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Two of Penn College's recent Students of the Month were among Thursday's honorees at Williamsport City Hall, where they were received by Mayor Gabriel J. Campana and officially introduced during the City Council meeting. Among those honoredduring the College Town portion of the evening were Jessica L. Tobias, a graphic design major from Cogan Station, and Joshua W.

More than 100 student leaders gathered in the Bush Campus Center on Saturday for the sixth annual Student Leadership Conference, the theme of which was personal growth and development. Duane Brown, a facilitator from Collegiate EmPowerment, keynoted the Student Government Association-sponsored conference and stressed to students the importance of leading themselves before they can lead others.

Nearly 30 forestry technology majors at Penn College earned their Basic Wildland Firefighter Certification after completing a two-part training course provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center. The students, enrolled in Jack E.

Through volunteering their time at a fair-trade warehouse and organizing a sale of handcrafted goods on Nov. 20-21, students pursuing bachelor's degrees in applied human services at Pennsylvania College of Technology will try to help working poor around the world.

Students enrolled in the School of Health Sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology will partner with state and local organizations to administer free flu shots throughout Lycoming County in November.

At 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, all children of Penn College faculty, staff and students were invited to trick-or-treat through the Village Apartments. From cats, skunks and cows ... to ketchup and evil Power Rangers ... to witches and fairy princesses, children and residents showed their Halloween spirit.

Students from various majors, including Web design, IT security and welding, joined other Penn College representatives to assist Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanityat three homes Saturday. Many of the students helped clean up around the houses, as well as mix and lay down cement.

Penn College Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) this week taught fundamental computer skills to residents of the Williamsport Home, an assisted-living complex at 1900 Ravine Road. Magdalena M. Szczesna and Christopher D. Erdman were appointed co-chairs of the project. As the Fall 08 semester began, SIFE formed a committee of students who would assist in completing this project.

As part of festivities surrounding the Governor's Awards for the Arts ceremony in Williamsport on Nov. 12, Pennsylvania College of Technology students will cater a pre-awards reception at the Community Arts Center. The students will serve about 300 invited guests. The awards ceremony begins shortly afterward in the Arts Center, when Gov. Edward G.

James E. Allshouse, who plans to graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in welding and fabrication engineering technology, has been chosen as October's Student of the Month by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology.