Faculty & Staff Articles

In conjunction with World Facilities Management Day, the Pennsylvania College of Technology community celebrates the General Services employees who work so tirelessly (often while others sleep) to make the campus environment – instructional areas, offices and public spaces – safe and comfortable.

For Thomas L. Snyder, his graduation at Pennsylvania College of Technology on May 16 will mark more than the end of a rigorous academic pursuit. It will close his family’s chapter at the college, which dates to the Kennedy Administration.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s paramedic program is accepting applications for a new Bachelor of Science degree in health science: prehospital medicine concentration for the Fall 2021 semester. The new degree is being offered in addition to the paramedic program’s current certificate and associate degree options.

Aided by its knowledgeable team of General Services horticulturists and foresters, along with academic programs in both of those disciplines, Pennsylvania College of Technology has been chosen as a national “Tree Campus” for the sixth consecutive year.

Private family services will pay tribute to James A. “Jim” Bryan, 89, who died Thursday, May 6. A graduate of Danville High School and Lycoming College, he earned a master's degree in counseling from Bucknell University in 1969. He retired in 1993 from Penn College, where he was a counselor for developmental studies and the Act 101 educational opportunity program.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has selected Jeffrey J. Brown, an administrator with more than 20 years’ experience advancing the use of technology in higher education, to serve as vice president for information technology/chief information officer.

Physician assistant students took part in a unique pre-finals class “exercise” last week, testing their physiological reactions to relaxation activities: exercise, fresh air, music and meditation.

If you can use scissors and a knife, you're all set to experience Penn College's popular Art of Floral Design course, newly added to the "Your Class in 60 Seconds" series. A favorite among students across the curriculum, and taught by the award-winning Karen R. Ruhl, the elective (HRT260) allows imaginations to run free and masterpieces to organically materialize.

Matlack meticulously immerses herself in the task at hand. This year's "cardboard chair" entries silently summon passersby. Heckman (right) talks with Wozniak about design features of his students' work. Two teams of third-year students in Rob A. Wozniak's Architectural Design Studio V class recently took part in an annual favorite: fashioning cardboard into functional furniture.

A sneak peek at the site … with Cooley standing at the base of Draus’ ladder. A wide shot of the course’s space, south of the ATHS Working on weatherproofing, Draus installs caps on the poles to prevent bees from nesting in them. Curious campus queries are answered here!