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Three students who graduated in Saturday's Fall Commencement exercises were recognized at an Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony in the Community Arts Center's Capitol Lounge prior to their 11 a.m. procession. President Michael J. Reed paid tribute to the "small, but mighty group of absolutely extraordinary" honorees in his welcoming remarks, noting their selection for collegewide recognition from among 4,300 Penn College students.

The Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia, which for years has provided a learning experience for Pennsylvania College of Technology baking & pastry arts students during its Philadelphia National Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show, recently established an annual scholarship for students in the college’s baking and culinary majors.

More than 100 high school students, most already taking hospitality-related courses in their secondary school, explored Penn College’s baking and culinary majors on Dec. 1.

We interrupt your seasonally scheduled bustle to bring you this singular moment of serenity, a calming look at a bejeweled campus intended to bring joy to the world of Penn College students, employees and the entire community beyond its pillared gates. As Time magazine's Person of the Year sings, "A diamond's gotta shine!"

Twenty-eight participants from nearly a dozen career and technical education centers vied for glory in the diesel competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center, representing the readily attainable possibilities that await those pursuing an applied technology education. Berks Career & Technology Center (heavy equipment) won first place overall and received $5,000 in training funds courtesy of Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc.

Groundwork for next spring's Baja SAE Williamsport competition – to be hosted by Penn College at its Heavy Construction Equipment Operations Site in Brady Township – is continuing, inside and out. With most of the student body home on semester break, Baja team members stayed behind to work on their vehicle. And even though classes are on hiatus until next year, there's still much to do at the competition site itself.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology initiative focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration has been awarded a highly competitive U.S. Department of Justice grant for $866,188.

Likened to "a campfire conversation among friends," the latest episode of Penn College's Tomorrow Makers podcast gamely explores the creative process in all of its glorious manifestations: art, poetry, design, music, storytelling. Industrial design professor Thomas E. Ask and one of his students – Nick A. Flores, of Alexandria, Virginia – talk about making something from nothing, individually and collaboratively, and dare to confront the AI elephant in the room.

Engaging emissaries from Pennsylvania College of Technology will again be part of the winter celebration of the commonwealth’s agriculture industry and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on it. Students and employees from the college will travel to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg from Jan. 6-13 for a variety of activities that reflect this year’s theme of “Connecting Our Communities.”

“Black and white photography is alive and well!” heralded Mark W. Wilson, instructor of graphic design at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Proving the point, Wilson’s Fine Art Photography (PHO 210) class is exhibiting works on the second floor of The Madigan Library.