School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Articles

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett made a Tuesday visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood, where – surrounded by the workforce of tomorrow, embodied by diesel technology and on-site power generation majors – he presented a 73-page resource guide designed to attract business and industry investors to the energy-rich commonwealth.

Affirming a nearly 20-year-old partnership, the Caterpillar Foundation and a network of regional dealers recently delivered $146,000 in support of three academic programs based at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center. “Having Caterpillar Inc.

Dennis E. Fink celebrated his May 2012 retirement at that month's commencement, surrounded by a fraction of the horticulture students he inspired during 38 years of teaching. A visitation and funeral were held Dec. 27-28 for Dennis E. Fink, 1997's Master Teacher and a retired assistant professor of horticulture, who died Monday, Dec. 23.

Nine Pennsylvania College of Technology students in instructor Carl J. Bower Jr.’s Insects and Diseases of Ornamental Plants course passed the Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification exam offered Nov. 25 on campus.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is one of 30 nationwide recipients of a $1,000 grant from the Ohio-based Davey Tree Expert Co. Samuel J.

Kelvin A. Ortiz painstakingly applies clearcoat in a CAL paint bay Friday. Awaiting the next step in its makeover, a repainted Lincoln catches the Monday sun while curing. With a steady hand, student Idriss Diamaye applies a finish coat.

Adopting a goodnaturedly competitive stance are Penn College alumnus James S. Riedel (left) and Subaru technician Mark Jurkovski. A parade of competitors and coaches James S. Riedel acknowledges the crowd during introductions. Not far from the action, coach Riedel watches an ultimate winner at work. The third-place U.S.

Benjamin A. King, a culinary arts and systems major from Elizabethtown, shares his floral-design "vision." Complexity, color blend in student's work. This creative entry springs from the head of Kendra J. Riggle, a culinary arts and systems student from Montoursville. A splash of sunshine yellow Hannah E.

A 1914 Model T arrives on campus for joint 100th-anniversary observance. Automotive restoration technology majors surround a piece of history. From left are Drew A. Swanson, of State College; Mitchell R. Kachele, of Allendale, N.J.; Ryan J. Levesque, Unionville; Daniel S. Bishop, of Perkasie; and Carmen Cicioni, of Ringtown.

The president of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Horticulture Club served as a student ambassador at the recent Green Industry Conference in Louisville, Ky., the third straight year that the college has been represented in that fashion. Nicholas D.