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With her classmates assembled behind her, Lacy D. Schnoonover talks with WBRE Eyewitness News reporter Valerie Tysanner. Did you know that the average age of a homeless person is 9? These and other facts about homelessness are compiled by applied human services students in the Spring 2014 issue of One College Avenue, the college’s official magazine.

President Davie Jane Gilmour joins (from left) Thomas P. Veres, of Scarsdale, N.Y.; Leonardo Tejeda, of New Rochelle, N.Y.; and Anthony V. Rode, of Lords Valley; prior to Friday's Red Cross Heroes Breakfast at The Genetti Hotel.

Penn College's fraternities this week raised $570.32 in an uncommonly colorful way: painting patrons' fingernails in a choice of five shades, each keyed to a particular charitable concern. The "Man-i-Cures for a Cause" event, held from 2-6 p.m.

Nine engineering design technology students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have earned industry certifications related to Autodesk, a leading producer of computer-aided drafting and design software. Four students passed the AutoCAD 2014 Certified Professional exam, two others passed the Inventor 2014 Certified Professional exam, and three additional students passed both exams.

Industry expo gives electrical students insight on products and professions. On Monday, 19 electrical technology and electromechanical maintenance technology students from Programmable Logic Control Input/Output Devices classes attended Schaedler Yesco Expo 2014 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey.

Samantha L. Liedtka (in pink), the alumna who lends her name and artistry to Samantha's Kitchen in Lock Haven, opened her doors to a Penn College tour Saturday. Hospitality Living-Learning Community students visited Samantha’s Kitchen's in Lock Haven on Saturday afternoon. The bakery is owned by 2010 Penn College baking and pastry arts graduate Samantha L.

A freshmen cadet checks his map during day land navigation at Camp Karoondinha in Mifflinburg on Saturday. Cadet Jon Mane, from Bucknell, teaches his squad how to properly place a claymore mine. Cadets prepare to conduct a search for enemy prisoners of war.

Pennsylvania College of Technology held induction ceremonies for two of its academic honor societies Saturday: Phi Theta Kappa for associate-degree students and Alpha Chi for their four-year colleagues. Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour and Tom Gregory, associate vice president for instruction, participated in both ceremonies.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students were recently awarded $2,000 scholarships from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute.  Michael J. Boylston, of Carmel, N.Y., and Jeffrey C. Comitz, of Hughesville, both enrolled in the four-year heating, ventilation and air conditioning design technology major, are among the 2013-14 recipients of the Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr.

A "Cultural Immersion" trip to Washington, D.C., over Spring Break acquainted Penn College students with the smorgasbord of issues, art, food and ethnicity in the nation's capital.