Faculty & Staff Articles

The 2019-20 Student Leadership & Involvement Awards, honoring an eclectic and spirited group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students, faculty/staff mentors and campus organizations, have been announced by the Office of Student Engagement.

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. Patrick G.

Forest (left) and Dincher beautify the ESC campus while educating students in doubly-distanced fashion. Michael A. Dincher, assistant professor of horticulture, and Wyatt C. Forest, laboratory assistant for horticulture, planted two sugar maples and a sawtooth oak at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center pond for Arbor Day.

Join Penn College's Workforce Development from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, for an interactive Zoom session that will cover change-management basics and explore ways to build personal resilience – skills that are as necessary now as in the future. Successful individuals are continually adjusting to a rapid rate of change, which has only been accelerated by the global pandemic.

Reflecting the latest news from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania College of Technology has adjusted – until Monday, May 11, at the earliest – its planned reopening for students requiring in-person instruction. The following message was shared Tuesday afternoon with the Penn College community: Gov.

A group of building construction students, grateful to see a familiar faculty face after six weeks away from their Pennsylvania College of Technology classes, were on the receiving end of some very special deliveries Friday.

On the Pulse's Anne Reiner recently interviewed Sandra L. Richmond, dean of nursing and health sciences, and Eric K. Albert, associate professor of automated manufacturing and machining, about Penn College's response to the needs of health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We need to do what we can do right now," Richmond said. "This was an absolute must ...

A memorial service will be scheduled for Irwin H. Siegel, 2005 recipient of Penn College's Master Teacher Award and a retired professor of business administration/business law, who died Sunday, April 12, at age 66. Siegel, a faculty member from 1998 through the 2007-08 academic year, also was honored with an Excellence in Teaching Award in 2001.

It wasn't remotely on his mind while taking a Mechanical Systems I class in Fall 2011, but a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus/employee's plumbing and pipe-fitting skills resulted in fabrication of framework for five EMS airway hoods to be used at Geisinger Medical Center. A frame for an EMS airway hood comes together in Gillis' workshop. Franklin D.

Michael J. Reed, vice president for academic affairs/provost at Pennsylvania College of Technology, is sponsoring an annual scholarship to empower students who are passionate about hands-on, applied technology education.