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Christopher J. Holley, assistant professor of automotive technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was featured in a July 25 report by Spectrum News 1, of Columbus, Ohio. The cable television news outlet covered the 2024 Battery Electric Vehicle Summer Institute at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, attended by Holley and his Penn College colleague, Charles F. Probst, automotive/Honda PACT instructor.
Summer Camps brought the heat and hands-on happenings to 215 high school students, who experienced Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campuses and labs July 14-20. In addition to the home state, the overnight programs attracted students entering grades 9-12 from California, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Nineteen middle and high school educators from throughout the state received a free education in cybersecurity, courtesy of the recent GenCyber Camp conducted by Pennsylvania College of Technology. Supported by the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation, the goal of the GenCyber program is to build a strong cybersecurity workforce by igniting interest in the field at the secondary level. The teachers learned actionable cybersecurity concepts to share in their classrooms this fall.
More than 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2024 sessions. A commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Community Arts Center, with 100 students expected to march in the proceedings. The ceremony is for graduates and ticketed guests. A livestream broadcast will be offered on the commencement website.
Students from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies top the list of scholarship recipients from a national foundation devoted to skilled manufacturing careers. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, awarded the scholarships – each worth up to $2,000 – to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a certificate or degree program leading to a manufacturing career.
Representatives from Penn College’s brewing & fermentation science major were among those cheering summertime at the Selinsgrove Brewfest, held July 20 near downtown Selinsgrove. "It's great to have the opportunity to present student products to a large number of beer enthusiasts, as well as beer-curious folks,” said instructor Timothy L. Yarrington. “I welcome any opportunity to let people know about our brewing program and the successes of our grads."
“Accelerated Learning,” the 1959 B-61 Model Mack drag truck operated by the Diesel Performance Club of Pennsylvania College of Technology, notched a second-place finish at the East Coast Truck Nationals, held recently at Numidia Dragway in Columbia County. It was an impressive showing for the truck’s first sanctioned, competitive event.
William E. Mack, a former dean at Pennsylvania College of Technology, died July 19 at the age of 67. A funeral will begin at 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, 60 Indiantown Gap Rd., Annville. A celebration of life will follow, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Enola Sportsmen’s Club, 290 Hill Road Ext., Enola.
William “Scott” P. Welch, a retired faculty member who taught in three majors – heavy construction, diesel and aviation – died July 19 at the age of 65. A celebration of life is set for Saturday, Aug. 3, at Christian Church at Cogan Station, 5904 Lycoming Creek Rd., Cogan Station. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a brief service at 11 a.m.
A celebration of life will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27, for Richard L. Druckenmiller, a retired building construction technology faculty member, who died July 18 at the age of 72. The gathering, with remarks at 2 p.m., will take place at the Peter Herdic House Restaurant, 407 W. Fourth St., Williamsport.