When staff and students from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant catered daily meals for the teams participating in the 2023 Little League Baseball World Series, they had an extra token to share: trading pins designed by Penn College graphic design student Brock R. Hower, of Montoursville.
Student designs trading pin for group serving at World Series Published 09.14.2023 Photo by Brock R. Hower News For Current Penn College Students Graphic Design & Art Baking & Culinary School of Business, Arts & Sciences News Home Page contents When staff and students from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant catered daily meals for the teams participating in the 2023 Little League Baseball World Series, they had an extra token to share: trading pins designed by Penn College …

Students are finishing the fifth week of classes already, and Career Services has marked each of those weeks on a calendar overflowing with networking opportunities for students and alumni. Activities from Sept. 10-14 included a daylong Human Services & Restorative Justice Expo on Tuesday and several more Recruitment Days, including an architecture-related one on Thursday.
Getting the job done Published 09.14.2023 Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor; and Tom Wilson, writer/editor-Penn College News News Career Services For Current Penn College Students Alumni News Architecture & Sustainable Design Human Services & Restorative Justice Home Page contents Students are finishing the fifth week of classes already, and Career Services has marked each of those weeks on a calendar overflowing with networking opportunities for students and alumni. Activities from Sept. …

Working under Thursday morning's plentiful sunshine and cooled by a pleasant breeze, construction students could be found in familiar circumstances: once again collaborating with General Services on outdoor improvements to the campus landscape. Three sections of Concrete Construction (BCT238) classes taught by Franklin H. Reber Jr. and Joseph F. DiBucci have been busy since the start of the fall semester, pouring new walkways in several locations.
Yard by cubic yard, concrete students widen sidewalks Published 09.14.2023 News For Current Penn College Students Building Construction Faculty & Staff Home Page contents DiBucci (signaling thumb's-up approval to concrete delivery by wheel loader) leads students outside the Electrical Technologies Center. The two-time Penn College alumnus joined the full-time faculty this semester. Working under Thursday morning's plentiful sunshine and cooled by a pleasant breeze, construction students could be found in …

Student teams gave it their all during Wildcat Wars, a grueling and gladiatorial contest of wills and wiles, that was won in a Friday night squeaker.
'Wildcat Wars' won by slimmest of margins Published 09.14.2023 Photos by Conor P. Fry, student photographer News Student Life Home Page contents Spanning UPMC Field, prepped for the skirmishes to come. Student teams gave it their all during Wildcat Wars, a grueling and gladiatorial contest of wills and wiles, that was decided in a Friday night squeaker. Claiming overall honors and an ice cream social – by one point, no less – was the squad from CDJ (Clinton, Delaware and Juniata halls), with Lancaster/York …

Pennsylvania College of Technology students added a new chapter to their history of success at Baja SAE with a recent top-10 finish in the competition’s premier event. At Baja SAE Ohio, Penn College placed ninth in the four-hour endurance race, considered the toughest test at the international showcase. Schools are required to design, manufacture and build a single-seat, all-terrain, four-wheel-drive vehicle to survive various challenges.
Penn College Baja SAE team records another top-10 finish Published 09.13.2023 Photos by Mary Fowler (mother of competitor Marshall W. Fowler) News Baja SAE For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Donors Corporate Partnerships Automated Manufacturing & Machining Engineering & Industrial Design Technology Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology students added a new chapter to their history of success at Baja SAE with a recent top-10 finish in the competition’s premier event. At Baja …

First-time coach David Straub has high hopes for the Pennsylvania College of Technology tennis program, and he will draw from his blue-collar experience as a homebuilder to build it.
Wildcats spotlight on tennis Published 09.13.2023 News Athletics Home Page contents First-time coach David Straub has high hopes for the Pennsylvania College of Technology tennis program, and he will draw from his blue-collar experience as a homebuilder to build it.    Although this is Straub’s first experience as a paid coach, he has been a student of the game since his introduction to it as an 18-year-old. Until now, he’s been a recreational player and has competed in local tournaments, and among those …

A graphic designer who has created and revitalized brands to international acclaim shared his grounded advice recently with graphic design students at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Todd True’s world has revolved around such companies as John Deere, FedEx, BP, Canadian Airlines and Johnson & Johnson, but he is connected locally – serving on the Advertising Art/Graphic Design Advisory Committee and being the father of a Penn College freshman.
Designer shares down-to-earth advice from heights of success Published 09.13.2023 Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor News For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Graphic Design & Art Home Page contents Todd True enjoys engaging with young creatives at Penn College. A graphic designer who has created and revitalized brands to international acclaim shared his grounded advice recently with graphic design students at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Todd True’s world has revolved …

As another testament to Penn College students' willingness to be of hands-on service to the community, nine members of the Human Services and Restorative Justice Club volunteered to help with Tuesday night's appearance of Kevin Hines at the Community Arts Center.
Student volunteers on hand as survivor shares message of hope Published 09.13.2023 Photos provided News For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Human Services & Restorative Justice Community Involvement Home Page contents Human Services and Restorative Justice Club members garnered rave reviews for their volunteer assistance at Tuesday's free lecture by mental health advocate Kevin Hines. As another testament to Penn College students' willingness to be of hands-on service to the community, nine …

Pennsylvania College of Technology students eyeing manufacturing-related careers will benefit from a machine entrustment valued at $625,000. The Bihler 4 Slide-NC is a high-tech metal stamping and forming center entrusted to the college for two years by Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik and Bihler of America Inc.
Penn College receives entrustment of high-tech machine Published 09.12.2023 News School of Engineering Technologies News Corporate Donor Automated Manufacturing & Machining Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering & Industrial Design Technology For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology students eyeing manufacturing-related careers will benefit from a machine entrustment valued at $625,000. The Bihler 4 Slide-NC is a …

Students and employees planted flags, wrote thank-you notes to veterans and first responders, made paper cranes and more during a day of service to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
9/11 anniversary events acknowledge sacrifice, survival Published 09.11.2023 Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor News For Current Penn College Students Faculty & Staff Student Life Events Home Page contents Students and employees planted flags, wrote thank-you notes to veterans and first responders, made paper cranes and more during a day of service to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Students Ryan Fizer and Steven M. Gautsch made a point to plant flags to honor the memory of …