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A 2022 graduate of Penn College's two-year concrete science technology major returned to campus Tuesday with four other representatives of this year's PACA Emerging Leaders Academy cohort, meeting with current students about the vast variety of available careers. Madison L. Kistler, a quality control technician at New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc., is among 19 members of the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association's 2023 PELA class.
Diesel students from Brad R. Conklin's Basic Electricity and Heavy Duty Brake Systems courses went to Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. in Pittston on Thursday to observe a mock technician competition. Comprised of the top Isuzu technicians in the United States, the team will travel to Japan next month to compete against entries from 33 other countries to determine the best Isuzu technician team in the world.
An impressive contingent of Pennsylvania College of Technology students experienced the recent National Electrical Contractors Association Annual Convention in Philadelphia. Twenty-five students – accompanied by faculty members Eric L. Anstadt, electrical technology/occupations, and Darrin S. Morse, electrical construction – attended the convention and trade show, billed as the electrical construction industry’s premier event.
As the fall sports seasons continue for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes, there was news on the wrestling front this past week with the announcement of a new conference affiliation. Starting this season, Penn College will be a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.
The first Open House of 2023-24, reimagined to provide an unforgettable experience for a new generation of tomorrow makers, brought 407 prospective students (and their families and friends) to Penn College's campuses on Saturday. The college will host a second fall Open House on Nov. 5, two during the Spring 2024 semester (Feb. 24 and April 7) and a summer installment on July 13.
In a "rain or shine" endeavor that had plenty of both, members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Horticulture Technicians’ Association were among the industrious partners for Saturday's "Reimagine Sustainability" activity in Way's Garden. Conveniently located near main campus, the civic sanctuary at West Fourth and Maynard streets has frequently been improved by college students and faculty – before, during and after its 2013 centennial.
A diesel instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology has received Caterpillar Inc.'s Pathfinder to Excellence Faculty Award in just his first year of teaching. A plaque was presented to Andy S. King, a member of the diesel equipment technology faculty at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, during an advisory committee meeting of Caterpillar dealer representatives at the college’s Thompson Professional Development Center.
As job-seekers traveled to and from the Field House for the second day of the Career Fair on Tuesday, two construction students were diligently working behind the building on a new feature for the Athletics Department. Jacob C. Huston, a building construction technology student from Johnstown; and Corbin R. Moore, of Manheim, enrolled in residential construction & management technology, laid several courses of block – the start of a 20-foot-by-10-foot wall that will be used by the lacrosse team and others.
An Emergency Medical Technician course, beginning the week of Jan. 8 and running through early May, will be offered at three locations by Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Twelve students are serving as Presidential Student Ambassadors for the 2023-24 academic year at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Selected for their demonstration of leadership, campus involvement, academic achievement and college pride, the student ambassadors act as liaisons between Penn College and prospective and current students and their families, guests, alumni, industry partners, and friends of the college.