Faculty & Staff Articles

Penn College's "My Tomorrow" program (June 21-24 and June 28-July 1) opened middle-schoolers' minds to a variety of vocational possibilities through hands-on activities and faculty-led sessions.

Three Penn College head coaches – Geoff Hensley, men's basketball; Christa Matlack, women's soccer; and Tyler Mensch, men's soccer – will be inducted this fall into the Athletic Halls of Fame at their respective universities.

Considering a career in information technology? Meet Sandra Gorka, associate professor and department head for IT at Penn College, and get a glimpse of everything from gaming and simulation spaces to hands-on labs dedicated to cyber security, networking, database management and Linux systems.

Modular apprenticeships, characterized by Workforce Development’s executive director for business development as a "missing piece" in the employee training puzzle, are the focus of the second in a series of blog posts about Penn College's apprenticeship program. "The idea is to take a large apprenticeship program and segment it into modules that focus on common topical areas," Christopher P.

As if the industrious fulfillment of her proud Pennsylvania College of Technology days isn’t a sufficient bequest, Kate M. Ruggiero punctuated her academic performance with a larger-than-life mic drop: impressively taking the lead in repainting a single-engine Cessna 175C airplane donated to the Lumley Aviation Center eight years ago.

For some, retirement is a time for rest and relaxation. For Lisa Bock, it’s a time for writing books and giving back to her field. Bock recently authored her third book and second since retiring in May 2020 from a 17-year teaching career at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Thomas E. Ask, industrial design professor, tackles some of the most-asked online questions about this innovative and interdisciplinary career path in an informative video recently added to the college's YouTube channel. Whether it's a new product or a fresh twist on an old design, you'll learn how to bring design ideas to life.

More than a half-dozen Pre-College Programs attracted a knowledge-hungry host of teenagers to Penn College’s campuses in recent days, the season opener for high schoolers' exposure to next-level academics.

Passionate professionals looking to share their time-tested proficiency in a fresh and rewarding venue need travel no farther than Penn College, where a new video encourages potential faculty members to help develop the very future of their respective fields. The seven-minute video, the handiwork of writer/producer Tom Speicher, reflects a series of five-year institutional initiatives.

A quiet space to settle into creative exploration Wide-eyed wonder Lutz points to artist Stacy Hortner’s abstract sculptural quilt, “Square Peg,” which, according to the kids, resembled “a caterpillar!” Chloe N. Taylor (right), gallery attendant and graphic design student, works with a youngster on hand-sewing fabric blocks.