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Board approves Penn College budget, tuition/fees for 2018-19
6/15/18
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors has approved a $161.8 million total budget calling for a 2.81 percent increase in tuition in 2018-19, marking four consecutive years of increases below 3 percent.
Former Penn College dean granted emeritus status
6/15/18
Colin W. Williamson, who served in administrative roles for 27 years at Pennsylvania College of Technology — including the final 15 as dean of the School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies — has been granted dean emeritus status at the institution.
Penn College's industry ties exemplified in board appointments
6/14/18
Brett A. Reasner, dean of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation. The foundation also has tapped the expertise of Justin W. Beishline, an assistant dean of the school, in naming him to its Technical Training Committee.
Ball Corp. creates pair of scholarships at Penn College
6/14/18
Ball Corp., a leading supplier of metal packaging and aerospace technologies, has established two scholarship funds at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Diversity in Manufacturing and the Manufacturing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship funds each will provide annual $1,500 scholarship awards to students at Penn College.
Rotomolding pros share perspective at hands-on summer workshop
6/5/18
Marking a decade of intensive staff development for rotational-molding professionals, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center recently hosted more than two dozen employees in another of its renowned industry conferences.
Penn College women welders aim for national recognition
6/5/18
Pennsylvania College of Technology students vying for gold at the SkillsUSA National Championships is common. An all-female welding team representing the school at the prestigious competition is not. Thanks to three talented female welding and fabrication engineering technology students, it may be in the future. The trio aim to be trendsetters at the college and nationally.
Gift from Lycoming Engines boosts Penn College’s aviation instruction
6/5/18
Longtime Pennsylvania College of Technology partner Lycoming Engines has donated 15 aircraft engines to be used for instructional purposes in the college’s aviation majors.
University mourns death of trustee emeritus, former state lawmaker Roger Madigan
6/4/18
Roger Madigan, an emeritus member of the Penn State Board of Trustees and former state lawmaker, died on June 2 at the age of 88.
Video highlighting Penn College NOW dual enrollment program captures Telly Award
5/31/18
A Bronze Telly in the “Non-Broadcast – General-Information” category went to a news video titled “High Schoolers Earn Free College Credits with Penn College NOW,” which showcased the Penn College NOW dual enrollment program.
Fourteen incoming students chosen as 2018-19 'BE Scholars'
5/30/18
Fourteen of this fall’s first-year students in construction and design majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology have been selected as Built Environment Scholars in a program that rewards academic talent in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related fields.
Jabbour named assistant dean of the School of Construction & Design Technologies
5/29/18
Naim N. Jabbour has been named assistant dean of the School of Construction & Design Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Jabbour, who is an assistant professor of architectural technology at Penn College, officially begins his duties June 11.
Penn College's Baja team proves to be 'dynamic'
5/29/18
Mother Nature hampered the quest of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Baja SAE team, but she couldn’t prevent a dynamic performance by the students at the recent Society of Automotive Engineers international competition in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Driven to advance polymer industry, alumnus gives through time, scholarships
5/24/18
Michael Starsinic credits the real-world experiences in the plastics industry that faculty members brought into the classroom in the late 1970s. Now, through scholarships and mentoring, he's dedicated to giving students the same experience and to advancing interest in a field that's been so rewarding to him.
NSSC accepts award for Northwestern Training-Network Partner
5/23/18
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council, whose Building Operator Certification program trains and certifies facilities operations and maintenance personnel to achieve cost-saving energy efficiency, has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy with a 2018 Energy Star Award of Excellence.