School of Integrated Studies
Klump Academic Center, Rm. 102 · (570) 327-4521 · (570) 327-4521
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Communication and Literature Department offers a number of core courses in English, reading, and speech — including English Composition I and II, Technical and Professional Communication, Fundamentals of Speech, and Interpersonal Communication. In addition, the department offers literature and other advanced composition and communication electives. The goals of the department are to foster the ability of students to:
- comprehend, analyze, and synthesize written material;
- express concepts in writing;
- apply a variety of revision and proofreading techniques;
- express concepts orally;
- comprehend nonverbal communication;
- communicate in a team atmosphere;
- apply active listening skills;
- utilize resource materials to support opinions;
- demonstrate systematic planning skills;
- apply time management skills.
Lecture Series, Scholarship to Memorialize Faculty Member, Former Council Chair
May 2008
David A. London
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David A. London, 57, an associate professor of speech communication/composition in the Communication and Literature Department within the School of Integrated Studies at Penn College, died Saturday, May 3. London, who was also a former chair of College Council, began his employment with the college in January 1990. President Davie Jane Gilmour said the college’s “My Last Words” lecture series will be renamed the “David London My Last Words Lecture Series” in his honor. In addition, the school and the department will establish a student scholarship in London’s name through the Penn College Foundation. Continue to story
English Faculty Member’s Paper Published in Online Journal
May 2008
Laura M. Dickinson
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Laura M. Dickinson, associate professor of English-composition at Penn College, recently had a paper published in an online journal. The paper, titled “The Monster in the Jungle: Lost and the 21st Century American Gothic,” was published in Lost Online Studies, Volume 2.1. Continue to story
WPTC Program Explores Religion, Spirituality
February 2008
Penn College’s radio station, WPTC-FM, is home to “The Way,” a weekly radio show that focuses on religion and spirituality and features interviews with individuals from both the college and the community. The show, which debuted in September, airs at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. Listeners can tune their radios to 88.1 FM or listen live online
. Past installments of the program are also available for listening on the site. The show’s host, Kent B. Bunting, assistant professor of English, said he proposed the show because he did not like the way religion was covered in the mass media. Continue to story
Library Reading Room Named in Memory of Late Professor
October 2007
A section of Penn College's Madigan Library has been named in memory of a veteran faculty member and 1988 recipient of the institution's Master Teacher award. The James Everett Logue Popular Reading Atrium - born of 169 gifts from many of the associate English professor's former college co-workers, retirees, past students, community members, and Bucknell University classmates and fraternity brothers - was dedicated Friday night. "I believe he would have been extremely proud to have his name on this very special part of the library, and would also have been excited to see how activities and usage of the library have increased since this facility was opened in August 2006," college President Davie Jane Gilmour said. Sharing poignant memories of her late colleague, and thanking those who donated after his Sept. 1, 2004, death, the president reflected on Logue's 39-year teaching career at Penn College and its predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College. "I also would like to thank his wife, Darla, for arranging the donation of Jim's papers to the archives housed here at the Madigan Library." The collection, displayed near the first-floor elevator, includes literature and music, as well as papers from his days as a student and instructor. Darla Logue, a former associate professor of dental hygiene, joined Gilmour at the podium to unveil a portrait that will hang in the reading room. More news...