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By Mindy Johnston College Information & Community Relations Intern When Pennsylvania College of Technology upgrades its inventory of personal computers periodically, schools and nonprofit organizations in the area often benefit.

More than 160 Pennsylvania College of Technology students have petitioned to graduate in Summer Commencement ceremonies to be held Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport. Wendy A. Cunningham, Montoursville, will be the student speaker for the ceremonies, which will begin at 11 a.m.

Construction contracts worth more than $9 million have been awarded to five Pennsylvania firms that will perform extensive renovations at the most historic building on the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus the Klump Academic Center. Two of the five awards, for more than $2.5 million, were to Williamsport-based companies.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Board of Directors has approved an Operating Budget of $67.48 million for 2003-04, reflecting an expected 5-percent reduction in the College's state appropriation and projected enrollment growth of more than 5 percent. The Operating Budget of $67,482,471 represents an 8.5-percent increase over the current year.

By Mindy Johnston College Information & Community Relations Intern Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Transportation Technology acquired four donated vehicles recently that will be used for instructional and transportation purposes. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. is donating a 2003 Camry LE and a 2003 Corolla.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Caterpillar Inc. presented the first "Pathfinder to Excellence Faculty Award" recently to a faculty member at the College. Kenneth C. Kuhns, assistant professor of electrical technology/occupations, received the award during an advisory board meeting at the College.

By Mindy Johnston College Information & Community Relations Intern Eight students from Pennsylvania College of Technology will travel to W'rg, Germany, for a semester-long exchange program this fall. W'rg, a town of 127,000 in Northcentral Bavaria, is about 2 1/2 hours from Munich by train. The students will attend the W'rg University of Applied Sciences, a technical college.

By Mindy Johnston College Information & Community Relations Intern The maxim "like father, like son" rang true recently at Pennsylvania College of Technology, when a father and son from Milton Michael L. and Matthew L. Byers both received bachelor's degrees in Graphic Design on the same day.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology competitors took home second-place medals in the national SkillsUSA Championships held recently in Kansas City, Mo. The SkillsUSA Championships showcase the best career and technical students in the nation, with more than 4,000 participants competing in 75 separate events. The silver medalists for Penn College and their competition categories are: Joshua W.

Students at Pennsylvania College of Technology soon will be able to use their student identification cards to pay for purchases at dining units, the College Store, vending machines and laundry rooms on campus, as well as commercial restaurants nearby.