Business & Hospitality Articles

Timothy R. Cotter, of St. Marys, who next month will add a bachelor's degree in technology management to his associate degree in mass communications, has been chosen as the March "Student of the Month" by the Student Government Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Mushrooms, whether harvested in the wild or plucked from the produce aisle, will be the subject of the Spring Madigan Library Forum at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Frank M. Suchwala, instructor of hospitality management/culinary arts in the college's School of Hospitality, will present "Mushrooms: Fun to Forage, Fun to Eat" in the library's second-floor reading loft from 4 to 5 p.m.

Terry A. Girdon, professor of management and business administration department head at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been elected to a three-year term on the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Board of Directors.

Penn College's Students in Free Enterprise chapter was second runner-up at the SIFE USA Regional Competition in Philadelphia on Monday. More than 35 teams attended this year's competition, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

An assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented a workshop at the Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association's annual Food and Beverage Conference. Penn College's Chef Paul Mach presented a session titled "Pennsylvania Beer Versus Wine and Sustainable Tapas" with Robert Oeler, sommelier at the Nittany Lion Inn.

The family of a former Pennsylvania College of Technology student who died in a traffic accident in 2005 has established a scholarship fund at the college in his memory. The Penn College Foundation has received a donation to establish an endowment for the Joshua R. Geary Memorial Scholarship. The endowment is expected to produce $2,000 in annual awards.

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted its spring Visiting Chef Series from Feb. 17-19, welcoming Chef DeJuan Roy, executive chef of 95 Cordova at the historic Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Fla. While at the college, Roy worked alongside School of Hospitality students, sharing his expertise as they prepared a benefit dinner that concluded the stay.

The Internal Revenue Service's free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology students annually prepare hundreds of returns for area taxpayers, will offer two by-appointment-only sessions for Northern Tier residents this season. The program will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and from 1 to 6 p.m.

At a Thursday gathering in City Hall, Williamsport Mayor Gabriel J. Campana endorsed a food drive undertaken by Penn College's Students in Free Enterprise in conjunction with Campbell's Soup.

Layne E. Eggers has been named assistant dean of hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology.