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Simulated Emergencies Attest to Health Sciences’ Interdisciplinary Response

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:52:01 +0000

Penn College’s Nursing, Paramedic Technology and Physician Assistant programs staged two days of mock emergencies this week that provided collaborative opportunities for more than 100 students in the three disciplines. Volunteers for the event were recruited from across campus. They included actors playing the roles of four patients: A pregnant woman who was seizing outside [...]

Sealant Saturday Scheduled March 2 at Penn College

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:36:34 +0000

On March 2, Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve as a host site for the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual Sealant Saturday initiative. The event is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A group of volunteers – consisting of local dental hygienists and dentists, as well as Penn College dental hygiene students – will provide [...]

Curley USCAA/PSUAC ‘Setter of the Week’

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:58:10 +0000

Sophomore Caitlyn Curley (Middletown) was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and Penn State University Athletic Conference women’s volleyball Setter of the Week for the period ending Oct. 7. Curley was on point with her passing, totaling 83 assists (4.4 assists per set) on a 6-0 week for the Wildcats. The pre-nursing major added [...]

School of Health Sciences Endows Student Scholarship

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:54:16 +0000

Faculty and staff in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Health Sciences recently established an endowed scholarship fund to benefit students in the school. Most of the money to endow the School of Health Sciences Endowed Scholarship – making it a permanent source of scholarship revenue for the future – was raised through a series [...]

Perkins Grant Funding Supports Instruction at Penn College

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:08:39 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology has been awarded a $570,422 federal grant for 2012-13 in support of a variety of academic programs. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Perkins Local Plan Grant seeks to help develop the skills of secondary and postsecondary education students enrolled in career and [...]

Health Careers Camp Helps High Schoolers Explore Occupations

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:44:08 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Health Sciences hosted 36 high school students June 13-14 to help them learn about a variety of health careers. The Health Careers Camp, open to students entering grades nine to 12, offered hands-on workshops and the ability to network with Penn College students and faculty and working professionals in [...]

Health Careers Camp

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:43:56 +0000

Three-dozen high school students got a close-up look at potential professions during a June 13-14 visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Health Careers Camp. The ninth- through 12th-graders took part in a variety of activities in campus laboratories, experiencing School of Health Sciences majors, and toured nearby Susquehanna Health facilities. — Photos by Nathan D. Smyth, assistant dean [...]

Camille S. Koroma Named ‘Student of the Month’

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:40:10 +0000

Camille S. Koroma, a pre-nursing major from Reading, has been chosen as the December/January “Student of the Month” by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Koroma is a student assistant in the college’s Connections orientation program and in the campus Fitness Center, a Resident Assistant in on-campus housing, a member of the [...]

College Presents Humanitarian/Citizenship Award to Alumnus

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:00:48 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented Brian M. Webster with an Alumni Humanitarian/Citizenship Award during a Winter Commencement ceremony at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. The award is bestowed upon graduates of Penn College or its predecessor institutions, Williamsport Area Community College and Williamsport Technical Institute, who have provided distinguished community or volunteer service and presented [...]

Nursing Graduate Receives VFW Scholarship

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:45:22 +0000

A recent nursing graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology was awarded a scholarship from the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania, which administers the Jack E. Barger Sr. Scholarship on behalf of the VFW, recently announced six recipients of the scholarship for 2011, including Travis M. Rupert, who earned an associate degree [...]