Faculty & Staff Articles

When Jenn Ulmer began her first week of full-time employment as a brewer at Berwick Brewing Co., Brienne Allen, a fellow female brewer of note from Massachusetts, was also at the Columbia County facility conducting research. Timothy L.

Deans Council at Pennsylvania College of Technology, which resolutely navigated COVID-19's challenges while organizationally downsizing, this week celebrated the successful completion of a 12-month professional-development activity focused on collaborative leadership.

Numerous plastics professionals scattered across the globe share a bond beyond their career choice – a degree from Pennsylvania College of Technology. Three of those graduates are reminded daily of that connection. They are enjoying thriving careers at the same multibillion-dollar corporation. Bryan T. Robinson, of Gilbertsville; Hannah G. Maize, of Riverside; and Alexa M.

Welding students work with the ESAB Rebel EMP 285ic, a portable multiprocess unit. ESAB’s Robust Feed U6 wire feeder, coupled with an Aristo 500ix power supply, finds a temporary home on campus. Penn College welding alum Jason M. Brown (far right) returns to campus as a field marketing specialist for ESAB. He’s joined by the company’s regional sales account manager, Rob Mitchel.

Poinsettias – including some eye-catching new varieties – add a burst of seasonal color. Variegated plants are among the ESC greenhouse inventory. The annual poinsettia sale at Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center greenhouse begins Wednesday and runs until this year's limited inventory is sold. The hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Cunningham family – all eight siblings attended Pennsylvania College of Technology or its predecessor, and four served as college employees – recently pledged $200,000 to the Tomorrow Is in the Making: Legacy Campaign for Penn College to bolster student scholarships at the institution.

Adding to its history of support for Pennsylvania College of Technology students and alumni, Larson Design Group developed a computer-aided design workshop that was offered to civil engineering and surveying majors during the spring and fall semesters.

The latest in an series of timely discussions, informal and informational, will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Penn’s Inn (Bush Campus Center, second floor). Craig A. Miller, associate professor of history/political science at Penn College, will moderate discussion of major issues before the U.S. Supreme Court this term.

A grateful Robin Dadzie (center), senior case manager at AIDS Resource, accepts the club's donation from Cooley and Santana. Fulfilling a community service component of its semester activities, Penn College's One World Club recently collected and donated food to help a local nonprofit fill baskets for its clients over the holidays.

CMT Materials has provided $5,000 in support of upgrades to a roll-fed thermoformer used for instructional purposes at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The company, based in Attleboro, Massachusetts, with additional sites in the Netherlands and Southeast Asia, is a Corporate Tomorrow Maker partner with Penn College.