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Troy Alumni Association to celebrate 100-year-old building

The Troy Alumni Association has began Centennial Planning for Troy High School, according to a news release. The Association has planned a community event from Oct. 6 through 8, with an open invitation for all those who have attended or worked at Troy High School. The theme is “Our School, Our Stories,” and will celebrate the 100-year-old building and its legacy. Those interested are encouraged to save the date, update their contact information and join in on the planning efforts by contacting alumni@tasdf.org. Plans include bringing alumni businesses, entertainment groups and ...

Penn College to host international SAE competition

During the past decade, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Baja SAE team members have journeyed more than 20,000 miles to test their talent. Next year, they will travel less than 10 from main campus to do that. Penn College will host a Baja SAE competition May 16-19 at its Schneebeli ...

Budget or not, structured literacy program still on the table

(The Center Square) – The state’s stalled budget negotiations left many other proposals on hold, including a bipartisan plan to increase childhood literacy. Still, the lawmakers behind the legislation — Reps. Justin Fleming, D-Harrisburg, and Jason Ortitay, R-Bridgeville — remain hopeful that their proposal to create a three-step plan to implement a structured literacy approach for elementary schools will find its way to the governor’s desk soon. “We want to do what works,” Ortitay said. “This is a program that works, and it works well.” The trend toward “the ...

Lycoming College names endowed professorships

Lycoming College has appointed endowed professorships to five faculty members beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year. Each endowed professorship is supported by a substantial gift to the College that honors both the holder of the appointment and the donor who established it. Recipients are competitively chosen by their peers from among senior professors at the College and retain their positions for a five-year period. Each nominee is selected by the Faculty Chair Endowed Review Committee, along with the confirmation and the support of the College’s president, provost and board of ...

Penn College names assistant dean of academic operations

Daniel J. Clasby has been appointed assistant dean of academic operations at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Clasby comes to Penn College from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, where he had been associate professor of history and chair of the History Department. He held a number of ...

Paleontologists uncover 362M-year-old jaw specimens of extinct shark

A research paper written by a faculty-student duo from Lycoming College was recently published online in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, in collaboration with additional paleontologists. The paper, “First records of Ischnacanthiformes (“Acanthodii”) from the Upper Devonian ...