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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

Always willing to step up to the plate to assist with Penn College Wildcat initiatives, Nate Woods Jr. takes on a truly tough challenge this time. Under the pressure of lights, cameras and hot wings, the executive director for student wellbeing and inclusive excellence answers a few burning questions in “Wild Ones Episode 2.”

Services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30, for George Franklin Blett III, a former Pennsylvania College of Technology employee who died on Nov. 23 at the age of 76. Blett served as coordinator of disability services from 1999 to 2003. A viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland, where funeral services will begin at 1 p.m.

Two Penn College employees were honored as nominees in Northcentral PA YWCA's 16th annual Women of Excellence Award Ceremony, held recently at the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport. Tanya Berfield, director of student advocacy and Title IX coordinator, and Angela L. Stackhouse, head coach of softball, were among 21 Women of Excellence nominees.

The Dunham Children’s Learning Center hosted a “back to school” employee engagement event for employees whose children attend the on-campus early childhood education center. Designed to help welcome and connect the center’s employee parents, the event provided photos ops with the Wildcat.

Alison A. Diehl has been appointed vice president for workforce development at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Diehl’s hiring was approved June 27 by the Penn College Board of Directors. She has been serving as executive director of the college’s Clean Energy Center since November 2023; she begins her new duties on Aug. 5.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented faculty and staff with a variety of awards and recognized employees and retirees who have reached significant milestones as the 2023-24 academic year concludes. President Michael J. Reed celebrated the honorees during a May 9 All-College meeting in the Klump Academic Center auditorium.

Following the final All-College meeting of the 2023-24 academic year, held in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium on Thursday morning, the Penn College community descended on the Keystone Dining Room for food and fellowship at the annual Employee Picnic. The tradition is a timely (and delicious) break in the action-packed, end-of-semester calendar and an opportunity to casually connect with colleagues.

Ten Pennsylvania College of Technology employees have earned Blue Belts in Innovation Engineering, following completion of a 15-week Innovation Leadership Series. The Blue Belt certification is from the Innovation Engineering Institute and is recognized throughout industry. They are the third Penn College group to complete the training.

First responders, detectives and pastry chefs were at work recently during “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” at Penn College. The Office of People & Culture invited employees to take part in the national celebration and organized hands-on engagement for children, 10 to 14 years old. A productive day at work was enjoyed by current and future Wildcats!