Pennsylvania College of Technology is, first and foremost, an educational institution, committed to offering degrees that work. As an educational institution, the health and safety of our students and other community members is paramount. Penn College will not tolerate hazing activities by any individuals, groups, teams, or registered/unregistered student organizations. The College encourages all members of its community to be aware of the serious nature of hazing and challenges its members to work together to prevent its occurrence.

Hazing, which includes any action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student or which willfully destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in, any group or organization, the willingness of an individual to participate in such activity notwithstanding. 

Hazing in any form is prohibited. The College and/or the Conduct Board will investigate all allegations of hazing and depending on the outcome, the incident may be referred for disciplinary action including being reported to law enforcement. 

Hazing prevention and awareness programs have been added to all student leadership trainings, Welcome Week Programming, and required new student online training modules in an attempt to reach all students. 

Penn College encourages all members of the community who believe they have witness, experienced, or are aware of conduct that constitutes hazing to report the violation to the appropriate party (i.e. College Police, Student Affairs, People & Culture). Reports can also be made via the Silent Witness form.  

Penn College will maintain a report of all hazing violations in accordance with the Timothy J. Piazza Anti-hazing Law. The College will update the report biennially on January 1st and July 1st and will post the updated report on its publicly accessible Penn College Police website.