Pennsylvania College of Technology held its Summer Commencement at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport, a ceremony that marked the sacrifices – and ultimate triumph – by classmates whose final year was anything but typical. Larcynina De Guzman Bitner, of Mill Hall, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physician assistant, was the student speaker.
Rissel (far right) leads the group through the library. Topper (left) and Hess listen to Kruppenbacher in a construction carpentry lab. Reasner (left foreground) and Van Stavoren (right) talk with the day's guests in an automotive lab. From left are Tomlinson, Fiore, Hess and Topper. Led by Marty (right), the tour moves through College Avenue Labs' automotive restoration area.
Pennsylvania College of Technology employees and recent authors Megan Rogers and Tom Speicher will staff a book-signing/sale as part of this week's kids-themed First Friday activities in downtown Williamsport. The pair will be situated outside Gustonian Gifts, 357 Pine St., beginning at 5 p.m.
Passante (left) talks with students during a visit to campus in early 2020. At right are Sara D. Stafford, of West Chester, who earned a welding technology degree in May 2020 and is working toward her bachelor's in applied management, and Axel A. Murillo, a welding and fabrication engineering technology major from Watsontown.
The Gallery at Penn College has announced its 16th season of engaging art exhibits for the 2021-22 Academic Year at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Two displays of contemporary art begin the season: Michael Reedy’s “Into the Void,” exploring the timeless topic of the human body through mixed-media works, opens Aug.
Jerry C. Hammaker, part-time instructor of beverage and restaurant management at Penn College, authored an article for the June issue of PR%F (Proof) the Magazine, published by the brand that produces the PR%F Awards in partnership with Food & Beverage Magazine. The PR%F Awards is an international competition for spirits, wines and beverages.
Presidential Student Ambassador Lauryn A. Stauffer is your effusive and illuminating guide to Pennsylvania College of Technology in a newly launched video produced by Public Relations & Marketing.
We’ve got talent! Penn College students-turned-actors (from left): Highland, Schooley, Wiest and Flanagan. Glowing goodness (expertly prepared and presented by a food stylist) Cameras roll … ... and truly roll on a dolly track as the cast and crew go "on location" in Capitol Eatery. Capitol Eatery transformed into a “movie set" of sorts this week when a production crew filmed a video for Mrs.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is partnering with Storbeck Search, an executive search firm specializing in leadership hiring for colleges and universities, to conduct a national search to replace retiring President Davie Jane Gilmour. Storbeck Search, based in Media, Pennsylvania, is part of Diversified Search Group.
A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, for Chef Judith P. Shimp, a former associate professor of hospitality management and culinary arts, who died July 27 in Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center at the age of 67. Shimp was a member of the college faculty from September 1984 until her retirement in June 2011.
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