PCToday

Spring’s Class of ’13 Honored in Three Commencement Ceremonies

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:26:04 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology held three commencement ceremonies May 17-18 for more than 875 students who petitioned to graduate following the Spring 2013 semester. The Friday afternoon proceedings honored students from the schools of Business and Computer Technologies, Hospitality, and Transportation Technology. The schools of Industrial and Engineering Technologies, Integrated Studies and Natural Resources Management [...]

Teaching Awards Presented to Trio of Penn College Faculty

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:01:01 +0000

Three members of the full-time faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology were honored with teaching awards during commencement ceremonies held May 17-18 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. As part of the Distinguished Teaching Awards program, Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour presented a Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award to Gerri F. Luke, associate [...]

Penn College Cadets Among Those Honored With ROTC Awards

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:08:29 +0000

Four Pennsylvania College of Technology students and an administrator were among those honored during a recent Bucknell University Bison Battalion Army ROTC awards banquet. Penn College and Bucknell – along with Bloomsburg and Susquehanna universities and Lycoming College – comprise the battalion, which presented the awards April 20 during a year-end event in the Lewisburg [...]

Heart Association Designates College as ‘Fit-Friendly Worksite’

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:49:05 +0000

An everyday emphasis on employee health has resulted in a Gold Fit-Friendly Worksite designation for Pennsylvania College of Technology, recognized by the American Heart Association for creating a “culture of wellness” on its campuses. “We are very pleased to receive this award and the recognition and privileges that come with it,” said LaDonna J. Caldwell, [...]

College Presents Honors During Employee Recognition Week

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:48 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology celebrated the contributions and commitment of its employees by presenting Distinguished Staff Awards and other honors at ceremonies commemorating Employee Recognition Week. In addition to Distinguished Staff Awards, Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour bestowed awards for Excellence in Academic Advising, Outstanding Assessment of Student Learning and Part-Time Teaching Excellence. The [...]

Co-Workers Recognized as Key Component of Student Success

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:03:38 +0000

During the hectic end to another academic year, a whirling week that culminates in a trio of graduations over two days, Pennsylvania College of Technology paused Thursday to reflect on the distinguished contributions of its employees. “I thank all of you for the daily commitment you make to one another and to the students who [...]

Community Orchestra Open to Penn College

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:47:25 +0000

Penn College faculty/staff, students and alumni are invited to join the Lycoming College Community Orchestra, a new opportunity for adult musicians to make music together in the Williamsport area. The orchestra’s first official recruitment event will be an open string reading session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, in Lycoming College’s Clarke Chapel. To register, [...]

College Committee Sagely Advises Co-Workers: ‘Take a Hike’

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:35:12 +0000

The second annual Wildcat Walk, an initiative of Penn College’s Wellness Committee, stepped off at noon Wednesday outside the Madigan Library. In addition to highlighting the health benefits of a lunchtime hike across campus, the event offered maps of local walking routes, water bottles, information from Phoenix Physical Therapy and others, and a selection of [...]

Automated Manufacturing, Machining Scholarship Established

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:59:07 +0000

Faculty members in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology have established the Automated Manufacturing and Machining Scholarship. The scholarship will benefit full-time students who are enrolled in either manufacturing engineering technology, automated manufacturing technology or machine tool technology; have completed two semesters of study; and have a GPA of [...]

– Sprouting From Strong Roots

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:50:39 +0000

Warmer weather has arrived, inviting landscaping/horticulture students and faculty –not to mention Penn College’s busy General Services employees – to work the fertile soil with their gifted green thumbs. Take a stroll and you’ll find them, busily beautifying campuses by landscaping and planting trees. Looking though the 1977 Montage yearbook, you’ll see that the college, known [...]