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Student Accepted Into Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:53:09 +0000

Flutist Jessica L. Gower recently became Pennsylvania College of Technology’s first participant in the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band Festival. The 66th annual festival was held over three days at Mansfield University, concluding March 17 with a concert conducted by Lt. Col. Alan Bonner, retired commander and conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band. Gower, of Williamsport, [...]

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 [...]

Maggie K. Calkins Selected as ‘Student of the Month’

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:23:22 +0000

Maggie K. Calkins, a pre-physician assistant major from Bloomsburg, has been chosen as November’s Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Calkins, a Student Ambassador and second-year Resident Assistant in Campus View Apartments, is a member of the Penn College softball team and a former member of the Wildcat Dance Team. “Maggie has [...]

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 [...]

Students to Be Part of Medical Team at Little League World Series

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:16:25 +0000

More than 80 Pennsylvania College of Technology students are scheduled to help provide medical coverage at the 2012 Little League Baseball World Series, which runs from Aug. 16-26 in South Williamsport. More than 60 junior and senior students in the physician assistant major will provide around-the-clock coverage in the infirmary inside the Little League International [...]

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 [...]

New Penn College Video Highlights Physician Assistant Major

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:31:38 +0000

The growing field of physician assistant is examined in the latest video added to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s YouTube Channel. The four-minute video highlights the bachelor-degree major through the eyes of Matthew D. Stoltz, of DuBois, an August 2011 graduate. Throughout the video , Stoltz describes his attraction to the physician assistant career, as well [...]

Faculty Member’s 9/11 Essay Invokes ‘Do Something’ Spirit

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:42:42 +0000

An assistant professor in Penn College’s physician assistant program observed a somber anniversary with “In remembrance of Ground Hero: Ten years after 9-11,” published this week by the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Reflecting on her assistance to the rescue-and-recovery effort in New York soon after the terrorist attacks a decade ago, [...]

College Names Directors of Physician Assistant, Surgical Technology

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:05:48 +0000

The School of Health Sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently appointed directors for its surgical technology and physician assistant programs. Scott A. Geist was named director of the surgical technology program. He comes to Penn College with more than 20 years of surgical technology experience. Following a long career in the Navy, Geist was, [...]