Faculty & Staff Articles

A recently retired Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member is sharing her information technology expertise and appreciation for former students through her latest book.

Matheau A. Davenport, an engineering design technology major (and an engineering CAD technology alumnus) leaves a Wildcat calling card. The Clay County (Florida) Habitat for Humanity chapter recently celebrated a virtual dedication for its newest homeowner, who moved with her 3-year-old son into a house on which Penn College students and staff worked over an "alternative spring break" in March.

With the objective of encouraging and supporting women in the brewing industry, the Pink Boots Society and D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. have partnered to fund a scholarship and included Pennsylvania College of Technology’s brewing and fermentation science program in the initiative.

Robert M. Werkmeister Sr., who retired as an assistant professor of aviation at Penn College, died Dec. 3 at the age of 83. Werkmeister's 1959 graduation from the aviation program at Williamsport Technical Institute (the institution's earliest predecessor) began decades of service to the industry, including work as a mechanic, inspector and a corporate pilot.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Angela L. Hess, full-time Sous Chef II, School of Business, Arts & Sciences; starting Dec. 8 Matthew S. McCormick, full-time Penn College Police Officer, beginning Dec. 7 Gina C.

About 100 electrical students per semester are benefiting from seven revamped labs at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Housed in the Electrical Technologies Center, one of the oldest buildings on campus, the labs feature the latest industry-standard equipment and provide individual instructional stations for students enrolled in one of several electrical programs.

Penn College put a new spin on its year-end celebration for 2020, offering a door-decorating competition in lieu of the large-scale wooden greetings that have annually graced the campus mall for decades. A total of 29 entrants – 14 student organizations and 15 offices/departments – vied for the top three honors in each category, acknowledging a variety of holiday and faith traditions.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's horticulture department delivered 450 poinsettia plants to UPMC Susquehanna on Thursday for distribution to health care workers. The plants are annually grown in the Schneebeli Earth Science Center greenhouse for a holiday sale, but ongoing COVID-19 concerns prompted the traditional event's cancellation.

Hammer, Caputo, Placencia, Beaver and Jones (from left) collaboratively conquer the towering task before them. Placencia, an Army ROTC cadet who will be commissioned as a second lieutenant later this month, affixes a ball filled with ribbons from a prior year's fundraiser. Nearing the end of the line, Beaver (left), Jones and Caputo fill in the gaps with one final strand.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently revamped more than a half-dozen labs in its Electrical Technologies Center. The labs, which serve four electrical degree programs, consist of new equipment and scores of individual work stations for students. About 100 students per semester receive vital hands-on experience in the industry-standard labs – including Tyler J.