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Penn College Accounting Student Among Scholarship Winners

July 27, 2011 - 4:03 p.m.

A Penn College junior has been awarded one of three $1,000 scholarships from an online community for accounting professionals. Steven W. Garner, of Lock Haven, pursuing a four-year degree in accounting from the college’s School of Business and Computer Technologies, received his award from AccountingWEB. Entrants were required to write a 500-word essay on the topic of "There's an App for That." Their submissions were judged in a variety of areas, including creativity, innovation, quality of writing, structure, logic and sources/research. Garner’s entry addressed the benefit to the profession of hand-held technology that allows accountants the versatility to escape the desk-bound workplace.

State Association Honors Penn College Accounting Students

May 27, 2011 - 11:24 a.m.

For the second consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants has awarded a renewable scholarship to a Penn College baccalaureate accounting major and honored two May graduates as "Outstanding College Seniors.” Steven W. Garner, of Lock Haven, received a $3,000 scholarship from PICPA; chosen among exemplary college seniors were Chad M. Chervinsky, of Williamsport, and John T. Edinger II, New Columbia, both of whom graduated in May from the college’s four-year accounting major.

Free Taxpayer Help Available by Appointment at North Campus

Feb. 22, 2011 - 10:49 a.m.

Two by-appointment-only opportunities for free tax assistance have been scheduled at Penn College’s North Campus near Wellsboro.

Penn College Student Coordinating Local Tax-Assistance Program

Feb. 14, 2011 - 4:23 p.m.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance campaign, in which Penn College students partner with The Salvation Army and Internal Revenue Service, is helping hundreds of eligible area residents prepare and file their returns this season. Free assistance to low- and moderate-income taxpayers will be offered in Room 102 of the college's Madigan Library from 4 to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday, through April 7. The service also is available at The Salvation Army’s 457 Market St. site in downtown Williamsport; at the Muncy Public Library, 108 S. Main St.; and at the Lock Haven Salvation Army, 114 N. Grove St. All of the locations are overseen by Kylie N. Waslosky, a Penn College accounting student from Houtzdale, who is serving an internship as the collaboration’s administrative coordinator.

Penn College Faculty Enlighten Local Middle-School Students

Jan. 19, 2011 - 11:19 a.m.

Faculty from Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies again worked with Marcia McCann, instructional learning support teacher at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School, to offer brown-bag lunch sessions for students during the fall semester. Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science, and Bradley M. Webb, coordinator of matriculation and retention for business and computer technologies, visited Oct. 29 and provided information on biometrics: methods used to recognize humans based on physical or behavioral traits (fingerprints, gait, etc.). On Nov. 8, Phillip D. Landers, professor of business administration/management, provided a lesson on "growing" money – including investing, credit cards, interest and developing financial goals. Curtin's brown-bag program allows students to attend voluntary mini-courses held over the lunch period. In addition to the School of Business and Computer Technologies, representatives from the college's School of Health Sciences and Industrial and Engineering Technologies have presented workshops.
Photos by Marcia McCann, Curtin Middle School

Accounting Society Tours Long-Standing Pennsylvania Business

Dec. 1, 2010 - 8:41 a.m.

On Friday, Nov. 12, Penn College's Accounting Society took an educational trip to the Yuengling Brewing Co. in Pottsville. "We began with a tour of the facilities; it was a great tour," said Shannon Killian, society president, who also provided the group photo at left. "We learned about how the company got started and how they survived Prohibition. They came up with a great business plan to produce ice cream and other dairy products, then switched back to focusing on the beer." The group also met with current owner and chief executive officer Dick Yuengling, who discussed how he runs the company. "What was interesting was that, even though he (and every CEO before him) wanted the company to stay in the Yuengling family, he will require his daughter to purchase the company from him at fair market value," Killian explained. "His motto is 'If you pay for it, you’ll take care of it!' All in all, it was a great trip, and we learned quite a bit about manufacturing policies and procedures." Killian was joined by adviser Phillip D. Landers, professor of business administration/management; and classmates Josh Wilson, Kylie Waslosky, Jolinda Bischof, Shane Burridge, Nate Hyde, Tera Rowe and Shane Davis.

‘Passport’ to Be Issued for Prospective Accounting Students

Oct. 13, 2010 - 11:23 a.m.

A “Passport to Opportunity” for high school students potentially interested in the accounting profession will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Penn College's Bush Campus Center. The event, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and hosted by the college’s School of Business and Computer Technologies, is a free program to expose students to careers in accounting and to educate them about the advantages of the CPA designation. “This program is a great opportunity for students to interact with accounting professionals and college accounting majors regarding the accounting profession: opportunities, compensation levels, duties, preparation, education requirements, etc.,” said Phillip D. Landers, professor of business administration/management at Penn College.

Girio Family Scholarship Established at Penn College

Aug. 3, 2010 - 2:11 p.m.

Members of a family well-known in the Williamsport area business community have established another scholarship fund at Penn College. George E. and Patricia B. Girio and Joseph T. and Cheryl B. Girio recently established the Girio Family Scholarship Fund, which will generate scholarship awards for full- or part-time students in the college's bachelor’s degrees in accounting, business administration, information technology or technology management. Students who graduated from high schools in Lycoming County will receive preference for the awards.

Penn College Accounting Students Honored by State Association

July 28, 2010 - 11:16 a.m.

A student in Penn College's four-year accounting major has been awarded a scholarship from the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which also recognized two recent magna cum laude graduates as "Outstanding Seniors.” Nicole M. Giersdorf, of Williamsport, was chosen to receive a $3,000 multiyear scholarship from PICPA, an association of more than 20,000 certified public accountants working to improve the profession and better serve the public interest. Honored among seniors from across the commonwealth were Andrew N. Kroft, of Dover, and Hannah M. Yates, of Williamsport, both of whom graduated in May from the college’s bachelor-degree accounting major.

Three of College’s Teams Excel in Global Business Strategy Game

April 28, 2010 - 4:46 p.m.

In an unprecedented measure of the institution’s success in an international business-simulation competition, three teams of Penn College students recently finished in the Top 100. "There are 4,155 teams competing on a worldwide basis, (and) we had three teams in the top 100!" said Gerald D. "Chip" Baumgardner, associate professor of business administration. "Quite a feat, given the level of competition.”