Board of Directors Articles

The Community Arts Center, owned and operated by Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be known as Journey Bank Community Arts Center for at least a decade, beginning July 1, 2025. The Penn College Board of Directors approved the naming action during its June 27 meeting, authorizing senior administration to negotiate a contract that will include a 10-year, temporary renaming of the renowned regional performing arts venue.

Alison A. Diehl has been appointed vice president for workforce development at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Diehl’s hiring was approved June 27 by the Penn College Board of Directors. She has been serving as executive director of the college’s Clean Energy Center since November 2023; she begins her new duties on Aug. 5.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved the college’s 2024-25 budget, authorized the hiring of a vice president for workforce development and OK’d a naming-rights agreement for the Community Arts Center with Journey Bank.

Michael Stefan has begun his service on the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors. Stefan, vice president for government and community relations at Penn State, succeeds Zack Moore, who had served on the board since June 2021. Stefan was appointed to the Penn College Board by the Corporation for Penn State.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved a contract with a firm to provide auditing services, welcomed a new member and heard about faculty promotions and new/retired academic majors.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved the hiring of a vice president for academic affairs and provost and accepted audited financial statements for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023. The board also approved an investment policy and a list of banks appropriate as depositories of college funds.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of Joanna K. Flynn as vice president for academic affairs and provost, the highest-ranking academic officer at the institution. Flynn has served as the interim appointee in the position since August while continuing to perform the duties of her previous role as dean of curriculum and instruction.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors on Thursday authorized the college administration to donate a Fifth Avenue property in Williamsport to Habitat for Humanity, approved parameters for the college’s 2024-25 state budget request, welcomed three new members and elected officers.

A vacant lot northwest of main campus has been donated by Pennsylvania College of Technology to Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity for construction of a single-family home by students, adding to the neighborhood’s character and returning the property to the tax rolls.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors is getting three new members this month. The new appointees have been approved by the Corporation for Penn State; Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State with its own board of directors, president, curriculum and accreditation.