much of their Wednesday session making the soups: 10 gallons each of smoked tomato basil soup and wild mushroom bisque.
About 100 students at the Lumley Aviation Center experienced a state-of-the-art business jet earlier this week, courtesy of Constellation Brands Inc. The Fortune 500 company flew its Gulfstream G600 twin-engine aircraft from Battle Creek, Michigan, to the Williamsport Regional Airport as part of a recruitment effort for its summer internship program.
Skiing, snowboarding, camping, mountain biking, fishing, hiking – these students are having all the fun! The Penn College Outdoors Club is among new student organizations established during the 2024-25 academic year. The group aspires to explore various outdoor activities during the different seasons of the year, instructing members on new techniques related to outdoor recreation and sports, and creating an environment where students can learn skills that will enrich their lives.
Penn College’s peer mentors and fellow students have a new, dedicated space in which to connect – the Hudock Center Peer Hub. The hangout spot gives peer mentors a relaxed venue for conversing with other students and sharing their wisdom on many matters, including building study skills, navigating social situations and getting involved on campus – all ways to boost students’ success.
Timothy S. Turnbach identifies as a “thinker” and “an idea guy.” The Pennsylvania College of Technology welding instructor validated that self-assessment by conceiving and executing an artistic idea to benefit the Pennsylvania State Education Association. With the assistance of two students and a fellow instructor, Turnbach crafted the PSEA crest on 304 stainless steel.
Penn College hosted more than 350 students on campus during the semester’s first two Dual Enrollment Student Visit Days. The students – who are taking Penn College classes at their high school or career and technical education center – got a look at the labs where their on-campus counterparts study. “I love this place already,” said a York County School of Technology student touring the college’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning labs.
Known for its off-road prowess, the Land Rover is considered by auto enthusiasts to symbolize adventure and resilience. The same can be said of Sarah E. Crabtree. Appropriately, the Pennsylvania College of Technology student is capping her educational odyssey by restoring a classic version of the vehicle.
Raising awareness and encouraging campus community members to register as organ donors is at the heart of the “Gift of Life College Challenge,” a project being pursued on the Penn College campus through April 28. Penn College nursing students, Wellness Committee and other partners kicked off the initiative by distributing small bags of Hershey’s Kisses and organ donor information
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