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As the Community Arts Center marks a yearlong observance of its 30th anniversary, the historic entertainment venue hosted a PM Exchange on Aug. 31 for members of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce.

Johnson Controls, among Pennsylvania College of Technology’s cherished Corporate Tomorrow Makers, has granted a total of $100,000 to support the institution’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning program. Penn College is one of 10 grantees in the 2023-24 cohort of Johnson Controls’ $15 million Community College Partnership Program, now in its third year of inspiring the next generation of workforce leaders.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s association with the Little League Challenger Division dates back to the early 2000s, when a faculty member – with two kids playing in the first two exhibition games – turned parenthood and passion into a volunteer gig. Decades later, Steven J. Moff, professor of business administration/management and marketing, is still on board.

A themed edition of City & State Pennsylvania magazine features a pair of articles that train a revealing spotlight on Pennsylvania College of Technology's leadership and on the institutional alliances that deliver transformative opportunities to students.

While anxiety is the most prevalent mental health concern, research indicates that nurses do not feel adequately prepared to care for anxious patients. With that fact in mind, Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences Tanae A. Traister recently researched the use of virtual reality simulation in nursing education to help lessen nursing students’ own anxiety in dealing with anxious patients.

The Penn College community is invited to participate in a 9/11 Day of Service, organized by the Office of Student Engagement and scheduled from noon-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, on the Bush Campus Center patio.

Joanna K. Flynn has been named interim vice president for academic affairs and provost at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Flynn will serve in the interim role until June 30, 2024. A search for the position – the highest-ranking academic officer at the college – will commence at the conclusion of the Fall 2023 semester.

Well before the start of Fall 2023 classes, the Career Services staff was busily formulating a comprehensive lineup of major-specific networking opportunities for students and alumni. All of the semester's Recruitment Days – which will put job-seekers in touch with employers hoping to fill part-time, full-time and internship positions in a variety of fields – will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Paramedic students, and their work helping to provide emergency care to spectators at the nearby Little League Baseball World Series, were featured during WNEP’s evening newscasts on Monday.

The first Wildcat Wednesday of the new semester provided students with a convenient get-acquainted opportunity – in Penn College's trademark hands-on style.