School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Articles

Penn College's Horticulture Club has donated another $350 to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life effort, bringing to $1,075 the amount contributed by the student organization over the past three years. Based at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center and advised by horticulture instructor Carl J.

This week's green tip, a cooperative venture of The Energy Conservation Subcommittee of Penn College's Governance system and the School of Natural Resources Management's Horticulture Department, is sponsored by the Horticulture Club: Home composting is an effective way to reduce waste. Yard and kitchen waste can be recycled through composting.

On Thursday, a group of students from Tsuyama National Technical College in Tsuyama, Japan, toured Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management. The tour was part of a weeklong student exchange program organized by Penn College's International Programs Office and physics instructor Joseph E. LeBlanc.

An international leader in residential and commercial tree care this week planted a sourwood at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center in honor of the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech. Like VT, Penn College is among 28 institutions that participates in the Bartlett Tree Foundation, the educational scholarship arm of the Stamford, Conn.-based F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co.

The Energy Conservation Subcommittee of Penn College's Governance system and the School of Natural Resources Management's Horticulture Department are collaborating on a new weekly PCToday feature: Saving Energy and Green Living. This week's tip from the subcommittee: Unplug rechargeable appliances (cellphones, iPods, razors, vacuums, battery chargers, etc.) when not in use.

Penn College alumnus Nathaniel L. Baum, who holds degrees in landscape/nursery technology (2003) and technology management (2005), is featured in a recent article in the (Lancaster) Sunday News. The article touts the energy- and cost-saving benefits of a reflective roof coating at the Lititz headquarters of Susquehanna Bancshares Inc., where Baum is facility supervisor.

A member of Pennsylvania College of Technology's horticulture faculty participated in the PA Green Expo Nursery and Landscape Wholesale Trade Show, recently held in Harrisburg. Carl J. Bower Jr., an instructor in the School of Natural Resources Management, represented the college at the fourth annual showcase, held in the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex.

A Tioga County mason and Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate whose dry-stone loop impressively marks the gateway to the Schneebeli Earth Science Center has joined with students to craft another rustic addition to the Allenwood-area campus. James A.

Two recent graduates in Pennsylvania College of Technology's landscape/nursery technology major were state-certified as horticulturists after passing a four-part exam administered May 6 at the college. Melissa D. Berrier, of Mifflin, and Scott A.

The legacy of a Pennsylvania College of Technology horticulture professor who inspired thousands of students during more than three decades as a respected and award-winning faculty member continues with the dedication of the arboretum at the college's Schneebeli Earth Science Center. The Richard J.