Nearly 60 students were inducted this year into the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for students enrolled in associate-degree majors. Each semester, the Beta Epsilon Upsilon Chapter invites students who have completed at least 12 hours of coursework leading to a two-year degree and who carry a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
A pair of YouTube videos adds perspective to the Living Chapel, an international gift that seamlessly melds architecture, botany, theology, sustainability and music – with a vital assist from Penn College welding faculty and students.
The Living Chapel, a global project in which Pennsylvania College of Technology welding faculty and students were integral partners, will be officially unveiled Friday in a 90-minute streaming event. The launch, in conjunction with the United Nations' World Environmental Day, will be broadcast live from the Rome Botanical Garden at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (5 p.m.
Three golds and four silvers were won by Pennsylvania College of Technology graphic design students in the 2020 American Advertising Awards. One student also received a $1,000 scholarship. The awards were presented by the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Advertising Federation.
Fifty-five years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for all Americans to stand up to injustice, Pennsylvania College of Technology's leader – reflecting on a beloved nation again riven by social unrest – urged a renewed embrace of that civic responsibility. "Now is not the time for silence or inaction," President Davie Jane Gilmour said in a campuswide email to students and employees.
Pennsylvania College of Technology students proved their workforce acumen by earning industry certifications related to computer-aided design. The students – representing three majors from the School of Engineering Technologies – passed exams dedicated to SolidWorks, a prominent 3D CAD software tool.
Penn College's Fall 2020 plan for the return of in-person instruction was announced Friday morning by President Davie Jane Gilmour, who matched that commitment with assurances to students and parents alike of the expansive pandemic protocols "to mitigate risk and offer safe interaction on campus." The following message was shared with the college community: At Pennsylvania College of Technology, o
Construction management student Mason E. Blethen and human services and restorative justice student Kristien T. Quintanilla are two of at least three Pennsylvania College of Technology students called to provide emergency support through the Pennsylvania National Guard during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A massive structure meant to encourage the “ecological awakening of humanity” can trace its foundation across the Atlantic Ocean to the welding expertise and facilities offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Last week, the Pennsylvania College of Technology's dental hygiene program held a special event for its first- and second-year students, engaging an international motivational speaker who is well-known in the dental field to speak with students via videoconference.
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