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Four Penn College information technology alumni served as panelists for a recent virtual networking event hosted by Alumni Relations and Rick R. Crossen, instructor of information technology, to connect students with professionals in their field.

As a national leader in applied technology education, Pennsylvania College of Technology is built for a global economy driven by artificial intelligence. The addition of academic minors devoted to AI reflects that reality.

Penn College students and employees have free access to Google Career Certificates, thanks to a partnership with Google Learning. The flexible online training programs, available on Coursera.org, teach job-relevant skills.

Pennsylvania College of Technology leaders highlighted the vital role of the institution in the age of artificial intelligence and automation at the recent Global Impact Forum in Pittsburgh.

Nine Penn College information technology students and their instructor, Rick R. Crossen, recently experienced NAViGATE 2025 in Pittsburgh. The annual three-day conference is organized by COMMON, the world’s largest users association for IBM power systems.

The donation of a Redline conveyor system by Dyco Inc. is enhancing the education of mechatronics students at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Valued at $71,500, Dyco’s commitment includes a 9-foot incline conveyor, custom mounting brackets and about 100 feet of conveyance equipment used to move snack-size candy bars around the mechatronics lab.

When a number of students asked to have their instructor on the Tomorrow Makers podcast, the hosts just had to say, “Yes!” Meet information technology faculty member Rick Crossen in "Inspired by IT" and learn about the endless ways he embraces the Penn College community and is motivated to enhance the student experience.

First-Generation College Celebration Week at Penn College featured an array of exploration and information, highlighted by Lasada “LP” Pippen, a former computer engineer turned motivational speaker. In two speaking engagements – a morning session focused on students and an evening colloquium open to the public, the first-generation college graduate shared his inspiring message about turning obstacles into opportunities and seeing challenges as chances.

Penn College alumnus Lauryn Stauffer strolled down memory lane and into the Tomorrow Makers podcast studio to share her full-circle moments in education in “Her Perfect Pathway.” Returning for the recent Wildcat Weekend with her Penn College pup Milo in tow, the 2023 robotics & automation graduate and “born teacher” shares how she’s passing the torch and lighting her students’ sparks at Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, the same career and technical school where it all started for her.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology information technology professor addressed a recent national conference for IT educators. Sandra Gorka, professor of computer information technology, presented at SIGITE 2024, the Association for Computing Machinery’s 25th annual conference on information technology education.