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Architectural Technology

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Pennsylvania College of Technology's Architecture Department offers a two-year associate of applied science degree in Architectural Technology. Class sizes range from about 16 to 22 students.

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All courses are taught either by full-time or adjunct faculty. All adjunct faculty work full-time in the field of architecture, and many have their own firms. Faculty are committed to creating the opportunity for students to learn the fundamental concepts used in architectural practice so that graduates have a wide variety of career options.

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Architectural Technology News

Architectural Technology Professor Named to ‘Who’s Who’

March 2008

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Robert A. Wozniak
An associate professor of architectural technology at Penn College was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of “Who’s Who in America.” Robert A. Wozniak, a member of the Penn College faculty since August 2005, will be represented in the 63rd edition of the annual publication that profiles more than 100,000 leaders and achievers from across the country and from every significant field of endeavor from business and politics, to health care and science, to entertainment and the arts.

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Penn College Team Wins First Place in Builders’ Competition

March 2008

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A team of students enrolled in Penn College’s two-year construction majors earned top prize in competition at the recent National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show in Florida, the college’s third first-place finish in that category in the past five years. A group of students in four-year majors made the trip, as well, finishing a solid 13th out of more than two dozen entries.

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Penn College Plays Prominent Role at Autodesk Conference

December 2007

Penn College was well-represented at Autodesk University 2007, held Nov. 27-30 in Las Vegas. Autodesk University is the world’s largest annual gathering of computer aided design and related professionals, with more than 10,000 working professionals, industry experts and Autodesk executives in attendance. Five faculty and staff members attended the conference, one presenting several sessions, and a model of an arbor press - completed during his freshman year by student Austin M. Upright, of Montoursville - played a prominent role.

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Associate Professor to Present at Sustainability Institute

July 2007

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Dorothy J. Gerring
Dorothy J. Gerring, associate professor of architectural technology, will give a presentation on "Defining Sustainable Practices" on Wednesday during the Bucknell University Summer Institute on Sustainability in Building Design, Construction and Operation. An event schedule follows:

Winners Announced in Annual Bridge-Building Competition

March 2007

Gregory E. O'Connor Andrew J. Polski A team of architectural technology students won the 17th annual "Bridging the Gap" competition, with a construction-paper bridge that carried 119.39 times its weight. Team members, whose creation came out on top after Tuesday's weight-bearing tests, are Jared T. Sims, Souderton; Jessica L. Cruise, Scranton; Jason T. Detwiler, Liberty; Gregory E. O'Connor, Islip Terrace, N.Y.; and Brendan J. Kemmerer, Quakertown. The unofficial winner was Andrew J. Polski, a residential construction management-architectural technology major from Chantilly, Va., with a bridge carrying 421.22 times its weight. His 188-gram bridge was over the weight limit of 159 grams, according to Dorothy J. Gerring, associate professor of architecture. The official winners' bridge weighed 142 grams.
( Photos by Ashlin R. Hollinger, casual part-time student photographer )

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