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As a week of ice-scraper mornings temporarily surrendered to warmer temps and plentiful sunshine, the final Open House of the Fall 2023 semester attracted a lively crowd of aspiring Penn College students and their families. Faculty/staff, students and alumni combined to make it an informative day for visitors, who filled their Sunday with tours – both general and pinpointed to their specific interests – and a variety of optional activities focused on academic and campus life.
Falling outdoor temperatures and daylight saving time ending are reminders of seasons changing for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes. With the close of the fall soccer, tennis, golf and volleyball seasons – and final preparations underway for cross-country runners – the Wildcats’ wrestling season has begun, and openers for the men’s and women’s basketball teams are just days away.
Students in Joseph F. DiBucci's Concrete Construction class poured front and side porches Thursday at a Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity home being built at 1616 Scott St. More student involvement is expected as additional houses are built in that neighborhood, and Penn College is partnering with Habitat for a multiyear residential construction project on Fifth Avenue closer to campus.
A collaborative exhibit with The Gallery at Penn College resulted in one of numerous industry honors recently earned by the World of Little League Museum. The museum took home a program-record four ISHY Awards this year, as presented by the International Sports Heritage Association, for its creative content marking the 75th anniversary of the Little League Baseball World Series.
Victoria Hurwitz, director of physical therapist assistant at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was among the "Women of Excellence" honored in YWCA Northcentral PA's 15th annual tribute to strong, creative and caring changemakers who help their communities thrive.
This fall, three enthusiastic and talented student leaders are serving as the first peer mentors in a Center for Academic Excellence pilot program designed to build to a full peer mentoring program launch in Spring 2024. The pilot program aims to provide valuable support and guidance to incoming students, while establishing a foundation for a sustainable and long-term peer mentoring initiative.
Penn College at Wellsboro’s Practical Nursing Program will host two information sessions for those interested in nursing as a career: Thursday, Nov. 30, and Thursday, Dec. 7. The 6:30 p.m. sessions will be held at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Wellsboro campus, 22 Walnut St., and connected to the Potter County Education Council through Zoom.
A global machine tool builder has donated machinery to benefit the Baja SAE team and academic programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Hardinge Inc. recently provided the college with an XR 1000 high-performance vertical machining center. Valued at $144,900, the milling machine is equipped with the latest spindle technology and configured for 4-axis machining.
With a returning lineup that includes the program’s first national qualifier, Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestling coach Pankil Chander describes this year’s team as “competitive, deep and young” as the Wildcats enter the season nationally ranked among NCAA Division III schools for the first time in program history.
Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, chair of the state Senate Communications & Technology Committee, was among those visiting on Wednesday, impressed by a variety of instructional areas alongside Penn College administrators, state Sen. Gene Yaw and legislative colleagues.