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From Friday through Sunday, Pennsylvania College of Technology student drivers, mechanics and welders descended upon Williamsport's Brandon Park to participate in the 11th annual Susquehanna 500, a charity go-kart race sponsored by the Northcentral Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross.

Prize money won by Pennsylvania College of Technology students at a competition in 2002 will be used to fund a new scholarship at the college. The School of Natural Resources Management Ornamental Horticulture Scholarship will generate a $1,000 award for each of the next six years.

An exhibition of student photography is on display in Bookmarks in the Madigan Library. The photographs are part of student work completed for the Commercial Photography course (PHO230) taught by Gary R. DiPalma, instructor of graphic design, in the Spring 2007 semester. Photographs were taken in four basic subject areas: fashion/portrait, food, product and architecture.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student who lost her battle with cancer earlier this year will be memorialized through a new scholarship fund to benefit nursing students at Penn College. The Danielle M. Young Memorial Scholarship will generate an annual award of $500 to a student enrolled full time in Penn College's associate- or bachelor-degree nursing majors.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Joan Welker , Custodian, (Temporary), General Services, effective Sept. 17

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will benefit from a new scholarship fund honoring the recently retired manager of the school's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant.

The Financial Aid Office of Pennsylvania College of Technology recently was notified by The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency of a loan-forgiveness program for veteran students. This program will provide a one-time loan-forgiveness benefit up to $2,500 for student borrowers who served in the Armed Forces in active-duty status between Sept. 11, 2001, and Dec.

More than 100 people traveled the West Branch of the Susquehanna on Friday night, as Student Activities sponsored a "Wing Cruise" aboard the Hiawatha paddleboat. Tickets for the event included the 90-minute cruise, one dozen chicken wings and soda. ( Photos by Michael J. Hersh, assistant director for programming)

The Penn College community recognizes the Clothesline Project this week with T-shirt displays in the Campus Center lobby and Madigan Library. The Clothesline Project was created in Massachusetts in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. According to its Web site , "It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt.

Three Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members have earned the designation of Certified Nurse Educator after successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the New York City-based National League for Nursing. Jane J. Benedict, Linda L. Crayton and Pam B. Schappert, all associate professors of nursing, earned the certification.