Faculty & Staff Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology has appointed Chenchen Huang dean of the School of Business, Arts & Sciences. Huang, who has more than 15 years’ experience in higher education, comes to Penn College from Frostburg State University, where he was an assistant professor and chairperson of the accounting department.

Head women’s basketball coach Britni E. Mohney is the guest on the latest episode of “WildCast,” a podcast by Penn College’s athletics department. Mohney, who has coached the Wildcats since 2019, led the team to the conference playoffs for the third consecutive season in 2024-25.

In the latest episode of WildCast, podcast host Matt Blymier, assistant director of athletics for compliance and athletic communication, interviews Dalton Rohrbaugh, the head wrestling coach at Penn College. Rohrbaugh, in his first year as a head coach, led the wrestling team to an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship. The team went on to have five podium finishers at regionals, with one – senior Noah Hunt – advancing to nationals.

The sixth edition of WildCast – a podcast by Penn College Athletics – features head men’s and women’s cross-country coach Tom Leeser, who shares his unique journey from high school math teacher and coach to leading a collegiate program.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nursing to Nadine R. Lipinski, a student from Muncy, and Sherry L. Hyland, assistant professor of nursing.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has appointed Kathleen M. Swank as director of residence life. Swank succeeds Timothy J. Mallery, who retired in May. She began her duties earlier this month. Swank comes to Penn College from Penn State, where most recently she was assistant director, residence life.

Pennsylvania College of Technology nursing students promoted community health through a series of Donate Life events, designed to educate the community about organ donation and encourage individuals to register as donors. They joined student groups from 11 other colleges in the Gift of Life College Challenge, and it was announced in June that Penn College’s students finished in second place for their efforts and registered 265 people to become organ donors – the most of any college in the challenge.

Three Pennsylvania College of Technology educators presented at two conferences hosted simultaneously by the Pennsylvania State Education Association at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Kaysey L. Beury, coordinator of student success solutions; Jennifer R. Wahl, instructor of social sciences; and Craig A. Miller, professor of history/political science and department head of social sciences and humanities, delivered engaging workshops.

Pennsylvania College of Technology added to its storied history in Baja SAE competitions with a ninth-place showing out of 84 schools in the recent endurance race at Mechanicsville, Maryland. The clutch performance at Baja SAE Maryland represents the 16th time Penn College has recorded a top-10 finish in the endurance competition since 2011.

Paving a pathway to a career in the manufacturing sector, the Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship program, coordinated by Workforce Development at Penn College, recently graduated another cohort of high school students from across Pennsylvania. Reflecting the AMP program’s continued success as schools expand career development opportunities to prepare students for college and the workforce, this spring’s four-month offering enrolled 120 high school participants.