PCToday

U.S. Flags at Half-Staff for Late Congressman

Tue, 09 Feb. 2010 07:25:59 EST

American flags at Penn College have been lowered to half-staff through sunset today in honor of U.S. Rep. John P. "Jack" Murtha, of Johnstown, who died Monday at age 77.

Prospective 'Roustabouts' Trained at College's Heavy-Equipment Site

Mon, 08 Feb. 2010 12:27:07 EST

WNEP's Jim Hamill visited Penn College's riverside Heavy Equipment Training Site in Brady Township on Monday morning. compiling a report about heavy equipment training for potential "roustabouts" in the natural gas industry. A class of 15 Tioga County residents, in the last week of a three-week session, are getting operation and safety instruction through the Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center to better prepare them for entry-level positions with natural gas interests in the area. Hamill, whose report aired Monday evening, interviewed several of the students, as well as Jeffrey F. Lorson, industrial technology specialist with Workforce Development & Continuing Education at the college.

College Offers Course in Local Anesthetics to Dental Hygienists

Mon, 08 Feb. 2010 12:00:03 EST

The School of Health Sciences and Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College are offering a noncredit course designed to provide licensed dental hygienists with the required knowledge and skills to administer local anesthesia in clinical settings. In the 30-hour course, Local Anesthetics for the Dental Hygienist, participants will gain knowledge in orofacial anatomy, pathology, pharmacology, armamentarium and local-anesthesia administration.

'Green' Subcommittee Encourages 'Recyclemania' Participation

Sun, 07 Feb. 2010 22:44:38 EST

Recyclemania

As the campus community enters the third week of Recyclemania , the Energy Conservation Subcommittee reminds all to "save" the bottles, cans, paper and cardboard for the college's continued competition and quest of the Gorilla Prize for total gross tonnage. Penn College's recycled materials are weighed and counted weekly during the contest, which ends March 27. Watch for online updates.

Penn College Adds 1,000-Point Career Hoops Scorer, but Teams Go Winless

Sun, 07 Feb. 2010 16:39:54 EST

Greg Solyak

Greg Solyak of Lancaster became the fifth player in Penn College men’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points, but the Wildcat men and women took it on the chin during the week. The teams went a combined 0-6, both falling a half-game behind Penn State Wilkes-Barre for first place in the Penn State University Athletic Conference North Division standings. For more, see this latest edition of Wildcat Weekly.

Music Lovers Encouraged to ‘Cure the Blues’ at Penn College Event

Fri, 05 Feb. 2010 13:02:30 EST

'Cure the Blues'

A “Cure the Blues Jazz Fest,” among Black History Month activities at Penn College, will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, in the Field House. Sponsored by the Student Activities Office, the event will feature a selection of jazz and blues artists, as well as “hot cocoa, food and fun to cure those winter blues.” Admission, which includes food provided by the college’s Dining Services and the Bullfrog Brewery, is $3 for the general public and free to those with valid Penn College ID.

Nursing Faculty Member Earns Master’s Degree

Fri, 05 Feb. 2010 12:08:48 EST

Barbie D. Hoover

Barbie D. Hoover, instructor of nursing programs at Penn College, recently earned a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Walden University. Hoover is a 1982 graduate of the Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing and holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Lycoming College. She taught part time in the nursing program at Penn College for 11 years before joining the full-time faculty in January 2009. In 2001, she was presented the college’s Part-Time Teaching Excellence Award.

New Two-Year Degree at Penn College Focuses on Renewable Energy

Thu, 04 Feb. 2010 17:15:52 EST

Solar scholars

A new Penn College associate degree, the latest industry-aware major at an institution that grows “greener” by the day, will prepare students for careers in the renewable energy field. Beginning with the Fall 2010 semester, the college’s School of Construction and Design Technologies will offer a two-year degree in renewable energy technologies. In a sequence of theory and laboratory courses over the four-semester curriculum, students can develop the practical skills to install, troubleshoot and maintain photovoltaic, wind-turbine and solar-thermal systems. “Renewable energy will be a hot topic for years to come due to depletion of our natural resources and reliance on fossil fuels,” said Marc E. Bridgens, dean of construction and design technologies at Penn College. “With all the national and local emphasis on our ‘carbon footprint,’ it’s only natural that we get involved in teaching these up-to-date technologies.”

Student Volunteers to Aid Church Group's Rebuilding of Haiti

Wed, 03 Feb. 2010 15:38:05 EST

Five Penn College students will be among the volunteers on a Spring Break church trip to help earthquake-stricken Haitians in desperate need of housing. Benaiah K. Tucci, of Ligonier; Anthony P. Grubbs, of Irwin; Zachary D. Zukauckas, of Newville; Brian J. Applebaum, of Huntingdon Valley; and Matthew A. Miller, of Elliottsburg; are traveling to Haiti to help longtime missionary friends of the Living Hope Church near Latrobe. Miller is a graphic design major; the other four are enrolled in various majors within the college’s School of Construction and Design Technologies. Using skills attained during their college education, the students' goal is to build as many shelters as they can in seven days. "We will be taking with us all of our own tools, supplies and equipment," Tucci said, "as well as about 500 pounds of food (that) we will leave for the Haitian people when we return." For more information, contact Tucci by e-mail .

Hospitality Students to Help Prepare Desserts for Choral Concert

Tue, 02 Feb. 2010 17:10:17 EST

Penn College baking and pastry arts students will help provide the goodies for the Williamsport Civic Chorus’ "Coffee and Dessert" concert to be held Saturday, Feb. 13, at Park Place, 800 W. Fourth St. The concert will feature songs about coffee and desserts, as well as – appropriately – coffee and wonderful desserts from the college and six other local vendors. A special feature will be the appearance of VJQ (Vocal Jazz Quartet), fresh from its Feb. 12 appearance at the Community Theatre League. There will be two seatings for the dessert concert: 6 and 8 p.m. Discount advance tickets are available at Robert M. Sides Family Music Center and Otto’s Bookstore; $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors/students. (Tickets are $12/$10 at the door.) Barbara Albert, program specialist for early childhood education at Penn College, and alumnus Nicholas Buckman (2002. mass communications) have solos during the concert; Debra Buckman, assistant professor of environmental technology, also sings with the chorus.