Three groups of faculty/staff volunteers conducted a "Walk Around" of off-campus neighborhoods surrounding Penn College on Tuesday evening introducing themselves to tenants, welcoming new and returning students to the fall semester, distributing information about apartment living and an upcoming Block Party, and answering any questions.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus is offering classes for a medical billing and coding specialist certificate. The part-time certificate curriculum is approved by the National Healthcareer Association, which certifies the competency of newly trained professionals in allied health.
During an intramural picnic at Tuesday's "Hot Dog You're Here" event, the staff/faculty volleyball team once again claimed victory at the students' expense. The employees took the match, two games to none. As students discovered how much fun the game was, the staff/faculty team soon was playing against as many as 18 students, who rotated after each serve.
Pennsylvania College of Technology formally dedicated a new main-campus home for masonry instruction Aug. 16. The 17,829-square-foot, single-story Construction Masonry Building, designed by Murray Associates Architects, P.C., of Harrisburg, features a large, open lab area and reflects the latest in "green" technologies.
Photo gallery Pennsylvania College of Technology today formally dedicated a new home on its main campus for masonry instruction. The 17,829-square-foot, single-story Construction Masonry Building, designed by Murray Associates Architects, P.C., of Harrisburg, features a large, open lab area and reflects the latest in "green" technologies.
As Penn College's weekly Green Tip feature resumes, the Energy Conservation Subcommittee notes that campus trash receptacles are labeled with "Trash Only" and nearby single-stream recycling containers are marked with all the items that can be placed therein.
Among the new faces during Welcome Weekend was a brand-new, furry one, as Penn College unveiled its Wildcat on Saturday. The outfit was designed and created by Pennsylvania-based company Keystone Mascots, with input from the college. The Wildcat welcomed incoming freshmen, posing for pictures and giving encouragement to the volunteers moving the new students into campus housing.
Penn College's energetic entourage of Resident Assistants, joined by Residence Life staff, paused (briefly) in their busy pre-semester schedule for photos outside Madigan Library on Thursday. Before assuming their 2011-12 responsibilities in Penn College's on-campus housing, the RAs will be among the friendly ambassadors greeting new students and their families during Welcome Weekend move-in.
(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during an Aug. 11 all-college meeting to open the Fall 2011 semester.) Good morning and welcome to the Fall 2011 semester. While I likely say it every year, this summer has flown by faster than many I recall. That could be my recollection or, in fact, reality.
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.
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