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With a group of playoff-experienced seniors, depth from a mix of junior and sophomores, multiple ball handlers, and good height with two 6-foot, 10-inch and three 6-foot, 5-inch players, Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s basketball coach Geoff Hensley believes he has the pieces in place for something special. The Wildcats open their season at home at 5 p.m. on Friday in a nonconference game against Elmira (N.Y.) College.

A federal grant that enhanced services for veteran students at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently ended, but its benefits will endure. A Department of Education program, the three-year, $450,000 Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success grant aided the coordination of services geared to veteran students’ academic, financial, physical and social needs.

A dozen students comprise the 2024 class of inductees to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s chapter of SALUTE, a national veterans honor society. "Being recognized for achieving this high standard of academic achievement in front of their fellow veterans provides an avenue to distinguish themselves among a group that has already done amazing things in their lives," said Chet Beaver, assistant director of student advocacy for veteran/military.

Penn College’s Engineering & Industrial Design Technology Department held its annual SolidWorks Pumpkin Carving Contest last week. The fall tradition tests students on their “carving” abilities, as they craft virtual jack-o'-lanterns with computer software. Three winners were selected in each of two sections of Technical Drawing I and Detailing I.

With one United East Conference championship in the bag (men’s cross-country) and another still possible (women’s soccer), the Pennsylvania College of Technology fall sports season is nearing its end in brilliant fashion. Also, this past week, as the men’s soccer and women’s volleyball seasons were ending, the wrestling season began, and action is about to get underway for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, with previews of those two teams forthcoming.

On Sunday, the Penn College community welcomed prospective students and their families and friends to the final Open House of 2024. Sunny, seasonal weather greeted guests, as did a warm welcome from student tour guides and campus employees. Around 550 potential students were in attendance and over 1,600 total guests, according to Bryce W. Winder, coordinator of admissions events and communications, who added, "The weather was amazing, and our guests were even better."

A call comes in from the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety’s 911 Center, reporting lost and injured hikers are in the woods on the property of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center. Fielding the dispatch are students enrolled in the college’s emergency management & homeland security major, who promptly set their training and skills into motion for a search and rescue full-scale exercise that also involves forest technology students.

An inspiring team effort took place recently with readings of “Meet Mason” by the Penn College men’s basketball team. In honor of Blindness Awareness Month in October, the team, their coach and the book’s author engaged children in various local settings, including the Dunham Children’s Learning Center at Penn College, Otto Bookstore in downtown Williamsport and Cochran Primary School. The “center” of this team dynamic is Mason Chapman, whose story is shared in “Meet Mason."

Fun and fright frolicked across campus as the Penn College community celebrated Halloween with a big bucket-full of festivities in recent days. Among the boo-tiful bounty captured for this photo gallery were the Dunham Children’s Learning Center’s trick-or-treat parade, Dining Services’ creepy “Boofet,” the “Arc Asylum” haunted welding lab, a Wildcat Costume Party and a random sampling of campus characters dressed up to delight.

While the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s cross-country team seeks a United East Conference championship repeat performance, the women’s team will look for continued improvement when the teams compete on Saturday. Hosted by St. Mary’s (Md.) College at Oak Ridge Park in Hughesville, Maryland, the women’s 6K race with 16 teams will begin at 11 a.m. and the men’s 8K race with 15 teams will follow at noon.