The dean of Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Transportation Technology is among the higher-education professionals recently certified by the Society for College and University Planning. Colin W. Williamson joins about 100 colleagues nationwide and is one of very few in Pennsylvania who have completed the three-level SCUP Planning Institute.
Wednesday's Bloodmobile, part of the Red Cross' "Consider Yourself Asked" campaign, was the most successful in Penn College history. Caring faculty, staff and students showed the true giving nature of those on campus, said Carl L. Shaner, Student Health Services director.
A health fair, part of Healthy Weight Week on campus, was held Wednesday outside the Susquehanna Room. At left, Anthony G. Tierno, a building construction technology major from Green Brook, N.J., checks out nutrition information and free healthy-eating samples at one of the displays. ( Photo by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer)
"Planes of Aspiration," an exhibit of paintings by Maureen Drdak, will be displayed through Feb. 12 in the Gallery at Penn College (Madigan Library, third floor). An opening reception and an artist's talk were held Tuesday. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 2-8 p.m.; and Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. All exhibits are free and open to the public.
The Student Government Association hosted a "Meet and Greet" in the CC TV Lounge on Monday afternoon, a casual opportunity for members of the campus community to learn about SGA's purpose, accomplishments and goals. ( Photos by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer )
Brett O'Conner, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student majoring in business administration: marketing concentration, has been selected as Mrs. Hughesville International 2008 and will compete in the Mrs. Pennsylvania International Pageant in Altoona on March 29. The Mrs.
"Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man and the Dream" was shown in the Campus Center throughout Monday in observance of the national holiday commemorating the slain civil-rights leader's birth. Student Bill Haines here watches the video, among campus tributes that included WPTC-FM's broadcast of King's stirring oratory. ( Photo by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer )
Rick Surita has been named director of residence life at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Surita has more than 16 years' experience in higher-education student affairs, including more than eight years in leadership positions for residence life. He succeeds Ward W.
Students now can reset their network passwords through the Student Information System. This is the password used to log on to network computers and student e-mail. If a student forgets his or her network password, he or she should select "Miscellaneous Information" from the SIS menu options on the left.
Edgar A. Hollingsworth, associate professor of machine tool technology and automated manufacturing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently nominated by a former student for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Educators." His biography will appear in the 11th edition of the book, which honors about 5 percent of the nation's teachers.
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