School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Articles

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among 54 of America’s top construction-equipment majors to receive tool scholarships from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Scholarships of $1,000 were awarded to Derek S. Black, of Trout Run, and Thomas M.

No soil? No problem for this garden! Fresh learning opportunities are growing at Penn College, thanks to a hydroculture garden that is serving the needs of landscape/horticulture majors.

From corsages ... ... to boots, students share their "spur"-of-the-moment inspiration Against the natural backdrop of the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, Kierstin G. Steer, a technology management major from South Williamsport, adds her own touch of spring. Understated elegance Christine A.

Roy H. Klinger, instructor of collision repair, opens the 1909 Chalmers-Detroit roadster to give his audience a rare look inside. The campus' oldest "resident" took center stage Friday in one of the institution's newest buildings, as the Madigan Library hosted a forum on the refurbishing of vintage vehicles.

Jason C. Thompson (left), of Lawrenceville, and Darcy D. Litzelman III, of Liberty, demonstrate equipment used in lumbering. From a fitting vantage in a pondside pavilion, schoolchildren get a fishing lesson from Dustin S. Beane, of Kane, who was joined off-camera by Jenna H. Weston, of Altoona. Kyle A. Gibson (left), of Jersey Shore, and Michael A.

PLANET Day of Service From left, Nathan A. Regan, Rachael E. Stafford and Nicholas D. Foreman clean up a Way's Garden bed in preparation for spring planting. Landscape/horticulture technology students and their instructor participated in the fifth annual PLANET Day of Service on Monday, observing Earth Day 2013 with seasonal cleanup at a city landmark.

One of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s most intriguing new majors, in which the iconic automobiles of yesterday meet the students of today, is the topic for the next Madigan Library Forum. “The Horseless Carriage Meets Auto Restoration at Penn College” will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 26, in Room 102 of the library on the college’s main campus in Williamsport.

During a tour of her property, Margot Taylor (left) points out a water feature adjacent to a straw-bale garden structure with a "green" roof. Brian Trader, coordinator of domestic and international studies, shows Horticulture Club members a student-built "work in progress" at Longwood Gardens. Fourteen members of Penn College's Horticulture Club, along with faculty adviser Carl J.

Student Wade S. Truitt adds "hawk-holding" to his list of college experiences. Instructor Jack E. Fisher, with students in his Wildlife Management class Master Falconer Cheri Heimbach works with Michael A. Kocjancic, a forest technology major from Kane (and Alice). Forest technology student Darcy D. Litzelman III, of Liberty, gives "hands-on" education a new meaning.

Visiting students hone their lumber-estimation skills near the ESC sawmill. Tools in hand, a student adds up the clues to identify a tree. Forestry Field Day participants measure one of the countless trees within the ESC's spacious natural surroundings.