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Pennsylvania College of Technology will continue the dialogue engendered by its Centennial Colloquia Series – designed to explore the impact of technology on society – by hosting a roundtable discussion with the series’ faculty presenters.

Scheduled for Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium, the discussion is titled “Riding the Wave of Technological Change: Revolution or Evolution?”

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A commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, for nearly 250 students who have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology after the college’s summer sessions.

The commencement ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport.

The student speaker for the ceremony will be Katherine P. Wylezik, of Bernville, who will be awarded a Bachelor of Science in applied health studies: occupational therapy assistant concentration, and an Associate of Applied Science in occupational therapy assistant. A Dean’s List student, Wylezik will receive the President’s Award, presented for leadership and service to the college.

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Is a rewarding career in nursing in your future? The practical nursing program at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus is scheduling pre-admission testing for the class beginning in January.

Pre-admission testing must be completed before the application process begins. All applications for the January class must be submitted by Oct. 1.

The yearlong, full-time program is offered through Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College and prepares graduates for career opportunities in area hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, personal-care facilities and human-service organizations.Read more

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student honed his high-tech skills on an extracurricular project that raised $250 for one of his favorite causes: Whitetails Unlimited.

Nicholas J. Judge, a sophomore in the manufacturing engineering technology major, used electrical discharge machining to fashion two brass-and-steel belt buckles for a “Hunters Night Out,” hosted by the organization’s Bucks County Chapter. One was auctioned to raise funds for the chapter’s deer-conservation efforts; the other was given in a formal presentation to Outdoor Channel personality Travis “T-Bone” Turner, who attended the event.

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Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s electronics and computer engineering technology major recently entered projects in the IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference, bringing home a second-place finish.

Anthony R. Cherone, of Dover, and Daniel R. Sullivan, of Winfield, teamed to build a robot that finished second in the conference’s Micromouse Competition. The “micromouse” is an autonomous robot – no wider than 25 centimeters on any side – that must find its way from the corner of a maze to the center. Once the maze is revealed, competitors may reconfigure sensors, but they may not feed information about the maze into the robot’s programming.

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