Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among nine college students from across the nation who were selected to compete in the final bake-off of the third annual America's Best Raisin Bread Contest. Terri A. Smith, a baking and pastry arts student from Hatfield, created a recipe called Spiced Raisin Naan that was accepted for production in the Student Artisan category. Kacy L.
The graduating college class of 2010, like the previous two graduating classes,is facing a challenging job market. According to a 2009 survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, only 19.7 percent of that year's graduates who applied for a job had one by the time they graduated. That's in contrast to 51 percentin 2008!
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association is leading an effort to establish a scholarship fund in memory of a student who died in a traffic accident earlier this year. Gregory J. Miller, vice president of internal relations for SGA, has initiated the drive to start the Tracy A. Garis Memorial Scholarship.
Six members of the Penn College Legal Society helped at the Hepburn-Lycoming Elementary School Walk-a-Thon on Sept. 19, handling a number of duties so parents were free to participate in the event with their children. The students and their assignments: Joshua A. Caudell, Williamsport, Tina M. Hill, Jersey Shore, and Shannon L. Hine, Bloomsburg, rewards table; Elizabeth M.
Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve food samples made with fresh, local ingredients at the Williamsport Outdoor Growers Market on Oct. 23. The students, all enrolled in the college's Catering course, will offer cooking demonstrations and samples from 8 a.m. to noon. Student managers for the event are Michele D. Mierwald, of State College; Aimee M.
A large group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students offered their assistance while gaining hands-on experience at the 2010 Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport.
Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students each have been awarded $2,500 scholarships from the Electrical Generating Systems Association, the eighth straight year in which at least one honoree has been chosen from the institution. Among the 12 David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship winners for the 2010-11 year are Timothy E. Funk, of Paradise; and Jason M. Hirtzel, of Williamsport.
The Residence Life Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology has chosen its exemplary students and programming for August/September: Resident Assistant of the Month Azeez Salu, a computer aided drafting technology student from Upper Marlboro, Md., was chosen as Resident Assistant of the Month for his service to Campus View Apartments.
Students from Penn College's School of Hospitality joined the world record-breaking effort at the Victoria House in Lewisburg over the weekend, where they helped owner Chef Philip Gajda and his family, along with volunteers from the Boy Scouts, Union-Snyder Habitat for Humanity and the community to build the world's longest sandwich wrap.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology freshman was awarded a scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation. William R.
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