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Over fifty PTI students matched wits Wednesday in the Who Wants to be a Millionaire competition. The annual event, hosted by John Palko of Student Services, is a highlight of the winter games on campus.

Rube Goldberg would be smiling this week. Rube was a great American cartoonist who created a series of popular cartoons depicting complicated gadgets that perform simple tasks in unique and convoluted ways. PTI CAD students rose to the Rube Goldberg challenge in a quest to make a unique and innovative gumball machine.

#‎RubeGoldbergMachine‬: So what do a ‪#‎birdhouse‬, ‪#‎toilet‬, and ‪#‎steeringWheel‬ have in common?

#rube goldberg machine #birdhouse #toilet #steeringwheel

When the groggy yet excited group of 36 PTI School of Hospitality students gathered early one morning last fall at Pittsburgh International Airport for their direct flight to San Francisco International Airport, nearly half of them had never flown the friendly skies before.

When classes started nearly two years ago, two students from Maryland sat next to one another in class and learned they were actually distant cousins now attending the same college pursuing the same Hospitality Management‬ administration degree.

Now these two students were about to start their respective internships and prepare for July 2016 graduation and job interviews. One hopes to land a job at a ‪#‎resort‬. The other wants to work as an ‪#‎agent‬, continue to travel and help others plan trips.

#resort #hospitalitymanagement #agent

Laura Allison is a magician with scissors. She carries a special pair wherever she goes along with a bag of coupons from the newspaper. She can be found between classes in Business at PTI clipping coupon after coupon, all for military families overseas. And just this year she has saved military families over $200,000 with her efforts.

Laura is part of an initiative sponsored by BCD travel who gathers and distributes grocery coupons for military families. Military families often do not have access to American newspapers when they are stationed overseas, but many of the stores where they shop take coupons on American products, even expired coupons.

#militaryfamilies #military family #coupon

What are some key health topics that affect a college student body the most? That was the motivation behind PTI School of Nursing students in selecting issues to address in their Health Fair on Thursday. As students and staff walked the various stations they were given presentations on several important issues such as breast and testicular cancer, influenza and antibiotics, and binge drinking.

Visitors to the health fair left with some sobering lessons, free oranges to prevent the flu and valuable information. The nursing students wished all a healthy holiday season.

#testicularCancer #breastCancer #influenza #antibiotics #binge drinking

“Santa needed some help” said Melissa Gnoth of the PTI Student Services Department as she wrapped one of the pile of toys stacked up in front of her. Melissa was one of the 52 student and staff volunteers at PTI who participated in the annual Santa Project to help children and families in the area.

The Santa Project this year has provided Christmas cheer to over 100 children at the Bradley Center, a caring facility for truly needy kids. The Bradley Center is a year-round project for PTI students.

#toys #volunteer #SantaProject

Farro is a grain that originated in the Fertile Crescent, where it has been found in the tombs of Egyptian kings and is said to have fed the Roman Legions. Italians have dined on farro for centuries. Now, with the revival of interest in whole grains, farro's popularity is gaining in the U.S. as well. You can find it in many specialty markets. Simply follow the preparation instructions on the package and cook in al dente.

In between these amazing field trips, she cooks with local fresh ingredients and dines with her chef instructors, tasting wines and exploring the art of Italian food.

#italy #culinary #cheese #cuisine #farro salad

To the strains of the Star Wars – The Force Awakens theme song over 30 PTI students and staff gathered for an “Hour of Code” event in the IT lab on campus. The event was organized by programming instructor Michael Rinsem and was part of a national event that will involve over 192,598 separate locations and a target of over 50 million participants worldwide.

The Hour of Code movement is led by a non-profit organization with the objective of demystifying coding and demonstrating that anyone can learn the basics of coding.

#hour of code #programming #code

Eight PTI DECA students boarded a bus for a trip to New York last week as delegates to a National DECA conference. DECA is a national business organization with chapters around the nation with the mission of preparing emerging business leaders and entrepreneurs.

The chapter members at the conference were divided into groups by specialty so they could listen to speakers, attend events and network with students with the same interests. Categories included sports and entertainment, culinary, finance, fashion and hospitality.

“It was great to bond with fellow DECA members” said Lauren who plans to go into accounting when she graduates. “In the club you get to know each other. We explored New York together on our down time.”

#deca #business #NYC #new york

The PTI Energy Technology Center hosted an American Welding Society competition Friday as over 60 student welders completed for scholarships and glory. The competition had two tiers, high school level students competed for college scholarships and college level welders completed for prizes and recognition.

“There are top welding students from over 20 schools here” said John Foley, PTI welding instructor. “We have four of our own PTI student welders competing this year.” “We held a runoff competition and the finalists are now competing against the best from other schools” The PTI competitors were: Kristen Clark, Christopher Curry, Frank Lombardo, Jr. and Roy Huffman.

#trades #welding #arc #tig #gas #pajobs

American Academy of Culinary Arts students lit up many faces Friday as they handed out cookies at Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night. First -term culinary students baked over 800 cookies and five of these students travelled to the event to man a table and distribute holiday cheer.

“We baked all of Santa’s Favorites” said Chef Director Norman Hart who orchestrated the event for the AACA team. “We baked five kinds of cookies, holiday cut- out cookies, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, elephant ears and biscotti”

The culinary school students had been invited to participate in the event by the city and this was their first time attending Light Up Night.

#holidays #cookies #santa claus #light up night

“We are so pleased so many employers came” remarked Josephine Smith, Director of Career Services and host of the event. “It is a great turnout and an excellent time for our students to make important contacts”

Thursday and Friday were career interview days at PTI as hundreds of PTI students flocked to the gallery to meet potential employers and learn about internships. The event attracted over 100 major employers who set up tables to meet and greet advanced level students and discuss opportunities.

#careerservices #careermonth

Sarah Ritchey, a standout student at the American Academy of Culinary Arts is having an internship one can only dream of. She is studying in Orvieto, Italy at the Istituto Di Arte Culinaria. She is in the historic center of Orvieto at a 300 year old farmhouse in a region once the home of Roman aristocracy.

“One of the many experiences I have had here in Italy, would be going to the Perlugia chocolate factory. Our group got to take a chocolate class and make chocolates. We toured the factory and learned of the many different kinds of chocolate they make. The company expanded from a small chocolate store that was opened in 1907. The history of how they started, and where they are now and the many chocolates they created was inspiring. Simply because, if you have a dream (much like the chocolate makers had when they first opened) you never know how it will turn out.

#italy #make #chocolate #perugina #baci

Hundreds of PTI students invested an hour or two in the Gallery, Thursday to participate in a Career Event hosted by PTI’s Career Services Department.

Hundreds of PTI students invested an hour or two in the Gallery, Thursday to participate in a Career Event hosted by PTI’s Career Services Department. The event was part of Career Month, which includes a collection of activities designed to prepare students for their internships and interviews.

#careerservices #careermonth #internship #interview

The winners of PTI’s Excellence in Education Awards for 2015 have been announced and Jacob Muth, Shannon Wintruba, and Nancy DiNicola have won the honors.

#awardwinningteacher #excellenceineducation

PTI students from the Schools of Criminal Justice, Business, Hospitality and Design and the college's American Academy of Culinary Arts at PTI directed traffic, answered questions, manned grills and videotaped unscripted moments at the 25th Irish Festival Pittsburgh.

“Very slow and very methodical. Take your time. Get everything. Don't miss anything.” These were the words of Trooper Bruce Arrington of the Pennsylvania State Police as he mentored PTI Criminal Justice students at the college's mock crime scene.

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