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Scott Steiner, a 1998 graduate of Penn College's food and hospitality management major, returned to campus Wednesday to talk to students about finding success in a career managing dining venues at major sports and entertainment arenas.

David L. Evans, a professor of biology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was appointed public relations officer for the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, the major professional society for teachers of anatomy and physiology in higher education.

Shawn Sidey, a 1996 Penn College graduate who earned degrees in culinary arts and food and hospitality management, returned to campus Nov. 17 to talk with students about coffee roasting. Sidey, trained as a chef, decided after several years of restaurant and catering management positions, to pursue his joy for coffee as a career. After managing three stores in a cafe chain called Brew HaHa!

Two alumni from Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will visit the college this month to talk with students about their jobs in unique hospitality niches. Shawn Sidey, who graduated in 1996 with a degree in food and hospitality management, will visit the college on Nov. 17. Sidey is a roasting supervisor for Starbucks Coffee Co.'s York Roasting Plant in York.

Brian M. McKeon, assistant professor of biology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently earned a doctorate in philosophy and medical ethics from Binghamton University. He successfully defended his dissertation, titled "The Hobgoblin of Little Minds: How the Psychology of Contradiction Explains the Cyclic Nature of Philosophy," in September.

Penn College freshman Diego Silva, an Information Technology student from Springfield, Va., has been named co-chair of the student subcommittee of the College Town Committee. Also serving as co-chair is Jennifer Mazaika, a junior from Lycoming College.

An alumna of Pennsylvania College of Technology's four-year accounting major has been included among the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants' "2006 Shining Stars" on the basis of a commencement award she received last spring. Laura A.

A faculty member in the School of Integrated Studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology presented a paper at this year's Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association Conference in Baltimore. Laura M.

Jeremiah C. Gee, assessment coordinator for Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Integrated Studies, was recently named a peer reviewer for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. As a peer reviewer, Gee will review assessment plans and self-studies from institutions seeking NAEYC accreditation and will be part of a team of site visitors to the institutions.

The Pennsylvania Economic Association has chosen Pennsylvania College of Technology as the site of its 2007 annual conference, to be held from May 31 to June 2 at the college's main campus in Williamsport. "At last November's PEA board meeting, I volunteered our campus," said Gerald D.