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Education

Penn College electrical students serve area nonprofits

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s commitment to hands-on education aided area nonprofit organizations throughout the spring semester. Two sections of electrical construction students contributed nearly 400 hours of work, saving the YWCA, Sojourner Truth Ministries and the Avis Area ...

Pinwheels planted to bring awareness to child abuse

During Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, “pinwheel gardens” have been popping up around the country in an effort to bring awareness to child abuse, and a local display of pinwheels recently arose in a field next to the Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Co. The display is a ...

Lyco students dedicate time to the community on alternative spring break

Instead of heading home or to a sunny locale, a group of Lycoming College students participated in “Alternative Spring Break,” a free program for students opting to dedicate their time to community service opportunities. Organized by Sophia Stabley, director of community service and ...

Creative collaboration ‘sparks’ Penn College sculpture

The “ripple” effect of Skyler R. Graver’s gumption will enhance Pennsylvania College of Technology’s landscape for generations to come. A 200-pound, 9-foot-long motorcycle sculpture accentuates the north end of the campus mall, thanks to Graver and other talented members of the ...

‘Emeritus’ honor granted to retired nursing faculty member

Pennsylvania College of Technology has granted faculty emeritus status to Dorothy M. “Dottie” Mathers, a professor of nursing who retired in December after 27 years of full-time teaching and 30 years of service overall to the college. Mathers began teaching nursing full time at Penn ...

Lyco student receives full scholarship to study abroad in Ireland

Music and anthropology major, Birdie Hadfield ’24, became the first Lycoming College student to win a Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship (FEA) and full tuition scholarships to study ethnomusicology in Ireland. FEA provides scholarships and ongoing support to students who are ...