School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Articles

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s forest technology major are experiencing the type of heavy machinery commonly used in the logging industry, thanks to an equipment loan from a longtime supporter of the institution.

Aaron M. Shippling, Good's general manager and a 1982 Williamsport Area Community College graduate in nursery management, conducts a tour of the yard. The group gathers outside The Children's Garden at Hershey with Alyssa B. Richner (right), who graduated in 2010 with a degree in ornamental horticulture: landscape technology emphasis.

"Race to Zero" Want a $0.00 energy bill? It is possible! The Penn College community can learn how at Thursday's "Race to Zero" presentation, set for 3:30 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium. Everyone will learn about current standards that can be used to design houses that produce as much energy as they use. All students are invited to be part of the U.S.

Automotive restoration technology students with the Chevelle outside Madigan Library A 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport, fastidiously restored by Penn College students over the past three years, won a first-place junior award at the Antique Automobile Club of America's Eastern Regional Fall Meet held this month in Hershey.

Sharing the fruits of their hands-on study of floral-design techniques are Brianna E. Bucklin ... ... Alexander R. Campolongo ... ... Darren J. Layre ... ... Chris J. Troxell ... ... and Brandy N. White. Acquiring an appreciation of basic floral-design principles – and colorfully applying those elements in their course work – students in Karen R.

From left, WASD graphic-design students Zach Miller and Chase Campbell assist their CTE instructor, Timothy A. Miller, in applying a vinyl decal ... ... and working out the air bubbles for a smooth, professional look. Kevin P. Sullivan (left), lab coordinator for programs in Penn College's School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications, assists Miller on a side-door application.

Trooper Beaver talks with diesel technology majors and students in the Commercial Driver's License preparatory course. Whether operators hauling heavy equipment or technicians inspecting the trucks and trailers ... ... a firsthand look at regulatory enforcement is key.

Larry Allison Jr., a member of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation Board of Directors and president of Allison Crane & Rigging, has created a scholarship fund at the college in honor of his father, Larry Allison Sr., who died earlier this year, as well as his grandfather and great-grandfather.

Colby M. Tuff joins his former Penn College Honda PACT instructors, Joseph A. Tavani (left) and Charles F. Probst, who assisted corporate representatives with judging at the Acura Top Tech competition. Colby M. Tuff, a 2011 graduate of Penn College's Honda PACT program, was among the top regional finalists in last weekend's Acura Top Tech competition.

Williamsport Technical Institute students examine a gas mask, circa 1941. An aviation mechanic student works on an airplane engine. The student was later placed as an Army Air Corps aviation mechanic.