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Penn College writer/video producer Tom Speicher returned to WBRE's “PA live!” set Tuesday in support of "A Day With Waffles and Alexis," his second book featuring an adorably playful Abyssinian guinea pig. Speicher discussed the book – which was inspired by the May death of Alexis “Alex” Weisser, the elder daughter of his partner, Maria – with co-hosts Chris Bohinski and Rachel Malak.
Through its Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program, First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania has awarded $75,000 to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Lycoming County Prison-to-College Program. The Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program considers requests from qualified nonprofit organizations serving the residents of the City of Williamsport and Lycoming County.
More than 350 students have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2023 semester at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The college will hold a commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Community Arts Center. The ceremony, which will be livestreamed, is open only to students who are registered to participate and ticketed guests. More than 240 students are expected to march in the proceedings.
In this episode of Penn College's Tomorrow Makers podcast, the ninth since the feature launched in early September, you'll meet Justin M. Ingram, associate professor of biology. Co-hosts Sumer Beatty and Carlos Ramos tap into his love of science and brewing and explore how he crafted a career that unites those two passions ... with some music-making on the side.
Student Wildcats of Robotic Design hosted its Fall Robot Competition on Nov. 18, attracting dozens of battlin' 'bots to Penn College's Field House. "The SWORD event went well," said club President Preston J. Evey, an engineering design technology student from Lamar (and a 2022 graduate in engineering CAD technology). "We had a great turnout, with a little over 30 competitors – the majority of them being from outside the school."
Penn College's 2022-23 Impact Report is available online. The report, titled "Worth the Investment," features a video message from President Michael J. Reed and reviews a few of the myriad ways Penn College, through the efforts of employees, students, alumni and supporters, made its mark in the workforce and touched communities near and far.
During a Thanksgiving holiday week that saw just two Tuesday basketball games, Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s teams split in their last outings before United East Conference play begins this week, while postseason honors went to five soccer, cross-country and women’s volleyball athletes.
Through expansion of a state program announced on Nov. 20, Pennsylvania College of Technology will receive more than $1.4 million from Coterra Energy for renovation and expansion of labs and instructional spaces in its electrical and architecture & sustainable design programs. The funding will also generate scholarships for veterans and first responders from Camp Freedom.
Work has begun at Pennsylvania College of Technology's heavy construction equipment operations training site in readiness for the estimated 1,000 competitors expected for the international Baja SAE competition next spring. The college will host about 100 teams – each with single-seat, all-terrain vehicles that they've designed and manufactured – that will converge there from May 16-19 for Baja SAE Williamsport.
A student-led video tour of Penn College's machining labs has been posted to YouTube by Practical Machinist, the largest metalworking community on the web. Chethan C. Meda, a manufacturing engineering technology student from Corning, New York, treats viewers to a six-minute summary of the college's cutting-edge facilities and hands-on learning experiences.