Office IT - PCToday - Pennsylvania College of Technology

Student Awarded $2,500 Scholarship From Charitable Trust

Sept. 15, 2009 - 11:18 a.m.

A second-year student at Penn College majoring in office information technology: medical office information emphasis has been awarded $2,500 from the Bud Lutty Charitable Scholarship Trust. The scholarship for Kelsey A. Coppersmith, a 2008 graduate of Kane Area High School, is one of 18 awarded for the 2009-10 academic year on the basis of academic excellence, merit and achievement. Since its inception, the trust has funded $730,000 in scholarships to 292 individuals attending colleges and vocational schools.

Foundation Awards $1,000 Scholarship to Health Information Student

Aug. 6, 2009 - 4:45 p.m.

A student in Penn College's two-year health information technology major has been awarded a merit scholarship from the AHIMA Foundation, the philanthropic and charitable arm of the American Health Information Management Association. Carol E. Withey, of Jersey Shore – a frequent dean’s list honoree and recent inductee into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society for associate-degree students – was among the latest students to receive a $1,000 award.

New Health Information Degree Tailor-Made for Career Enhancement

June 2, 2009 - 5:00 p.m.

She has an associate degree from a well-respected institution and a rewarding job with one of the region’s top employers, so what could be more attractive to Kathryn M. Barbera? How about a front-row seat for future advancement in one of the nation’s fastest-growing fields – without compromising her current position? Developed especially for working professionals and offered exclusively in a convenient distance-learning format, Penn College’s new four-year health information management major is the first of its kind to be offered by a public institution in Pennsylvania.

Speakers Address Health-Care Compliance, Identity Theft

Oct. 18, 2007 - 4:35 p.m.

"Identity Theft and Health-Care Compliances," the final event in Penn College's informative observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month , was held Thursday afternoon in the Madigan Library's second-floor reading loft. Speakers for the event were Monica R. Turri, compliance officer for Susquehanna Health (in left photo), who discussed protection of medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and Karen Orwan, security officer for Omega Bank, and Brenda Bittner, Omega's branch development and education coordinator, who addressed ways to combat identify theft.

Penn College Aims to Raise Level of ‘Cyber Security Awareness’

Sept. 17, 2007 - 11:43 a.m.

From background checks to forensic accounting, a variety of informative topics will be discussed at Penn College in the coming weeks to mark October’s designation as National Cyber Security Awareness Month.