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Lock Haven to host 2 major showcase days

LOCK HAVEN — The Commonwealth University-Lock Haven Admissions Office will host two major showcase days in this month, which will include a behind-the-scenes look at program faculty and current students at The Haven. The first will be held on Monday, July 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will focus on health and exercise science. The second will be held on Monday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will focus on environmental, geographical and geological sciences. Both events will be held at the Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, 10 Susquehanna Ave., first floor. During the ...

Faculty member named Pa. Wing commander of CAP

An emergency management and homeland security instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been appointed commander of the Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Col. William A. Schlosser will lead the organization for the next three years. CAP’s Pennsylvania Wing comprises 43 ...

Injection Molding Processing Series continues at Penn College

Eleven plastics professionals representing six companies benefited from an Injection Molding Processing Series workshop hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and its acclaimed Plastics Innovation & Resource Center. The combined lecture and hands-on instruction covered decoupled ...

Penn College students lead in manufacturing scholarships

Pennsylvania College of Technology students received nearly a third of all scholarships from a national foundation devoted to skilled manufacturing careers. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs — the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International — awarded the $1,500-$2,500 scholarships to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a certificate or degree program leading to a manufacturing career. FMA is the leading educational association for the metal processing, forming and fabricating industry. Penn College students earned 13 of the 42 NBT scholarships for ...

Grad traces new job back to previous internship

SEKISUI KYDEX and Atlantic Culinary Environments Inc. are different companies, based in different towns with different missions. But for Elijah B. Peltz, the two entities are intertwined. An internship at one helped lead to the start of his career at the other. Peltz, of Bloomsburg, recently ...

Mechatronics student receives scholarship

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student is the recipient of a scholarship from a foundation dedicated to supporting packaging and processing education throughout North America. Marissa R. Rupert, of Danville, is one of six students nationwide to receive a $5,000 PACK EXPO scholarship from the PMMI Foundation of the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. A Dean’s List student, Rupert is seeking a bachelor’s degree in automation engineering technology: mechatronics. Mechatronics refers to the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering ...