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With confidence to spare and skill beyond his years – not to mention an encouraging fan base – a 6-year-old takes to the controls. Wildcat Class of 2038, perhaps? A SWORD tool chest is stocked with gadgets and gizmos a-plenty ... ... because "vehicle" maintenance is always a priority. Action in the arena A crowd-pleasing event delivers yet again!

Pennsylvania College of Technology President Michael J. Reed delivered the keynote address Wednesday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly launched River Valley School District’s STEAM (Science, Math, Engineering, the Arts and Math) Academy in Indiana County.

When Ruth A. Hocker first visited Pennsylvania College of Technology, she didn’t know of civil engineering. Nearly a quarter century after that fateful day, Hocker is back on campus preparing tomorrow makers for the rewarding field.

A second week of Pre-College Programs, providing an absorbing midmonth bill of fare, winningly delivered eight more options for teenagers looking for purposeful summer diversion.

A second week of Penn College’s My Tomorrow day camp (July 12-15) led middle-school students down more time-tested roads to career success and personal fulfillment.

The first installment of Penn College's My Tomorrow day camp (June 28 to July 1) provided middle-schoolers with a hands-on canvas on which to envision their own futures. The program, sponsored for the second year by the Soars Family, allowed students to explore any number of pathways – all of which lead to rewarding careers in fields that are never out of favor.

Nearly 140 campers from near and far participated in the past week's seven Pre-College Programs, giving teens a taste of Penn College through an engrossing variety of academic adventure and social interaction: Architecture Odyssey, Autism Spectrum Post-Secondary Interest Experience, Automotive Technology, Aviation, Engineering, Future Restaurateurs and Health Careers.

Ready to see what hands-on learning is all about? Here's a teasing glimpse of the action that's set to unfold in the Pennsylvania College of Technology episode of The College Tour, produced nationally and streaming on Amazon Prime when Season Five drops in August.

The five Cadettes pose in lab, amid robots and the IEEE chapter's banner. The team that delivered a "outstanding" program (from left): Chesebrough, Ocampo, Daily, Knepp, Heberlig, Jones, Nimoy, Watson, Highland and Long. Ocampo works with the visiting Girl Scouts. Penn College students and Cadettes assemble for an all-inclusive group photo.

Troy E. Records Jr., set to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology next month with two information technology degrees, was chosen as a Conference Associate for last month's Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.