A state-of-the-art data-acquisition system purchased with donations and grant funds will allow students time to explore additional subjects in the Civil Engineering Technology bachelor-degree major at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Donations from New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. Inc., Modjeski and Masters Inc., the New Columbia Joist Co., PennTerra Engineering Inc.
Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's nationally recognized Plastics and Polymer Technology programs will continue learning at the leading edge of technology, thanks to the generosity of several major companies. Penn College has acquired a polymer extrusion gear pump system to install on existing laboratory equipment.
Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students placed and four others received honorable mentions at the SkillsUSA-VICA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 27 in Kansas City, Mo. SkillsUSA-VICA is a national organization serving 250,000 high-school and college students and professional members in training programs for technical occupations.
The opening ceremonies for Special Olympics Pennsylvania's 2002 Summer Games were enhanced by the addition of a cauldron and torch designed and built by faculty and students at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The 6-1/2-foot-tall (excluding the base), all-aluminum cauldron and wood/stainless-steel torch took more than two months to design and construct.
Eleven freshman students enrolled for the Fall 2002 semester at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been designated "Presidential Scholars," an honor awarded for academic excellence and service to school and community. In addition, three adults who are returning to the classroom have been selected as "Penn College Scholars" for their achievements.
"Why did I get myself into this?" Those words, muttered to himself, usually mark the beginning stages of a typical auto restoration project for Leonard Pasquale.
Pennsylvania College of Technology presented student achievement awards recently to its May 2002 graduates. The award winners and their addresses and academic majors - are: PRESIDENT'S AWARD, for leadership and service to the College Community: Joseph Mark Tertel, Jr., Frackville, Graphic Design.
Susan Forsyth was laid off from her job at Woolrich Inc. two years ago, but with help from benefits she received under a federal training program, she's well on her way to earning an associate's degree in Business Management from Pennsylvania College of Technology and starting a new career.
A Lycoming County teen-ager will be the first recipient of a scholarship established at Pennsylvania College of Technology earlier this year to honor the memory of the late wife of state Sen. Roger A. Madigan, R-Luthers Mills.
Pennsylvania College of Technology announces its dean's list for the Spring 2002 semester: Asli B Abamor, Technology Management, State College Nicole L Abbey, Early Childhood Education, Ulysses Sean C Adams, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Harrisburg James R Aiken II, Civil Engineering Technology, Chadds Ford Jaber M Al Kadhem, Pre-Paramedic Technology, Williamsport Mohammed A Al Mohammed Saleh,
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