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. Nursing, paramedic and physician assistant students will administer flu and pneumococcal vaccine and will distribute educational materials regarding the immunizations at seven sites.
The Outdoor Adventure Club held a "Camping On Campus" event this week, setting up tents in front of the ATHS on Wednesday evening and tearing down Thursday afternoon. The club provided grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and activities included music, knots and rope skills, slacklining, Frisbee, and a discussion of backpacking/camping gear. ( Photo by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer)
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Society of Manufacturing Engineers student chapter recently toured two Pennsylvania companies the Benton Foundry on Oct. 12 and the Perryman Co. on Nov. 2. The Benton Foundry, located about 40 minutes away in Benton, mixes and pours its own compositions of iron and steel according to customer requirements.
Counseling Services is participating in the Ninth Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day on Saturday, Nov. 17. Join counselors Michael DiPalma and Larry Emery to participate in a live broadcast sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in the Mountain Laurel Room of the PDC from 1-2:30 p.m.
Robert P. Stenerson, a surveying technology major from State College, has been chosen as the Student Government Association's "Student of the Month" for October. Termed an "extremely responsible" member of his campus community, Stenerson is a student member of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors and president of the PSLS student chapter.
When students start scheduling classes next week, they will notice Web scheduling will look and work differently. During the summer and fall semesters, Information Technology Services staff redesigned Web scheduling to be more user-friendly for students. This new design allows Web scheduling to work with any Web browser.
Thirteen Penn College students volunteered for the Lycoming County SPCA last weekend as part of the college's Civility Saturday program. Volunteers worked outside, washed vehicles, helped with cleaning and maintenance in and around the kennel area, organized and cleaned the lobby and gift shop, and were able to spend some time with the animals.
Students from Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management recently got some help from acknowledged authorities when it comes to digging in the dirt: a group of boys and girls from the Williamsport YMCA child-care facility.
Penn College's Horticulture Club, which regularly is involved in campus and community projects, has donated $300 to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life effort. The student organization based in the School of Natural Resources Management and advised by horticulture faculty member Carl J.
Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality recently catered the 18th Annual Gourmet Harvest Festival at Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport, N.Y., and on Oct. 13, they joined the staff of the Penn Stater Hotel at the Penn State-Wisconsin game. The students are enrolled in a catering class taught by Chef Michael J.
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